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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 01 October 1981
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Oberon: Robin Martin-Oliver
Tytania: Gillian Sullivan
Puck: Dexter Fletcher
Peaseblossom: Stephen Jones
Cobweb: Martin Warr
Mustardseed: Jonathan Whiting
Moth: Stuart King
Theseus: Hugh Davies
Hippolyta: Yvonne Lea
Lysander: Peter Jeffes
Demetrius: Henry Herford
Hermia: Jane Findlay
Helena: Helen Walker
Bottom: John Michael Flanagan
Quince: Roger Bryson
Flute: Adrian Thompson
Snug: Christopher Ross
Snout: Grant Shelley
Starveling: Michael Carlyle
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Revival Producer: Guus Mostart
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Jane Glover
Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Cast
Oberon: Robin Martin-Oliver
Tytania: Gillian Sullivan
Puck: Dexter Fletcher
Peaseblossom: Stephen Jones
Cobweb: Martin Warr
Mustardseed: Jonathan Whiting
Moth: Stuart King
Theseus: Hugh Davies
Hippolyta: Yvonne Lea
Lysander: Peter Jeffes
Demetrius: Henry Herford
Hermia: Jane Findlay
Helena: Helen Walker
Bottom: John Michael Flanagan
Quince: Roger Bryson
Flute: Adrian Thompson
Snug: Christopher Ross
Snout: Grant Shelley
Starveling: Michael Carlyle
Production Team
Original Producer: Peter Hall
Set Designer: John Bury
Costume Designer: John Bury
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Revival Producer: Guus Mostart