Opera North - A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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A Midsummer Night's DreamOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 7 |
Opera North rises triumphantly to the challenge |
15 Nov 13 / The Journal |
Opera North swings into the sixties with Britten’s Dream |
11 Nov 13 / Seen and Heard |
A production that constantly enchants and surprises |
9 Nov 13 / What's on Stage |
Musically the production is uniformly strong |
1 Oct 13 / What's on Stage |
Opera North pile on the erotic charge and musical gorgeousness in their version of Britten's 60s-set opera |
1 Oct 13 / The Guardian |
Opera North's Festival of Britten continues with scintillating Dream |
1 Oct 13 / Opera Britannia |
Groovy 1960s update of Britten's opera is full of wit and wonder |
30 Sep 13 / The Arts Desk |
Production details
Cast
Laing/Ainslie, Bern, Abelson, Glover, de Lang, Rudge, Ingram, Jeffrey/Robinson, Howard, Waddington/Jeffrey, Savournin, Sharratt, Goronwy, Shovelton, Dolton
(c) Stratford/Rundell (d) Duncan
Performance dates
28 September, 5, 12, 18, 24 October, 6, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22 November 2013 (various locations)
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