Glyndebourne Festival - A Midsummer Night's Dream Reviews | 21 April 2021 |





Performance reviews
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A Midsummer Night's DreamGlyndebourne FestivalNo. of reviews: 13 | ![]() |
Netia Jones’s techno-sophistry is used to enchanting effect in her imaginative production |
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Un verano con Shakespeare y Britten |
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The pinnacle of Sir Peter Hall’s operatic success at Glyndebourne |
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Britten untamed! |
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Peter Hall's 35-year-old production is still a winner |
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This was a treat |
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Poised and magical |
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Si Tête d'Ane m'était conté... |
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A faithful, snappy revival |
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No surprises but a fine cast graces this effective revival of a durable classic |
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A heady mix of menace and fairy-dust |
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Britten's magical operatic version of Shakespeare's play, revived in Peter Hall's production |
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Enchanted wood: dream of a Dream at Glyndebourne |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare's great shapeshifter
This year’s crop of Dreams shows how Shakespeare’s comedy is fertile ground for infinite interpretation. But it is Benjamin Britten’s opera version that digs deepest into its inner strangeness.
This year’s crop of Dreams shows how Shakespeare’s comedy is fertile ground for infinite interpretation. But it is Benjamin Britten’s opera version that digs deepest into its inner strangeness.
Peter Hall: the Hallmark of operatic excellence
As Glyndebourne prepares to revive Peter Hall’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rupert Christiansen looks back on the great director’s career.
As Glyndebourne prepares to revive Peter Hall’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rupert Christiansen looks back on the great director’s career.
Production details
Cast
Mead, Kim, Hulett, Rock, DeShong, Royal, Sumuel, Huckle, Rose, Soar, Gregory, Goronwy, Judson, Dazeley
(c) Hrusa/Bines (d) Hall
Performance dates
11, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 26, 28 August 2016
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