A midsummer night's dream

A midsummer night's dream / Benjamin Britten.

One of opera's most original Shakespeare adaptations comes to live in this broadcast with James Conlon conducting a youthful ensemble cast of rising stars, led by Iestyn Davies and Kathleen Kim as Oberon and Tytania, King and Queen of the fairies. The quartet of lovers is portrayed by Elizabeth...

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Main Author: Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Kim, Kathleen (Performer), Wall, Erin, 1975-2020 (Performer), DeShong, Elizabeth (Performer), Davies, Iestyn (Performer), Kaiser, Joseph (Performer), Simpson, Michael Todd (Performer), Rose, Matthew (Bass) (Performer), Conlon, James, 1950- (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2013]
Subjects:
Operas.
Live sound recordings > New York (State) > New York.
Live sound recordings
Operas
New York (State) > New York
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Summary:One of opera's most original Shakespeare adaptations comes to live in this broadcast with James Conlon conducting a youthful ensemble cast of rising stars, led by Iestyn Davies and Kathleen Kim as Oberon and Tytania, King and Queen of the fairies. The quartet of lovers is portrayed by Elizabeth DeShong (Hermia), Joseph Kaiser (Lysander), Erin Wall (Helena), and Michael Todd Simpson (Demetrius). Matthew Rose sings the donkey-headed Bottom and Riley Costello is the mischievous Puck.
Item Description:Duration: 2 hr., 26 min., 59 sec.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 26 min., 59 sec.))
Playing Time:02:26:59
Participant or Performer:Kathleen Kim, Erin Wall, Elizabeth DeShong, Iestyn Davies, Joseph Kaiser, Michael Todd Simpson, Matthew Rose ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor.
Language:Sung in English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Vendor-supplied metadata.

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