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A Midsummer Night's Dream - 1 January 1966 Evening
Opera:
Performance details
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Company: |
Covent Garden Opera Company |
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Venue: |
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
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Performance status: |
Revival |
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Conductor
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Bryan Balkwill
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Leader
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Charles Taylor
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Cast |
Oberon
King of the Fairies
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Josephine Veasey |
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies
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Elizabeth Vaughan |
| Puck or Robin Goodfellow
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Kaplan Kaye |
| Peaseblossom
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Philip Celner |
| Cobweb
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Nicholas Freakes |
| Mustardseed
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Alan Hammant |
| Moth
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Gunther Wassertheurer |
| Fairy
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Tony Atkins |
| Fairy
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Charles Blackburn |
| Fairy
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Laurence Cashman |
| Fairy
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Ian Fry |
| Fairy
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Richard Dakin |
| Fairy
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Richard Manders |
| Fairy
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John Philips |
| Fairy
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Alan Wolstencroft |
Theseus
Duke of Athens
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Victor Godfrey |
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
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Maureen Guy |
Lysander
in love with Hermia
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Alexander Young |
Demetrius
in love with Hermia
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Delme Bryn-Jones |
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius
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Janet Baker |
Helena
in love with Demetrius
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Elizabeth Robson |
Bottom
a weaver
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Michael Langdon |
Quince
a carpenter
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Dennis Wicks |
Flute
a bellows-mender
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John Lanigan |
Snug
a joiner
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David Kelly |
Snout
a tinker
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Kenneth MacDonald |
Starveling
a tailor
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Keith Raggett |
Philostrate
Master of Ceremonies
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Beaufoy Milton |
| Indian Boy, Fan Bearer, Pages
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Students of Acton County Grammar School |
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New Malden Children from Beverly School |
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Students from Central Foundation Grammar School |
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Children from Hinchley Wood School |
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Children from Holloway School |
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Children from The Latymer School (Edmonton) |
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Children from Minchenden School (Southgate) |
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Children from St Martin-in-the-Fields School |
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Children from Wembley County School |
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Children from Westminster City School |
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Children from William Ellis School |
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The Covent Garden Orchestra |
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Language: |
English |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House programme for 1 January 1966 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |