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A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2 January 1974 Evening
Opera:
Performance details
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Company: |
The Royal Opera |
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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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Charles Mackerras
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Chorus Master
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Douglas Robinson
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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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James Bowman |
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies
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Jill Gomez |
| Puck or Robin Goodfellow
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Wayne Sleep |
| Peaseblossom
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Nicholas Cooper |
| Cobweb
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Nicholas Milner |
| Mustardseed
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Simon Griffiths |
| Moth
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Nicolas Small |
| Indian Boy
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Jonathan Taylor |
Theseus
Duke of Athens
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Robert Lloyd |
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
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Gillian Knight |
Lysander
in love with Hermia
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Ryland Davies |
Demetrius
in love with Hermia
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Thomas Allen |
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius
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Anne Howells |
Helena
in love with Demetrius
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Josephine Barstow |
Bottom
a weaver
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Geraint Evans |
Quince
a carpenter
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Michael Langdon |
Flute
a bellows-mender
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Francis Egerton |
Snug
a joiner
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Dennis Wicks |
Snout
a tinker
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Edward Byles |
Starveling
a tailor
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Keith Raggett |
Philostrate
Master of Ceremonies
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Robert Lankesheer |
| Fan Bearer, Pages, Fairies
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The Royal Opera Chorus |
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Children from Haberdashers' Aske's School (Elstree) |
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The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
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Notes: |
Dennis Wicks is a member of Sadler's Wells Opera Company.
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Language: |
English |
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Information source: |
Royal Opera House programme for 2 January 1974 (in Royal Opera House Collections) |