Menu

A Midsummer Night's Dream-5 May 1976 Evening 7.30pm

First| Previous| 11 of 12 performances| Next| Last| List All

Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Meredith Davies
Chorus Master Robin Stapleton
Leader Meyer Stolow
Cast
Oberon
King of the Fairies 		James Bowman
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies 		Jill Gomez
Puck or Robin Goodfellow Julian Littman
Peaseblossom Duncan Porter
Cobweb Nicholas Webb
Mustardseed Graham Glass
Moth John Foulkes
Indian Boy Rohan Vanderputt
Theseus
Duke of Athens 		Robert Lloyd
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus 		Gillian Knight
Lysander
in love with Hermia 		Ryland Davies
Demetrius
in love with Hermia 		Benjamin Luxon
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius 		Anne Howells
Helena
in love with Demetrius 		Josephine Barstow
Bottom
a weaver 		Michael Langdon
Quince
a carpenter 		Richard Van Allan
Flute
a bellows-mender 		Francis Egerton
Snug
a joiner 		Dennis Wicks
Snout
a tinker 		John Winfield
Starveling
a tailor 		Keith Raggett
Philostrate
Master of Ceremonies 		Robert Lankesheer
Fan Bearer, Pages, Fairies The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Haberdashers' Aske's School (Elstree)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Josephine Barstow and Dennis Wicks are members of the English National Opera.
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.32-8.19pm, Act II: 8.50-9.35pm, Act III: 10.01-10.51pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 5 May 1976 (in Royal Opera House Collections)