April 29, May 1m, 4, 6, 8m, 10, 2011
At the Citi Performing Arts CenterSM Shubert Theatre
Music by Benjamin Britten | Libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare's play
Sung in English with projected titles
BLO premiere and new BLO production
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| Conductor |
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DAVID ANGUS |
| Stage Director |
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TAZEWELL THOMPSON |
| Set Designer |
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JOHN CONKLIN |
| Costume Designer |
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KAYE VOYCE* |
| Lighting Designer |
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ROBERT WIERZEL |
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| Oberon |
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JOHN GASTON* |
| Tytania |
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NADINE SIERRA* |
| Helena |
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SUSANNA PHILLIPS |
| Hermia |
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HEATHER JOHNSON |
| Lysander |
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CHAD A. JOHNSON* |
| Demetrius |
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MATTHEW WORTH* |
| Hippolyta |
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ANN McMAHON QUINTERO* |
| Theseus |
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DARREN STOKES |
| Puck |
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KARIM SULAYMAN* |
| Bottom (Pyramus) |
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ANDREW SHORE* |
| Flute (Thisby) |
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MATTHEW DIBATTISTA |
| Snout (Wall) |
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NEAL FERREIRA |
| Starveling (Moon) |
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ANDREW GARLAND |
| Quince (Director) |
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T. STEVEN SMITH |
| Snug (Lion) |
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LIAM MORAN* |
Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra
*BLO debut
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Ah, the thrill of the chase. Over hill, over dale, girdling the Earth in forty minutes—when the words are mostly Shakespeare, even the libretto sings. Britten gives us a stageful of sprites and mortals in a touching and very funny take: a dreamscape. Or is it a nightmare? Depends on how you feel about unrequited love, and donkeys.
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