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Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream / Bowman, Cotrubas, Lott, Buchanan, Davies, Duesing, Haitink, Glyndebourne Opera Posters
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Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream / Bowman, Cotrubas, Lott, Buchanan, Davies, Duesing, Haitink, Glyndebourne Opera DVD
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769776897
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769776892
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 27, 2004
Running Time: 156 minutes
Sales Rank: 65497
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Editorial Review:
Description:
Glyndebourne's production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream is pure magic. Brilliantly adapted from Shakespeare's play, the opera follows the adventures of four lovers and a group of naïve rustics who, in a wood on a moonstruck midsummer night, fall foul of Oberon and Tytania, the quarrelling king and queen of the fairies. In Hall's remarkable staging the very wood comes alive as logs and trees move and rustle, creating ambiguous silhouettes in the dark mysterious woodland, lit only by designer John Bury's wonderful rising sun and moon. Stars Felicity Lott, Ileana Cotrubas, and James Bowman.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
I hate this opera.
Don't get me wrong. This production is a glorious feast for the eyes as the faeries in their exotic costumes dance through an enchanted wood. The magical lighting suffuses each scene so that the moonlight appears mystically misty and the guests watching the "play within the play" are washed in a beery golden light. The singers are fabulous. The part of Oberon was written for countertenor James Bowman and he puts in a performance that is out of this world. Bottom ... Read More
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Methinks Shakespeare himself would applaud this remarkably beautiful operatic interpretation of his enchanting play. Let yourself be transported by the marvelous staging, incredibly eerie lighting, and of course Britten's out-of-this-world music -- not to mention all the spectacular transcendental singing! A stunning and riveting performance from the word goeth...
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I think Britten handled Shakespeare very well here, and I only wish he had set other Shakespeare plays into opera. The mechanicals were very funny and I thought the lovers quite convincing, though not teenagers. Britten seemed to trust children in his operas as his career went on; here the fairies are all children (except Oberon and Titania) and Puck is especially tricky as a little boy. I thought Cotrubas was a very effective Titania and wished that a recent production of the play I saw (not the ... Read More
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The London Philharmonic, the truly spectacular boy's voices, and some great opera singing show off the extraordinary brilliance of Britten's composition and make this recording a necessary part of a serious opera collection. But don't expect the same from the production. The sets and costumes leave much to be desired. None of the lovers look convincing, and the "moving branches" that constitute the forest make one think of Macbeth's Birnam Woods a bit too often! A "low budget" production can often ... Read More
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I've been waiting for this to arrive on DVD having fallen in love with it on LaserDisk. And it has been worth the wait. Britten is up to the task of turning Shakespeare into opera. He devises a different sound for each of the three forces - the fairies, the mortals and the rustics. The casting is ideal with a young Cotrubas as Titania outstanding. Bernard Haitink keeps everything moving. And Peter Hall gives it a magical production with an eerie forest where the trees seem to have a life of their own. ... Read More
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