A midsummer night's dream

A midsummer night's dream [videorecording] / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto adapted from William Shakespeare by Peter Pears and the composer ; directed for video by Dave Heather. - West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, 2004. - 1 videodisc (156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Opera in three acts.

Ileana Cotrubas, soprano; James Bowman, countertenor; Curt Appelgren, bass-baritone; supporting soloists; Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor.

Recorded live from the Glyndebourne Festival, [1981].

Filmed at a live performance of Britten's opera adapted from Shakespeare's comedy of lovers and fairies, of mistaken identity & magic, on a summer night in the woods.


DVD, Dolby digital stereo.


For private home use only.


Sung in English with optional subtitles in English, German, and Spanish.

0769776892

032031141193

D1411 Kultur

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Musical settings.


Operas.
Music videos.

M1500 / .M53 2004

792.5/42