A Midsummer Night's Dream at Grand Théâtre de Genève

Dates: (11/20/2015 - 11/30/2015 )

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Grand Théâtre de Genève

Boulevard du Théâtre 11, 1211 Genève, Switzerland
Genève,Genève CH–1211

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Phone: + 41 22 322 50 50

Tickets: Fr. 26. - Fr. 259.

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Benjamin Britten’s operas open the doors to many different worlds, but if one of them stands out of the lot, it is certainly A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the English composer’s felicitous merging of his musical sensitivity with Shakespeare’s pen, when dipped in fairy ink. In this essential work of 20th century opera, the fanciful and dream-like qualities of Shakespeare’s comedy are aptly rendered, thanks to the many interventions of the mischievous Puck, who demonstrates to what extent love is of a transient and bizarre nature. But Britten brings this to a higher level by employing many different elements from the history of opera and a multifaceted chamber orchestra that begins by depicting Nature’s awakening and then enters into a marvellous evocation of the fairy kingdom’s romantic atmosphere, as well as the more grotesque world of the rude mechanicals.

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Cast and Creative team for A Midsummer Night's Dream at Grand Théâtre de Genève

Musical Director_Steven Sloane
Stage Director_Katharina Thalbach
Set and Costume Designer_Ezio Toffolutti
Lighting Designer_Ezio Toffolutti and Simon Trottet
Choreographer_Darie Cardyn
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Oberon_Christopher Lowrey
Tytania_Bernarda Bobro
Puck_Anna Thalbach
Theseus_Brandon Cedel
Hippolyta_Dana Beth Miller
Lysander_Shawn Mathey
Demetrius_Stephan Genz
Hermia_Stephanie Lauricella
Helena_Mary Feminear
Bottom_Alexey Tikhomirov
Flute_Stuart Patterson
Snout_Erlend Tvinnereim
Starveling_Michel de Souza

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