Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- A recording of Benjamin Britten’s operatic version of the play. The Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are conducted by Bernard Haitink. James Bowman is Oberon and Ileana Cotrubas is Titania. Staged by Peter Hall, the opera is directed for television and video by Dave Heather.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1983
- Recording date
- 1981
- Transmission details
- 3 Aug 1983 at 21:00 (Channel: Channel Four)
- Duration
- 156 mins
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Director
- Dave Heather
- Writer
- Benjamin Britten; Peter Pears
- Music
- Benjamin Britten
- Production Design
- John Bury
- Contributor
- Bernard Haitink; Peter Hall
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Released on VHS in 1995 and DVD in 2004.
- History
- Shown on Channel 4 on 3 August 1983. First US broadcast 25 January 1986 on Bravo.
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet
Production Company
- Name
TVS
- Notes
- see Television South
Distributor
- Name
Kultur
- info@kultur.com
- Web
- http://www.kultur.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 732 229 2343
- Fax
- +1 732 229 0066
- Address
- 195 Highway 36
West Long Branch
NJ 07764-1304
USA - Notes
- Kultur is an online mail order distributor of over 1000 of the world’s greatest performing arts and cultural programming titles on DVD and Blu-ray, featuring the legends of opera, ballet and classical music. It also offers a large collection of art, literature, and history programmes, as seen on US public television, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and other networks.
- Name
Warner Music Vision
- Phone
- 020 7938 5500
- Fax
- 020 7368 4931
- Address
- Electric Lighting Station
46 Kensington Court
London
W8 5DA
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Focal Point Audio Visual Ltd
- cservice@focalpointvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.focalpoint.f9.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 023 92665249
- Fax
- 023 9269 5723
- Address
- 251 Copnor Road
Portsmouth
Hants
PO3 5EE - Notes
- Mail order retailer of resources for schools.
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/14111 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)