Songe d’Une Nuit d’Ete, Le
- Alternative title
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Comic opera. Ambroise Thomas’ comic three-act fantasy in which Queen Elizabeth intervenes in a young Shakespeare’s life to save him from debauchery with his friend Falstaff, and to turn him toward his true vocation of poet. Recorded in performance during the Festival de Compiegne, for the inauguration of the Eurotunnel. The choir of the Theatre Francaise de la Musique and the Polish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Cracow are conducted by Michel Swierczewski. Costumes designed and provided by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Series
- Opera Francais
- Language
- French (Standard)
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2005
- Recording date
- 7 May 1994
- Duration
- 197 mins
Credits
- Director
- Pierre Jourdan
- Writer
- Adolphe de Leuven; M. Rosier
- Music
- Ambroise Thomas
- Costume
- Gilles Dubernet; Royal Shakespeare Company
- Cast
Alan Gabriel William Shakespeare Cecile Besnard Olivia Franco Ferrazzi Lord Latimer Ghyslaine Raphaneal Queen Elizabeth I Jean-Philippe Courtis Falstaff
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Sung in French with English subtitles.
Production Company
- Name
Eurotunnel
- Name
Magic Company
Archive
- Name
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
- rha@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/rha/rha.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (212) 870 1663
- Address
- New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123
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.
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Songe d’Une Nuit d’Ete, Le". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38298 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)