Enchanted Island, The
- Synopsis
- Opera. Conductor William Christie and librettist Jeremy Sams assembled the score from the music of Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others. A pastiche retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The production was directed for stage by Phelim McDermott. Hosted by Deborah Voight.
- Series
- Metropolitan Opera: Live in Hd
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Multimedia
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 21 Jan 2012 at 12:55
- Duration
- 210 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Phelim McDermott
- Writer
- Jeremy Sams
- Music
- William Christie
- Production Design
- Julian Crouch
- Costume
- Kevin Pollard
- Contributor
- Deborah Voigt
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY
- Theatre company
- New York Metropolitan Opera and Chorus
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Enchanted Island, The
Notes
- Notes
- Transmission time given in ET.
The HD video is available for streaming on the Met Player, the Met’s online subscription streaming service http://www.metoperafamily.org/met_player/index.aspx - History
- World premiere December 31 2011, The Metropolitan Opera, New York, NY transmitted live in various movie theatres around the world. Broadcast live on BBC Radio in the ‘Opera on 3: Live from the Met’ series (see separate entry).
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.metoperafamily.org/met_player/index.aspx
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
Metropolitan Opera, New York
- metropolitanopera@metopera.org
- Web
- https://www.metopera.org/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 30 Lincoln Center
New York, NY
10023
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Enchanted Island, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73800 (Accessed 18 Jan 2026)