Benjamin Britten's enchanting opera, adapted from Shakespeare's most English play, is just the thing for a summer evening at Glyndebourne. In Peter Hall's magical and highly-acclaimed production for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, filmed in 1981, the wood literally comes alive, a perfetc setting for the mystical world of lovers, fairies and rustics. The gorgeous and imaginative sets, costume and lighting designs are by John Bury.
Ileana Cotrubas is a majestic Tytiana, James Bowman is a delightful Oberon and Bottom is marvellously played by Curt Appelgren. Cynthia Buchan and Felicity Lott are Hermia and Helena with Ryland Davies and Dale Duessing as Lysander and Demetrius.
Britten's bewitching music is briliantly played by the London Philharmonic under conductor Bernard Haitnik.

"This is the most perfect production of the best post-war opera you could hope to see" Financial Times.

"This 'dream' looks absolutely ravishing, gliding from one sumptuous and glitering tableau to another" The Evening Standard.