A Midsummer Night's Dream

Opera: Work details

Composer: Benjamin Britten
Music title: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Librettist: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Peter Pears
Work definition: Opera in three acts
After: After the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare
Language: English
World premiere: 11 June 1960, The English Opera Group, Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh
ROH premiere: 2 February 1961, Covent Garden Opera Company
ROH company premiere: 2 February 1961, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1961) Covent Garden Opera Company (12 performances online)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1986) The Royal Opera (1 performance online)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005) The Royal Opera (14 performances online)