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A Midsummer Night's Dream-1 January 1966 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: Covent Garden Opera Company
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Bryan Balkwill
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Oberon
King of the Fairies 		Josephine Veasey
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies 		Elizabeth Vaughan
Puck or Robin Goodfellow Kaplan Kaye
Peaseblossom Philip Celner
Cobweb Nicholas Freakes
Mustardseed Alan Hammant
Moth Gunther Wassertheurer
Fairy Tony Atkins
Fairy Charles Blackburn
Fairy Laurence Cashman
Fairy Ian Fry
Fairy Richard Dakin
Fairy Richard Manders
Fairy John Philips
Fairy Alan Wolstencroft
Theseus
Duke of Athens 		Victor Godfrey
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus 		Maureen Guy
Lysander
in love with Hermia 		Alexander Young
Demetrius
in love with Hermia 		Delme Bryn-Jones
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius 		Janet Baker
Helena
in love with Demetrius 		Elizabeth Robson
Bottom
a weaver 		Michael Langdon
Quince
a carpenter 		Dennis Wicks
Flute
a bellows-mender 		John Lanigan
Snug
a joiner 		David Kelly
Snout
a tinker 		Kenneth MacDonald
Starveling
a tailor 		Keith Raggett
Philostrate
Master of Ceremonies 		Beaufoy Milton
Indian Boy, Fan Bearer, Pages Students of Acton County Grammar School
New Malden Children from Beverly School
Students from Central Foundation Grammar School
Children from Hinchley Wood School
Children from Holloway School
Children from The Latymer School (Edmonton)
Children from Minchenden School (Southgate)
Children from St Martin-in-the-Fields School
Children from Wembley County School
Children from Westminster City School
Children from William Ellis School
The Covent Garden Orchestra
Language: English
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 1 January 1966 (in Royal Opera House Collections)