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A Midsummer Night's Dream-2 January 1974 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Oberon
King of the Fairies 		James Bowman
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies 		Jill Gomez
Puck or Robin Goodfellow Wayne Sleep
Peaseblossom Nicholas Cooper
Cobweb Nicholas Milner
Mustardseed Simon Griffiths
Moth Nicolas Small
Indian Boy Jonathan Taylor
Theseus
Duke of Athens 		Robert Lloyd
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus 		Gillian Knight
Lysander
in love with Hermia 		Ryland Davies
Demetrius
in love with Hermia 		Thomas Allen
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius 		Anne Howells
Helena
in love with Demetrius 		Josephine Barstow
Bottom
a weaver 		Geraint Evans
Quince
a carpenter 		Michael Langdon
Flute
a bellows-mender 		Francis Egerton
Snug
a joiner 		Dennis Wicks
Snout
a tinker 		Edward Byles
Starveling
a tailor 		Keith Raggett
Philostrate
Master of Ceremonies 		Robert Lankesheer
Fan Bearer, Pages, Fairies The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Haberdashers' Aske's School (Elstree)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Dennis Wicks is a member of Sadler's Wells Opera Company.
Language: English
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 2 January 1974 (in Royal Opera House Collections)