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A Midsummer Night's Dream-1 May 1984 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Roderick Brydon
Leader Hugh Maguire
Cast
Cobweb Robin Kinstead
Mustardseed David Jordan
Peaseblossom Duncan Fielden
Moth Jonathan Boseley
Puck or Robin Goodfellow Giles Davies
Tytania
Queen of the Fairies 		Marie McLaughlin
Indian Boy Denzil Trebilcock
Oberon
King of the Fairies 		James Bowman
Hermia
in love with Lysander but betrothed in law to Demetrius 		Claire Powell
Lysander
in love with Hermia 		Robin Leggate
Demetrius
in love with Hermia 		Jonathan Summers
Helena
in love with Demetrius 		Yvonne Kenny
Bottom
a weaver 		Stafford Dean
Quince
a carpenter 		Donald Adams
Flute
a bellows-mender 		Christopher Gillett
Snug
a joiner 		Andrew Gallacher
Snout
a tinker 		Kim Begley
Starveling
a tailor 		John Gibbs
Philostrate
master of ceremonies 		Robert Lankesheer
Theseus
Duke of Athens 		Roderick Earle
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus 		Jean Rigby
Fan-bearer, Pages, Fairies Children from Haberdashers' Aske's School (Elstree)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Jean Rigby is a member of English National Opera.
Language: English
Durations: Act I: 7.32-8.18pm, Act II: 8.47-9.34pm, Act III: 10.00-10.49pm
Information source: Royal Opera House programme and stage manager's report for 1 May 1984 (in Royal Opera House Collections)