
Opera Archive
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 12 October 2025
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Bertie Baigent
Orchestra: The Glyndebourne Sinfonia
Cast
Cobweb: Michael Mulroy
Peaseblossom: Alex Wright
Mustardseed: Xavier Karelis
Moth: Glenn Tong
Puck: Saxon Fox
Oberon: Nils Wanderer
Tytania: Jennifer France
Lysander: Robert Lewis
Hermia: Stephanie Wake-Edwards
Demetrius: Samuel Dale Johnson
Helena: Alexandra Lowe
Quince: Michael Ronan
Snug: Jamie Woollard
Starveling: Alex Otterburn
Flute: James Way
Snout: Alasdair Elliott
Bottom: Joshua Bloom
Theseus: Dingle Yandell
Hippolyta: Clare Presland
Production Team
Director: Peter Hall
Revival Director and Original Choreographer: Lynne Hockney
Designer: John Bury
Revival Choreographer: Luke Murphy
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Assistant Conductor: Benjamin Voce
Assistant Director: Oliver Platt
The Opera
Venue: Glyndebourne
Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears
Conductor: Bertie Baigent
Orchestra: The Glyndebourne Sinfonia
Cast
Cobweb: Michael Mulroy
Peaseblossom: Alex Wright
Mustardseed: Xavier Karelis
Moth: Glenn Tong
Puck: Saxon Fox
Oberon: Nils Wanderer
Tytania: Jennifer France
Lysander: Robert Lewis
Hermia: Stephanie Wake-Edwards
Demetrius: Samuel Dale Johnson
Helena: Alexandra Lowe
Quince: Michael Ronan
Snug: Jamie Woollard
Starveling: Alex Otterburn
Flute: James Way
Snout: Alasdair Elliott
Bottom: Joshua Bloom
Theseus: Dingle Yandell
Hippolyta: Clare Presland
Production Team
Director: Peter Hall
Revival Director and Original Choreographer: Lynne Hockney
Designer: John Bury
Revival Choreographer: Luke Murphy
Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant
Assistant Conductor: Benjamin Voce
Assistant Director: Oliver Platt