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Home > Decca > Opera > BRITTEN, B.: Midsummer Night's Dream (A) [Opera] (Harwood, Deller, Pears, Hemsley, Veasey, Harper, Shirley-Quirk, H. Watts, Brannigan, Britten)

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BRITTEN, B.: Midsummer Night's Dream (A) [Opera] (Harwood, Deller, Pears, Hemsley, Veasey, Harper, Shirley-Quirk, H. Watts, Brannigan, Britten)
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Britten, Benjamin
Britten, Benjamin / Pears, Peter - lyricist(s)
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
02:23:32

Watts, Helen - alto

Tear, Robert - tenor

Pears, Peter - tenor

Harper, Heather - soprano

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Lumsden, Norman - bass

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

Raggett, Keith - bass

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Dakin, Richard - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Pryor, John - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

Downside School Choir, Purley - Choir

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir - Choir

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F5036735

1
» Act I: Over Hill, Over Dale
00:04:04

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Downside School Choir, Purley - Choir

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir - Choir

Dakin, Richard - treble

Pryor, John - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_001

2
» Act I: Oberon is passing fell and wrath (Fairies, Oberon, Tytania)
00:03:03

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

Downside School Choir, Purley - Choir

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir - Choir

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_002

3
» Act I: Well, go thy way (Oberon, Puck)
00:03:24

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_003

4
» Act I: How now my love? (Lysander, Hermia)
00:04:32

Pears, Peter - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_004

5
» Act I: Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull (Oberon, Demetrius, Helena)
00:03:40

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Harper, Heather - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_005

6
» Act I: Welcome wanderer! … I know a bank (Oberon)
00:04:30

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_006

7
» Act I: Is all our company here? (Quince, Bottom, Flute, Snout, Starveling, Snug)
00:07:36

Lumsden, Norman - bass

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Raggett, Keith - bass

Tear, Robert - tenor

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_007

8
» Act I: Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood (Lysander, Hermia)
00:02:41

Pears, Peter - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_008

9
» Act I: Through the frost have I gone (Puck, Hermia)
00:01:45

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_009

10
» Act I: Stay, thou thou kill me, sweet Demetrius (Helene, Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia)
00:05:14

Harper, Heather - soprano

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Pears, Peter - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_010

11
» Act I: Come, now a roundel and a fairy song (Tytania)
00:01:58

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_011

12
» Act I: You spotted snakes with double tongues (Fairies)
00:02:14

Dakin, Richard - treble

Pryor, John - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

Downside School Choir, Purley - Choir

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir - Choir

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_012

13
» Act I: What thou seest when thou dost wake (Oberon)
00:01:46

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_013

14
» Act II: Introduction
00:03:19

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_014

15
» Act II: Are we all met? (Bottom, Flute, Snout, Starveling, Snug, Quince, Puck)
00:07:36

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Lumsden, Norman - bass

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

Tear, Robert - tenor

Raggett, Keith - bass

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_015

16
» Act II: I see their knavery (Bottom, Tytania, Solo fairies)
00:03:05

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

Pryor, John - treble

Dakin, Richard - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_016

17
» Act II: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman (Tytania)
00:01:16

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_017

18
» Act II: Hail! mortal, hail! (Solo fairies, Bottom, Tytania)
00:05:13

Dakin, Richard - treble

Pryor, John - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_018

19
» Act II: I have reas'nable good ear in music (Bottom, Tytania)
00:03:39

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_019

20
» Act II: How now, mad spirit? (Oberon, Puck, Demetrius, Hermia)
00:03:05

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_020

21
» Act II: Flower of this purple dye (Oberon, Puck, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius, Hermia)
00:06:32

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Harper, Heather - soprano

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_021

22
» Act II: Puppet? Why, so? Ay, that way goes the game (Hermia, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius)
00:03:05

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

Harper, Heather - soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_022

23
» Act II: This is thy negligence (Oberon, Puck)
00:02:09

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_023

24
» Act II: Up and down, up and down (Puck, Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, Hermia)
00:06:02

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Harper, Heather - soprano

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_024

25
» Act II: On the ground, sleep sound (Fairies)
00:03:04

Downside School Choir, Purley - Choir

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir - Choir

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_025

26
» Act III: Introduction: My Gentle Robin, See'St Thou This Sweet Sight? (Oberon, Tytania, Puck)
00:07:08

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_026

27
» Act III: Helena! Hermia! Demetrius! Lysander! (Demetrius, Lysander,Helena, Hermia)
00:04:46

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Pears, Peter - tenor

Harper, Heather - soprano

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_027

28
» Act III: When My Cue Comes, Call Me (Bottom)
00:03:37

Brannigan, Owen - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_028

29
» Act III: Have You Sent to Bottom's House? (Quince, Starveling, Flute, Snout, Snug, Bottom)
00:03:09

Lumsden, Norman - bass

Raggett, Keith - bass

Tear, Robert - tenor

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_029

30
» Act III: Now, Fair Hippolyta (Theseus, Hippolyta, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius)
00:07:24

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

Watts, Helen - alto

Pears, Peter - tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Harper, Heather - soprano

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_030

31
» Act III: If We Offend, It Is With Our Good Will (Rustics)
00:01:20

Brannigan, Owen - bass

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Lumsden, Norman - bass

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

Tear, Robert - tenor

Raggett, Keith - bass

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

Watts, Helen - alto

Pears, Peter - tenor

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Harper, Heather - soprano

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_031

32
» Act III: Gentles, Perchance You Wonder at This Show (Quince)
00:01:16

Lumsden, Norman - bass

Harper, Heather - soprano

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_032

33
» Act III: In this Same Interlude It Doth Befall (Snout)
00:01:10

Tear, Robert - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

Pears, Peter - tenor

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_033

34
» Act III: O Grim, Look'D Night, O Night with Hue so Black (Bottom)
00:01:51

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_034

35
» Act III: O Wall, Full Often Has Thou Heard My Moans (Flute, Pyramus, Wall)
00:02:30

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Tear, Robert - tenor

Watts, Helen - alto

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_035

36
» Act III: You Ladies, You Whose Gemtle Hearts Do Fear (Snug)
00:00:46

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_036

37
» Act III: This Lanthorn Doth the Horned Moon Present (Starveling, Thisby, Lion)
00:01:50

Raggett, Keith - bass

Pears, Peter - tenor

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Watts, Helen - alto

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Kelly, David Patrick - tenor

Veasey, Josephine - mezzo-soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_037

38
» Act III: Sweet Moon, I Thank Thee for Thy Sunny Beams (Pyramus)
00:01:52

Brannigan, Owen - bass

Watts, Helen - alto

Hemsley, Thomas - baritone

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_038

39
» Act III: Asleep, My Love? (Thisby, Bottom)
00:02:32

McDonald, Kenneth - tenor

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

Pears, Peter - tenor

Brannigan, Owen - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_039

40
» Act III: Come, Your Bergomask (Theseus)
00:02:46

Shirley-Quirk, John - bass

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_040

41
» Act III: Now the Hungry Lions Roars (Solo Fairies, Puck, Oberon, Tytania, Fairies)
00:05:03

Dakin, Richard - treble

Pryor, John - treble

Wodehouse, Ian - treble

Clark, Gordon - treble

Terry, Stephen - boy soprano

Deller, Alfred - counter-tenor

Harwood, Elizabeth - soprano

London Symphony Orchestra - Orchestra

Britten, Benjamin - Conductor

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FPU8144_041

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