A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Britten - Shakespeare - Royal Swedish Opera - 2023 - 4K

Two pairs of young lovers, more or less frustrated, flee into the woods to escape conventions and demands and to find their true selves. But the forest is a place not only of freedom, fancy and dreams but also nightmares, chaos and folly. This is the domain of Oberon and his queen Titania, who are in the middle of a marital crisis so serious that nature itself is in a state of imbalance. With his lifelong companion Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten transformed Shakespeare’s play into an operatic libretto and wrote its beautiful, enchanting music. Sorcery, entanglements and distorted perceptions of reality mean that everything is turned upside down for those seeking love in the woods. In Royal Swedish Opera’s new production of Shakespeare’s comic fantasy, a forest is more a psychological location than a physical one. Under the baton of Simon Crawford Phillips and stage direction of Tobias Theorell, the merry tale is transformed into an exploration of the subconscious. CAST Oberon - Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo Titania - Elin Rombo Puck - Robert Fux Bottom - Peter Kajlinger Quince - Johan Rydh Snug - Thorvald Bergström Starveling - Jan Sörberg Snout - Mikael Stenbaek Flute - Michael Axelsson Theseus - Kristian Flor Hippolyta - Katarina Leoson Hermia - Johanna Rudström Helena - Vivianne Holmberg Lysander - Jihan Shin Demetrius - David Risberg Cobweb - Anna Danielsson Mustardseed - Therese Badman Stenius Peaseblossom - Hanna Wåhlin Moth - Katarina Böhm Chorus Royal Swedish Opera Chorus Orchestra - Royal Swedish Orchestra Libretto Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears after William Shakespeare Conductor - Simon Crawford Phillips Stage Director - Tobias Theorell Read Shakespeare’s Complete Works online for free: _______________________________ FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN - DONATIONS - Shakespeare Network Website and YouTube Channel: Donate with PayPal or GoFundMe today: _______________________________ Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens“, the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty. _______________________________ Why Donate? Donations to Shakespeare Network help sustain free knowledge and educational programs on Shakespeare Network and our ecosystem of Shakespeare Network projects. Your contributions ensure these resources remain accessible and valuable for all. Thank you. 25% Direct support to website: Keeping the Shakespeare Network websites online is about more than just servers. It also includes ongoing engineering improvements, product development, design and research, and legal support. 25% Administration and governance: We manage funds and resources responsibly to recruit and support skilled, passionate staff who advance our communities and values. Our operating budget: Transparency is core to our organization. The Shakespeare Network develops our annual plan and operating budget through open processes, which are subject to feedback from our volunteers and Board approval. 50% Direct support to communities: Shakespeare Network projects exist thanks to the communities that create and maintain them. We strengthen these communities through grants, projects, and training programs. Contact us for further info.