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Neil Armfield’s Dream

31 October 2020

9:00 AM

31 October 2020

9:00 AM

Benjamin Britten’s setting of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an outstanding achievement. In Australia, we have experienced two exceptional productions, and early next year there will be a third to be enjoyed.

The first was in 1978, directed by Elijah Moshinsky. Designed by Timothy O’Brien and Tazeena Firth, it was a stark and menacing view of the opera but also startlingly beautiful.

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