the play by William Shakespeare
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production and lighting by
Scenery and costumes
Choreographer
Wandsworth School Boys Choristers trained by
Cast
Oberon, King of the Fairies
Tytania, Queen of the Fairies
Puck or Robin Goodfellow
Indian Boy
Peaseblossom
Cobweb
Mustardseed
Moth
Fairy
Lysander, in love with Hermia
Demetrius, in love with Hermia
Hermia, in love with Lysander but betrothed to Demetrius
Helena, in love with Demetrius
Bottom, a weaver
Quince, a carpenter
Flute, a bellows-maker
Snug, a joiner
Snout, a tinker
Starveling, a tailor
Theseus, Duke of Athens
Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
Philostrate, Master of Ceremonies
Show Dates
Broadcast
10/15/1971, broadcast KKHI.
Time and Place
A Forest near Athens
Scenes
Acknowledgements
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Limited (General Administrator: JOHN TOOLEY) and the San Francisco Opera present THE ENGLISH OPERA GROUP ** (Director of Productions: COLIN GRAHAM) in
Notes
10/15/1971, broadcast KKHI.
Opening performance, October 5:
British Week Gala Performance Attended by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra and the Honourable Angus Ogilvy
The performances of October 7 and 8 were student matinees. The commentator for these was Alexander Fried, San Francisco Examiner critic.
Staff of the English Opera Group:
General Manager KEITH GRANT
Technical Director WILLIAM BUNDY
Chief of Music Staff STEUART BEDFORD
Assistant Technical Director JOHN HEALEY
Assistant Manager and Assistant Producer RICHARD GREGSON
Stage Manager MYRA THOMAS
Deputy Stage Manager MARGARET TEGGIN
Assistant Stage Manager CRAIG ASH
Master Carpenter JOHN HART
Chief Electrician JOHN HALL
Wardrobe Mistress JANE LEIGH-BREESE
Repetiteur TOM GLIGOROFF
Supervisor of Boy Sopranos JOHN CLEGG
Scenery Built by VICTOR MARA LIMITED and LIFT AND ENGINEERING LTD.
Scenery painted by JOHN CAMPBELL
Costumes made by THE COVENT GARDEN PRODUCTION WARDROBE, BANK AND HUTCHINGS and PETER HANNAN
Shoes by ANELLO & DAVIDE
Wigs made by ALBERT SARGOOD (COVENT GARDEN PRODUCTIONS DEPARTMENT)
Properties by JENNY LEVY
These performances by the English Opera Group have been arranged in association with the British Council
Artists' transportation provided by BOAC