Aria Listing

Be kind and courteous
      from Act II of the English opera, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten
      Libretto : Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, after the play by Shakespeare

• Role : Tytania, the Queen of the Fairies
• Voice Part : soprano   Fach : lyric coloratura
• Setting : the wood at twilight, near Athens, Greece
• Range : E4 to C6. Tessitura : G4 to G5
• Synopsis : Unbeknownst to her, Puck has used a flower on Tytania in her sleep that causes her to love the next creature she sees when she wakes up. Tytania is awakened by the sound of Bottom the weaver singing loudly. Puck has given him the head of an ass in place of his normal head. Regardless, Tytania falls in love with him immediately. She tells her fairy attendants to feed and take care of Bottom and eventually bring him to Tytania's bed.
• Sound file : none
• Translation and/or Aria Text : none
• Recordings : Complete Opera 
• Where to Find It : Score of opera - Classical Vocal Reprints, 1-800-298-7474, Catalog : #VSB0. Buy complete score online at Sheet Music Plus.