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Composer: Benjamin Britten
Librettist: Benjamin Britten, and Peter Pears. After the play by William Shakespeare.
Language: English
Date Written: 0

Complete Opera Translations/Opera Libretti: not entered
Roles:
Oberon (counter-tenor|contralto), the King of the Fairies
Tytania (soprano), the Queen of the Fairies
Puck (spoken), Tytania's servant
Theseus (bass), Duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta
Hippolyta (contralto), Queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus
Lysander (tenor), in love with Hermia
Demetrius (baritone), in love with Hermia
Hermia (mezzo-soprano), in love with Lysander
Helena (soprano), in love with Demetrius
Bottom (bass-baritone), a weaver
Quince (bass), a carpenter
Flute (tenor), a bellows-maker
Snug (bass), a joiner
Snout (tenor), a tinker
Starveling (baritone), a tailor
Arias:
I am your spaniel - Helena (soprano)
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows - Oberon (counter-tenor|contralto)
Be kind and courteous - Tytania (soprano)
Flower of this purple dye - Oberon (counter-tenor|contralto)
Injurious Hermia - Helena (soprano)
When my cue comes, call me - Bottom (bass-baritone)
Synopsis: not entered
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