Libretto
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears (after William Shakespeare)
Premiere
11 June 1960, Aldeburgh (Jubilee Hall)
Cast
OBERON (countertenor or contralto)
TYTANIA (coloratura soprano)
PUCK (boy acrobat, spoken role)
THESEUS (bass)
HIPPOLYTA (contralto)
LYSANDER (tenor)
DEMETRIUS (baritone)
HERMIA (mezzo-soprano)
HELENA (soprano)
BOTTOM (bass-baritone)
QUINCE (bass)
FLUTE (tenor)
SNUG (bass)
SNOUT (tenor)
STARVELING (baritone)
COBWEB (treble)
PEASEBLOSSOM (treble)
MUSTARDSEED (treble)
MOTH (treble)
CHORUS
Chorus of fairies
Place
Time