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Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream / McNair, Asawa, Lloyd, Bostridge, Ainsley, Summers, Watson, Sir Colin Davis
 
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Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream / McNair, Asawa, Lloyd, Bostridge, Ainsley, Summers, Watson, Sir Colin Davis


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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • ASIN: B0000041ET
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,086 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. (A) Midsummer Night's Dream
    Composed by Benjamin Britten
    Performed by New London Children's Choir
    with Brian Asawa, Sylvia McNair, John Mark Ainsley, Paul Whelan, Ruby Philogene, Janice Watson, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Hilary Summers, Robert Lloyd, Gwynne Howell, Ian Bostridge, Stephen Richardson, Mark Tucker, Neal Davies, David Newman, Claudia Conway, Sara Rey, Matthew Long, Carl Ferguson
    Conducted by Colin Davis

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5.0 out of 5 stars A magical haunting, 1 Aug 2001
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This offers the only recording of this haunting opera since Britten's own. Performed by a multi-national cast, the opera was recorded in concert, but you would not suspect as much from the involvement evident from the singers. The casting is generally very even, with honours going to Brian Asawa's eerie Oberon and Sylvia McNair's lovely Tytania. A young Ian Bostridge features as Flute, and the set is worth having for his Thisbe in the bel canto parody that Britten so cunningly puts in place of the mechanic's attempts at amateur dramatics. Not all is rosy, however: Brian Bannatyne Scott offers a reedy Theseus, and Carl Ferguson lacks poetry as Puck, most noticeable as the role is spoken. Colin Davis leads the LSO in a textured, slower than usual reading of the score, but it emerges as cleverly engaging as ever. The Britten recording will always remain first choice, but this latecomer is a welcome addition to the Britten discography.
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