OPERA WEEK - MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM FINAL REHEARSAL (BalconyTV)

http://www.balconytv.ie <br />BALCONYTV DUBLIN OPERA WEEK 14/11/2008 <br />In association with Opera Ireland <br />Benjamin Britten's delightful comic opera, set to a libretto adapted from the play by William Shakespeare, receives its Irish premiere in a new production by Opera Ireland this season. <br /> <br />It will reunite the award-winning director/choreographer David Bolger and designer Monica Frawley, whose staging of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice won for Opera Ireland the 2004 Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Opera Production. <br /> <br />A Midsummer Night's Dream will feature a predominantly Irish cast, including Gerard O'Connor as Bottom and Louise Walsh in the virtuosic role of Tytania (pictured right), while the stunning Italian counter-tenor Flavio Oliver returns to Opera Ireland in the role of Oberon, King of the Fairies. <br /> <br />Britten's score perfectly captures the ethereal magic of the fairy kingdom and the opera is full of delights and surprises including the rustics' charming play within a play' which turns into a hilarious parody of 19th century opera. <br /> <br />The RTÉ Concert Orchestra will bring to life this enchanting opera under the renowned Scottish conductor Stewart Robertson. <br /> <br />16th, 18th & 21st November 2008, 8pm <br /> <br />The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin - A New Opera Ireland Production <br /> <br />http://www.operaireland.com <br /> <br />Also check out - <br /> <br />BALCONYTV LONDON <br />http://www.balconytv.co.uk <br /> <br />BALCONYTV HAMBURG <br />http://www.balconytv.de <br /> <br />Tune in again tomorrow!!!