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Photographs of the premier performance in Japan of A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Section	PHPN/10	Production photographs of Britten's...

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ReferencePHPN/10/3

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Photographs of the premier performance in Japan of A Midsummer Night's Dream

DateMay-Jun 1962

DescriptionThe production opened officially at Tokyo Metropolitan Festival Hall on 31 May 1962 and received four further performances there on 1, 10, 13, 14 June.
The cast was Oberon, T.Toda; Tytania, K. Nakazawa; Puck, T. Kawaguchi; Peaseblossom, K. Akazawa; Cobweb, R. Sawada; Mustardseed, S.Arifuku; Moth, Y. Yamaguchi; Fairies, Y. Kawasaki and Y. Hayashi; Theseus, Y. Sasaki; Hippolyta, K. Matsuuchi; Lysander, T. Nakamura; Demetrius, Y. Nakamura; Hermia, C. Ikeda; Helena, H. Miyake; Bottom, T. Kurimoto; Quince, R. Hatanaka; Flute, M. Shibata; Snug, R. Tsukiji; Snout, H. Araki; Starveling, I. Yoshioka.
The 'Midsummer Night's Dream' Chamber Orchestra, Toshiba Singing Angels and Blue-Bird Kinder Chorus were conducted by Jan Popper with H. Wakasugi as assistant
Libretto by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten after William Shakespeare with Japanese text by Hideo Takahashi
Stage director, M. Kuriyama; Stage design by K. Senoh; Lighting effects, H. Ishii; Costumes, K. Ogata; Stage Manager, C. Sasaki.

Extent16 photographs

Physical Description7 black and white and 9 colour

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16 Component Record(s)

Level	Ref.	Title	Date
Item	PHPN/10/3/1	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/2	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/3	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/4	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/5	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/6	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/7	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/8	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/9	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/10	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/11	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/12	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III scene 1 The wood	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/13	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III (Transformation scene) Theseus' Palace	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/14	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III (Transformation scene) Theseus' Palace	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/15	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III (Transformation scene) Theseus' Palace	May-Jun 1962
Item	PHPN/10/3/16	Production photograph of Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III scene 2 Theseus palace	May-Jun 1962