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All’s well that ends well in Shakespeare’s comedy of supernatural error. Britten’s otherworldly score beckons the listener into a surreal realm where dreams become reality and life is as a dream.
The king and queen of the fairies are feuding, two mortal couples break up and make up thanks (or no thanks!) to the juice of a magic flower, and the Duke of Athens is getting ready to wed the Queen of the Amazons—there’s a whole lot going on in the forest just outside Athens! Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, based on Shakespeare’s play, is performed by a superb ensemble cast led by Houston favorite Laura Claycomb and Welsh countertenor Iestyn Davies in his company debut; Patrick Summers conducts.
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