Britten: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nevill Holt Opera, 12th June 2019
Musk roses, oxlips, nodding violets. The grounds of the Nevill Holt estate in Leicestershire are probably host to all of the flora Oberon describes to Puck to aid him seek out Titania’s bower in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Even under English monsoon conditions, otherwise known as the country house opera season, it looks picturesque, peonies and poppies drizzled with raindrops. What better place could there be for Britten’s operatic version of the Bard’s Dream? However, even the charming setting cannot distract from a production lacking sharp direction.
Daisy Brown (Tytania)
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