Vermont Public Classical

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Vermont Public | By Tim Johnson

Published December 18, 2013 at 11:57 AM EST

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A scene from Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Kiki Porter as Peaseblossom, Thatcher Pitkoff as Moth, Benjy Wenzelberg as Mustardseed, Seth Ewing-Crystal as Cobweb, Matthew Rose as Bottom and Kathleen Kim as Tytania.

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Patrick Carfizzi as Quince, Evan Hughes as Starveling, Scott Scully as Snout, Matthew Rose as Bottom, Barry Banks as Flute, and Paul Corona as Snug in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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Iestyn Davies as Oberon in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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A scene from Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Matthew Rose as Bottom and Kathleen Kim as Tytania.

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Kathleen Kim as Tytania and Matthew Rose as Bottom in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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Kathleen Kim as Tytania and Iestyn Davies as Oberon in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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A scene from Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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Ryan McKinny as Theseus and Tamara Mumford as Hippolyta in Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

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A scene from Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Saturday Matinee presents the Metropolitan Opera's production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

"Superbly cast and beautifully conducted by James Conlon, this "Midsummer" makes a persuasive case for a work both exquisite and exhausting." New York Times

Kathleen Kim sings the role of Tytania, with Erin Wall (Helena), Elizabeth DeShong (Hermia), Iestyn Davies (Oberon), Joseph Kaiser (Lysander), Michael Todd Simpson (Demetrius), Matthew Rose (Bottom), Riley Costello (Puck)

James Conlon conducts.

Listen Saturday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m.