Britten A Midsummer Nights Dream LSO, Britten

Benjamin Britten A Midsummer Night s Dream Oberon: Alfred Deller Tytania: Elizabeth Harwood Puck: Stephen Terry Cobweb: Richard Dakin Peaseblossom: John Pryer Mustardseed: Ian Wodehouse Moth: Gordon Clark A Fairy: Eric Alder Theseus: John ShirleyQuirk Hippolyta: Helen Watts Lysander: Peter Pears Demetrius: Thomas Hemsley Hermia: Josephine Veasey Helena: Heather Harper Bottom: Owen Brannigan Quince: Norman Lumsden Flute: Kenneth Macdonald Snug: David Kelly Snout: Robert Tear Starveling: Keith Raggett Choirs of Downside and Emanuel Schools London Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Britten (assistant conductor: Steuart Bedford) Studio recording, London, IX X. 1966