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Balanchine Catalogue
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319.  A Midsummer Night's Dream 1958
Play by William Shakespeare
  • Music
Marc Blitzstein
  • Choreography
George Balanchine
  • Production
Directed by Jack Landau. Scenery by David Hays. Costumes by Thea Neu. Lighting by Tharon Musser
  • Premiere
June 20, 1958, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Connecticut. Danced by members of the Festival company. Singer: Russell Oberlin
  • Cast
Titania, June Havoc; Oberon, Richard Waring ; Puck, Richard Easton; Bottom, Hiram Sherman; Theseus, Jack Bittner; and others
Performance Type
Theater
See Also
  • 215.1. [Dances for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'],
    *340. A Midsummer Night's Dream
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