REVIEW: CCM's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' an 'exuberant triumph
The Cincinnati Business Courier praises UC College-Conservatory of Music's recent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Presented as part of the Opera Series on March 6-9, the production was directed by Robin Guarino and conducted by alumni guest artist William Langley.
"The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music production of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.... was nothing short of out-of-this world," Janelle Geland writes in her review for the Cincinnati Business Courier.
Gelfand also praised the direction, design and performances in the production. "Langley’s orchestra giggled, sparkled and provided a luminous backdrop," she writes. "Every detail of Britten’s stunning orchestration was beautifully etched."
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, after the play by William Shakespeare
- Conductor | William Langley, alumni guest artist
- Director | Robin Guarino
- Assistant Conductor | Moyue Zhou*
- Assistant Director | Seoyong Lee*
- Choreographer/Intimacy Director | Susan Moser
- Production Stage Manager | Deborah Heyl*
- Technical Director | Benji Lookatch*
- Scenic Designer | Gabby Trice*
- Lighting Designer | Thomas Hase
- Media Designer | Lucas Inman*
- Costume Designer | Elizabeth Payne
- Sound Designer | Ben Stacy*
- Hair & Make-Up Designer | Claire Bonnette*
- Props Manager | Hattie Fann*
- Musical Preparation | Marie-France Lefebvre
*CCM Student
- Helena | Kaylan Hernandez+, Clara Reeves^
- Lysander | Carlos Ahrens+, Logan Wagner^
- Hermia | Lucy Evans+, Kayla Sconiers^
- Demetrius | Soren Pedersen+, Kade Bennett^
- Tytania | Holly Thomas+, Ahhyun Baek^
- Oberon | Madison Finke+, Natalie Corrigan^
- Bottom | Will Ryan+, Cole Stephenson^
- Puck | Nico Graves +, Cassandra Reeves ^
- Cobweb | Alea Vernon
- Mustard Seed | Natalie Almeter
- Moth | Lily Scalisi
- Peaseblossom | Yi Ding
- Theseus | Seoyong Lee
- Hippolyta | Junyue Gong
- Quince | Andrew Hallam
- Flute | Levi Capesius
- Snug | Vernon Hartman, guest artist
- Snout | Eric Reidel
- Starveling | Ryan Henry
- Changeling Boy | Vinny Auger
- Children’s Ensemble | Vinny Auger, Joseph Beck, James Krausser, Simon Moomaw, Isaac Vest, Maxwell Zhang, William Zhang
^ Performs Friday, March 7 and Sunday, March 9
+ Performs Thursday, March 6 and Saturday, March 8
Featured image at the top: CCM's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Production photos by Mark Lyons.
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