Special Event

Adelaide Festival – A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Where Festival Theatre
Price This is a free event

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2hrs 55mins, including interval Duration^* Due to the nature of live music, the duration listed is an estimate only.
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About

Benjamin Britten’s musical transformation of Shakespeare’s most loved comedy is something of a miracle: apart from a single short sentence, every word is that of England’s finest poet. His opera is a new masterpiece all of his own: with graceful haunting melodies, iridescent orchestration, and filigree-like vocal textures.

Neil Armfield’s production bears all the hallmarks of his exceptional craft: drawing subtle and truthful comedic performances, letting his fairies rip as real kids and, in the finale, delivering a belly laugh-inducing riot.

Free Pre-Concert Talks

Discover more about the music with Classical Conversations, our free pre-concert talks before each Symphony Series and Brahms: The Symphonies concert. Enjoy relaxed discussions where artists, conductors, composers, and ASO players share personal insights about the music. Classical Conversations occur one hour prior to each concert in the stalls of the Adelaide Town Hall.