FULL MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE (Purcell) Utrecht 2025 Holland Opera, Donij van Doorn, Josje Eijkenboom, Oscar Verhaar

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Midsummer Nightmare  
• Composer: Purcell Henry, with arrangements and new compositions by Jesse Passenier  
• Libretto:  Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Fort Rijnauwen, Utrecht, The Netherlands  
• Recorded: July 2025
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Donij van Doorn, Josje Eijkenboom, Oscar Verhaar, Rick Zwart, Sinan Arat
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra: JongNBE  
• Stage Director: Joke Hoolboom  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Holland Opera  
• Date Published: 2026  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  In the enchanted forest we see Oberon and Titania during a marital quarrel. A close friend has entrusted her child to Titania on her deathbed. Oberon is deadly jealous of the attention Titania gives the child and orders Puck, his forest elf, to collect the sap of a magic plant. If this magical sap is dripped into someone’s eyes, the person will fall in love with the first living creature they see when they wake up.

  A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare in the mix with The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell. A journey full of surprising encounters in the overwhelming nature and the dark corridors of Fort Rijnauwen.

  In co-production with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble (jongNBE) and great singers, we are organizing this exciting walking opera experience where we literally take you off the beaten track..

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