Boston Lyric Opera: Midsummer Night's Dream April 29, 2011

Ah, the thrill of the chase. Over hill, over dale, girdling the Earth in forty minutes--when the words are mostly Shakespeare, even the libretto sings. Britten gives us a stageful of sprites and mortals in a touching and very funny take: a dreamscape. Or is it a nightmare? Depends on how you feel about unrequited love, and donkeys.