A Midsummer Night's Dream (Naxos AudioBooks) [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

William Shakespeare (Author), Sarah Woodward (Narrator), Warren Mitchell (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1997

A blend of comedy, magic, mystery, mischief and a satisfying set of contrasts make this one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9626341505
• ISBN-13: 978-9626341506
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #652,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( S ) > Shakespeare, William

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full Cast Performance is Delightful...Audio Quality is Excellent, December 20, 2007

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L. Shirley "Laurie's Boomer Views" (Huntington Beach,CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Naxos AudioBooks) (Audio CD)

This review refer to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare -Naxos Audio Book(CD) Full Cast With Complete Text From New Cambridge Shakespeare

Who better to tell you a story than The Bard himself? And in this one he takes you away to a fairytale land of magic potions, fairy dust and "rare visions". Add some lords and ladies, some romance and delicious comedy and you'll be smiling all the way through.

All the elements for an enjoyable romp are here. Impish fairies spreading their magic turn the lives of four young lovers upside down with their mystical spells. A bumbling acting troupe finds one of it's members turned into a donkey, yet the object of the fairy queen's affections. All taking place in a beautiful moonlit forest. Will these sprites make everything right for these mere mortals? You'll have a merry time finding out!


Warren Mitchell as Bottom, Michael Maloney as Oberon, and Sarah Woodward as Titania lead a terrific full cast performance that will take you on this enchanted journey. Music between the scenes programmed by Neville Jason will have you caught up in the time era as well.

The audio book consists of 3 CDs and is an excellent quality. All dialogue is clear and distinct and sounds great on the stereo. Naxos has done a wonderful recording job. It also comes with a booklet that has cast bios, track listings for each disc and some notes on the play and it's stage history. Total running time of the entire play is 2 hours and 19 minutes. Naxos has this listed as a classic drama,although I've always considered it as a romantic comedy.


Recommended for a delightful way to spend a couple of hours around the house or in the car. Would also make a nice gift for the audio enthusiast
Thanx and...enjoy the read....Laurie

more classic lit on great audio reads:Great Expectations (The Classic Collection)
and:A Christmas Carol

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shakespeare Audio Style, April 14, 2005

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Alan Craig (Grand Junction,CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Naxos AudioBooks) (Audio CD)

This recording of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream"

is part of a series of recordings on the Naxos Audiobooks label.

Slowly they are putting together some very good to excellent

recordings of the plays and sonnets of the "Bard of Avon"

This recording perfectly captures the spirit of the play and

the music in the background brings a new feeling to the play.

All the perfoming versions of the plays released so far are based

on the Cambridge Shakespeare Edition. All can be easily

recommended.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Recording Quality Terrible!!, November 7, 2009

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This review is from: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Naxos AudioBooks) (Audio CD)

This audiobook cd is a WASTE OF MONEY because you CAN'T HEAR IT!!! I'm not sure if something happened during the recording of it, or if they thought it didn't need to be loud because people might only listen in their cars. I bought this to use in my classroom during the reading of the play. We could not hear it-even at full volume on my CD player. I even tried it on my surround sound stereo at home-same thing. This is a poor product-SAVE YOUR MONEY!