Andre Turp as Lysander ; Irene Salemka as Helena and Louis Quilico as Demetrius , all Canadian in a sword fight scene from Benjamin Britten's opera A Midsummer Night's Dream , at the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden . Opera was produced by Sir John Gielgud , costumes and scenery designed by John Piper and orchestra conducted by Georg Solti 30 January 1961