A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Event A Midsummer Night's Dream
Venue Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1998
First Date 28 October 1998
Last Date 28 October 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Felix Mendelssohn's rapturous music to accompany the immortal Shakespeare play reveals the perfect understanding of great literature for which the composer was admired by his contemporaries, including Goethe. When Shakespeare's play and Mendelssohn's music are brought together the result is nothing less than two absolute classics in one expperience. The evening presents the great Claire Bloom with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Markus Stenz.
Through her distinguished acting career, Bloom has pursued a complimentary passion
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Orchestral
Subjects Disguise
Love
Shakespeare
Trials
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Claude Debussy Composer Nocturnes
Claire Bloom Narrator
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1998 guide
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100681