Shakespeare & Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Synopsis: Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream is performed in an empty auditorium, the actors appearing on stage alongside the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and the Collegium Vocale Gent, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. The orchestra plays Felix Mendelssohn’s inciental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Performed in Dutch, the video is presented with optional English subtitles.
Language: English
Country: Belgium
Medium: Video
Subjects: Music; Shakespeare
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)