Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Sprites. Fairies. Bring some magic dust.
Who’s on stage
Principal Conductor Dinis Sousa gets a new season off to an unforgettable start with guest pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, our house orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Need to know
Price: £19 – £46
Discounts: save if you’re under 17, aged 18 – 30, a classical first timer, or a group of 10 or more people. Check the details.
Running time: 2 hours, including a 20 minute interval.
Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
What you'll hear
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 (26’)
Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (complete) (58’)
Who's playing
Dinis Sousa conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout piano
Tim Burke chorus director
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
What's happening in the music?
Mischievous, entrancing and beguiling, Mendelssohn’s music perfectly evokes the wondrous world of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, here accompanied with text from the play. Earlier you’ll hear the serene sounds of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, in which the delicate fragility of the central movement (made famous by the film Elvira Madigan) contrasts with an ending that is entirely devoted to fun.
