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Work type: Concert.

Gemma New conducts Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - T871987565

In the summer of 1826 Felix Mendelssohn stumbled upon a German translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream made by August Wilhelm Schlegel. Spellbound, the 17-year-old composer wrote an orchestral overture for the play and, another 17 years later, augmented it with yet more scene-setting music - the most enchanting and characterful he would write. Gemma New joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn's musical retelling of Shakespeare's story - performed with readings from the play for dramatic context - after equally colourful musical storytelling from forgotten French late-Romantic composer Mel Bonis and the heavenly sounds of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. There will be an interval.Performer Anthony McGill (clarinet). Company NYCOS Chamber Choir. Company BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Gemma New.

16 Aug 24

Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1244253852

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