A rare chance in one of the musical high points of 2011 to savour both the best moments from William Shakespeare's woodland comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream and Felix Mendelssohn's immortal and atmospheric score, complete with soprano and mezzo soprano soloists and chorus, including the famous Overture, miraculously composed when he was 17, the meltingly beautiful Nocturne and the brilliant Wedding March. The actors include University of Southern Queensland acting graduate Nick Backstrom, whose characterization of the role of Bottom has become a favourite with audiences.
Conductor Johannes Fritzsch
Soprano Natalie Peluso
Choir University of Queensland Choir
Actors 4MBS Classic Arts Productions
Director Tama Matheson
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream
Scenes from the play with the full incidental music by Mendelssohn.