Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- A special, fully-staged production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with Mendelssohn’s complete incidental music, broadcast on air, online and via red button. Director Tim Carroll introduces the production in conversation with Louise Fryer. The Ladies’ Choir of the Enlightenment and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment are conducted by Charles Hazlewood.
- Series
- Mendelssohn Weekend
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio; Television
- Year of release
- 2009
- Transmission details
- 10 May 2009 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 150 mins
Credits
- Director
- Tim Carroll
- Producer
- David Papp
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Felix Mendelssohn
- Contributor
- Louise Fryer; Tim Carroll
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama; Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Notes
- General
- Recorded in the Tudor setting of the Middle Temple Hall in London.
- History
- Broadcast in BBC Radio 3’s Mendelssohn Weekend (8-10 May 2009), marking the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth in a special weekend of programmes (8-10 May). The collaboration was first seen in 2005 at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72154 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)