New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night's Dream
$40-$162
Felix Mendelssohn
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Concert Overture, Op. 21
(selection)
Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (selection)
Felix Mendelssohn — Overture to Athalia, Op. 74
Felix Mendelssohn — Overture to the Legend of the Fair Melusine, Op. 32
Felix Mendelssohn — Die erste Walpurgisnacht ("The First Walpurgis Night"), Op. 60
Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 9 in C major, MWV N 9 "Swiss"
Felix Mendelssohn — Heimkehr aus der Fremde ("Son and Stranger"), Op. 89
Felix Mendelssohn — A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (selection)
Felix Mendelssohn — Overture to Athalia, Op. 74
Felix Mendelssohn — Overture to the Legend of the Fair Melusine, Op. 32
Felix Mendelssohn — Die erste Walpurgisnacht ("The First Walpurgis Night"), Op. 60
Felix Mendelssohn — String Symphony No. 9 in C major, MWV N 9 "Swiss"
Felix Mendelssohn — Heimkehr aus der Fremde ("Son and Stranger"), Op. 89
A story awash with humor and magic at every turn! Shakespeare's peerless comedy has been translated into many artistic mediums over the centuries, proving the enduring appeal of its richly complicated tale of mismatched lovers, the buffoonish "rude mechanicals," and the fairy-tale kingdom presided over by the warring Oberon and Titania. Balanchine's genius is illustrated in his mastery of all aspects of the play's dizzying plot, and features, in the wedding finale, one of his most beautifully composed pas de deux.
Runs May 28-June 2.