About
Comedy and tragedy
intertwine in this program of theatrical music including Ludwig van Beethoven’s
dramatic “Coriolan” Overture and Felix Mendelssohn’s lighthearted music
for William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Haydn’s “Il
Distratto” Symphony repurposes music from a comedic play about a gentleman
so absent-minded he nearly forgets his own wedding!