At two separate times, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). Later, in 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March. The German title reads Ein Sommernachtstraum.
| Librettist | William Shakespeare |
| Date of composition | 1842 |
| Premiered | 1843, October 14th in Potsdam, Germany by Felix Mendelssohn |
| First published | 1844, Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Incidental music |
| Catalogue | Op. 61 |
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Voice
- Solo voices ;
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Konzertparaphrase über Mendelssohns Hochzeitsmarsch und Elfenreigen aus der Musik zu Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum, S. 410
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Famous Works
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| Autotranslations beta |
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 |