| Sir John Eliot Gardiner | Direction | |
| Monteverdi Choir | ||
| London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Jessica Cale | Soprano | |
| Charlotte Ashley | Soprano | |
| Sarah Denbee | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Rebecca Hardwick | Soprano | |
| Ceri-Lyn Cissone | Comédien | Titania/Hermia |
| Frankie Wakefield | Comédien | Oberon/Theseus |
| Alexander Knox | Comédien | Puck |
Sir John Eliot Gardiner will lead the LSO and his Monteverdi Choir in the first of a trio of concerts marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and exploring some of the greatest music inspired by his writing.
The evening begins with the youthful exuberance of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 1, composed in 1824 when Mendelssohn was just 15 years old. Two years later, Mendelssohn, who adored Shakespeare’s writings, composed his concert overture based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The overture was immediately acclaimed as a masterpiece and, many years later, he was made an offer he couldn’t refuse by the King of Prussia to provide a score for an entire production in 1843.
Tickets: £10 £16 £22 £29 £40
£3 online booking fee, £4 telephone booking fee per transaction.
Tickets on sale online from Wednesday 4 February 2015 and on the phone and in person from Wednesday 18 February 2015