CONCERT A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Singapore Symphony Orchestra Victoria Concert Hall Oct 25
The main event was the Singapore premiere of Felix Mendelssohn's complete Incidental Music to William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Those familiar with its four-movement suite would find pleasure in this fleshed-out edition with spoken verses by veteran Canadian stage actress Maureen Thomas and sung vocal parts.
Every word was by the Bard himself, including a totally engaging Thomas playing the impish character of Puck and breaking the fourth wall to address the audience.
Shakespeare's English was like a foreign language here, and one wondered whether the use of projected surtitles could have enhanced its appreciation. That would, however, have detracted from the theatre-like ambience deliberately created by dimmed lighting.
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