…but hopefully not with our musical instruments!
In this open rehearsal you will have the opportunity to hear the OAE musicians practicing music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Felix Mendelssohn before they begin a European tour. The first stop will be Vienna and it will finish with a concert at the Southbank Centre in London on Thursday 22 May.
As a boy the composer Felix Mendelssohn (born in 1809) was fascinated by Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When he was just 17 years old he wrote an Overture* inspired by it. The opening perfectly evokes the mystical forest where fairies dance and unleash mayhem on the humans! 16 years later he wrote more ‘incidental music’* for a production of the play.
Our Community Open Rehearsals are open to everyone. They take place at Acland Burghley School in Tufnell Park, where the OAE is based – the nearest tube station is Tufnell Park on the Northern Line (usually less than 10 minutes from Euston or King’s Cross). We’d like anyone to feel able and comfortable to attend these events. We’re always happy to answer any questions you have – please email us if we can help.
It’s free to attend – but please register so we know how much tea to make!
