The Dream

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was commissioned to write incidental music to
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by King Friedrich Wilhelm of
Prussia for a court production of the play in the New Palace at Potsdam;
it was premiered on 18 October 1843. For Sir Frederick Ashton's ballet,
John Lanchbery arranged a score on the basis of Mendelssohn's Overture and
Suite. The ballet was first performed by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden
on 2 April 1964. In his youth, Frederick Ashton studied with the
celebrated dancers Leonid Massine and Marie Rambert. As a choreographer,
Ashton created over a hundred ballets, including the popular "A Month in
the Country" on music by Frédéric Chopin.

Composer:	Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Title:	The Dream
Conductor:	Ashley Lawrence
Soloist:	Merle Park, Anthony Dowell, Wayne Sleep, Garry Grant, Rosalind Eyre, Vergie Derman, David Drew, Derek Rencher
Set:	Henry Bardon
Orchestra:	Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Choreography:	Frederick Ashton
Danced by:	The Royal Ballet
Video Director:	John Vernon, Colin Nears
Genre:	Ballet
Length:	52 minutes
Cat.No.:	A02500095