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Article: "Midsummer" and Mendelssohn are great pairing of theater, music.(Daily Break)

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April 23, 2005
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Byline: MAL VINCENT

BY MAL VINCENT

THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

MENDELSSOHN battled Shakespeare on Thursday in Chrysler Hall.

Mendelssohn won, but the Bard held his own with a grand Puck.

It was something of a rematch. The grandiose and ambitious teaming of Felix Mendelssohn's "incidental music'' with William Shakespeare's beloved comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream'' was first attempted locally seven years ago. It is no less a rare and adventurous pairing today. Based on that somewhat uneven 1998 evening, Mendelssohn's score was expected to dominate.

However, it is a joy to report that things are a bit more evenly balanced in ...

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