A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s.

Other adaptations

An overture and incidental music for the play were composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1826 and were used in most stage versions through the nineteenth century.

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Overture - Incidental music - Felix Mendelssohn - 1826 - Nineteenth century

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The play was adapted into an opera, with music by Benjamin Britten and libretto by Britten and Peter Pears. The opera was first performed on June 1, 1960, at Aldeburgh.

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Play was adapted into an opera - Benjamin Britten - Peter Pears - Opera - Aldeburgh

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A Midsummer Night's Dream was adapted for comics by Neil Gaiman for his series The Sandman. The adaptation won several awards, and is distinguished by being the only comic that will ever win a World Fantasy Award (see ')

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Comics - Neil Gaiman - The Sandman - World Fantasy Award

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The recent book "Magic Street" by Orson Scott Card revisits the work as a continuation of the play under the premise that the story by Shakespeare was actually derived from true interactions with faerie folk.

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