Well, when the Duke of Illyria commands, who are we to disobey? And, what
better way to respond to His Grace than to spend Symphony Arlington's 2011-2012
Season exploring the orchestral literature written for, about, and in response to the plays
of William Shakespeare?
Each of Symphony Arlington’s eight subscription concerts will examine the great composers’ interactions with a particular work by Shakespeare. To take just one example, in February the orchestra’s Valentine to the audience will be five musical perspectives of Romeo and Juliet: the ever popular Fantasy-Overture by Tchaikovsky, excerpts from the ballet by Prokofiev, the Love Scene from the symphony by Berlioz, the overture from Bellini’s opera, and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.
For each program, Symphony Arlington will be joined by the talented actors of the Dallas Shakespeare Festival, who will frame the music with famous scenes and soliloquies from the evening’s play.
