Shakespeare in Music (12)

Musical works inspired by Shakespeare

During the 16th century, Shakespeare's plays made music an integral part of the performance—and many composers later made Shakespeare an integral part of their music! Beethoven, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich... Discover a selection of works inspired by the Bard in this special playlist.

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Romeo and Juliet by Nureyev, music by Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet by Nureyev, music by Prokofiev

Monique Loudières (Juliet), Manuel Legris (Rome...

ballet
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by George Balanchine, music by Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by George Balanchine, music by Mendelssohn

Eleonora Abbagnato (Titania), Paul Marque (Ober...

ballet
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Verdi's Macbeth
Verdi's Macbeth

Luca Ronconi (stage director), Giuseppe Sinopol...

opera
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Benjamin Britten conducts Mozart, Britten and Mendelssohn
Benjamin Britten conducts Mozart, Britten and Mendelssohn

English Chamber Orchestra. 1964-1970.

concert
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Romeo & Juliet by Helgi Tómasson, music by Prokofiev
Romeo & Juliet by Helgi Tómasson, music by Prokofiev

Maria Kochetkova (Juliet), Davit Karapetyan (Ro...

ballet
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Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor
Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor

David Hermann (stage director), Christian Zacha...

opera
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Riccardo Chailly conducts Mendelssohn
Riccardo Chailly conducts Mendelssohn

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

concert
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Maya Plisetskaya: Diva of Dance
Maya Plisetskaya: Diva of Dance

Bolshoi Theatre, 1945-1977

ballet
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Evgeny Kissin plays Prokofiev
Evgeny Kissin plays Prokofiev

Verbier Festival 2009

concert
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Martha Argerich and Yuri Temirkanov perform Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major
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Nikolai Lugansky plays Janáček, Prokofiev, and Liszt
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Brett Dean's Hamlet
Brett Dean's Hamlet

Neil Armfield (director), Vladimir Jurowski (co...

opera