A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Music Exhibit

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is full of musical moments. Over half of the play is written in verse, and the fairies burst into song and dance at almost every opportunity. A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Music Exhibit uses 17th to 20th century books, scores and theatrical ephemera from the University of Victoria Libraries’ Special Collections to celebrate Pacific Opera Victoria’s staging of Benjamin Britten’s operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The exhibit is curated by Telka Duxbury, MA Candidate, Department of English with contributions from Dr. Janelle Jenstad and Dr. Erin E. Kelly, Department of English. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Music Exhibit” is in Room A005, Mearns Centre – McPherson Library Special Collections reading room. Exhibit dates are Thursday, Apr. 14 to Tuesday, May 31. During April, the exhibit is open Monday to Friday 08:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. During May, the exhibit is open Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.