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The Merchant of Venice is an opera by André Tchaikowsky (1935–1982) to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Festival. The British premiere was presented by the Welsh National Opera in September 2016.
Music based on Hamlet (2 C, 10 P) M. Music based on Macbeth (1 C, 6 P) Music based on The Merchant of Venice (2 C, 2 P)
"The quality of mercy is not strained" performed by Des'ree (The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, scene 1) "The Willow Song" performed by Barbara Bonney (Othello, Act IV, scene 3) "Music to hear, why hearst thou music sadly" performed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" performed by Bryan Ferry
Operas based on The Merchant of Venice (3 P) Pages in category "Music based on The Merchant of Venice " The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598.A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock, with seemingly inevitable fatal consequences.
Serenade to Music is an orchestral concert work completed in 1938 by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, written as a tribute to conductor Sir Henry Wood.It features an orchestra and 16 vocal soloists, with lyrics adapted from the discussion about music and the music of the spheres from Act V, Scene I from the play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.
The project spanned five years and cost $3 million. The series represents the collective vision of four individuals: Tom Treadwell, a Shakespeare scholar; Bill Shepherd, a film producer; Clive Brill, producer and director at the BBC; and Dominique Le Gendre, a composer. The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare was published by Audio Partners. [3]
[13] With the addition of music for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth's aria in Act 3 was completely re-written—as was a considerable amount of the rest of Act 3; a ballet was added in Act 3; a newly composed chorus to an old text began Act 4; and the ending of Act 4 was also changed, Verdi, being determined to drop Macbeth's final aria Mal per me che m ...