In this paper I will explicitly examine which traditional sources, theatrical conventions, contemporary beliefs or cultural elements Haitink, Hall, Bury and Hoffman's work relate to. ... Next I will describe and try to explain the particular elements of Haitink, Hall and Bury's adaptation and of Hoffman's film and relate the representation of the film and opera to other productions. ...

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Quince tells the group what play they are to perform: The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe, which tells the story of two lovers, separated by their parents' feud, who speak to each other at night through a hole in a wall. ...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early "festive comedies,"" written around 1595-6. Despite the many thematic references to "dreams- and the fantastic setting of the Athenian forest, the play also contains a fair amount of commentary on Shakespeare's contemporary English world. Th...

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