Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016: The Music
November 7, 2016
As part of Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016, Mills Music Library has mounted a display in the Memorial Library lobby of materials related to three area productions:
- Romeo and Juliet, music by Gounod, libretto in French by J. Barbier & M. Carré, which premiered in Paris on April 27, 1867. Area production: Madison Opera. Materials from the Tams-Witmark Wisconsin Collection.
- Falstaff, music by Verdi, libretto in Italian by Arrigo Boito, premiered in Milan on February 9, 1893. Area production: University Opera.
- Return to the Forbidden Planet, music by rock and roll stars of the 1950s & 1960s, libretto in English by Bob Carlton, premiered in London on September 11, 1989. Area production: Laconia High School.
We have two more displays of Shakespeare-related materials in Mills Music Library to help celebrate Shakespeare in Wisconsin 2016, including LPs, DVDs, CDs, books, and scores. Be sure to pause upon entering the building and see the lobby display, then come on down and check out all that we have to offer!
