Mendelssohn’s fairy-tale world meets Richard Strauss’s orchestral storytelling.
The plan
Carlos Miguel Prieto leads selections from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite alongside Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben. This is an orchestral program rather than a staging of Shakespeare’s play. The pairing makes room for delicate textures and large-scale drama, inviting you to notice how differently an orchestra can tell a story.
Make the most of it
The Friday and Saturday concerts begin at 8pm. A free 30-minute Concert Insights session with Prieto starts at 7pm. It offers a useful starting point for a program whose titles suggest stories, while the experience itself is entirely musical.
Booking your visit
Tickets are sold for a specific performance and seat. Compare the final total for your chosen date before booking. Use the dated calendar entries on this page to save the exact start time; separate performances on the same day need separate bookings.
Before you go
Choose the exact performance when booking. This listing covers Raleigh dates at Meymandi Concert Hall.