Happy birthday – and lamentable death date – William Shakespeare!
Here’s the enchanting fairies sequence from Warner Brothers’ 1935 film version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with a 15 year-old Mickey Rooney as Puck. Erich Wolfgang Korngold adapted the music of Felix Mendelssohn for the soundtrack. They just don’t make ‘em like this anymore.
Join me for “Picture Perfect” Friday evening at 6 EDT (with a repeat next Saturday morning at 6) when we’ll sample from this fascinating hybrid of a film score on wwfm.org.
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