Report - Mercury Theater: FREDDIE MERCURY Meets Felix Mendelssohn At The Ballet
April 13, 2009, 15 years ago
Queenzone.com reports:
At first glance, flamboyant rock star Freddie Mercury and romantic era composer Felix Mendelssohn don't appear to have much in common. They both lived short lives - Mercury died in his mid-40s in 1991 and Mendelssohn hadn't even made it to 40 when he passed in 1847 - but that's about it, right?
Wrong.
This weekend, The World Ballet is putting Freddie and Felix side by side on the same stage in a double-header ballet featuring Mendelssohn's ethereal take on A Midsummer Night's Dream and an original dance collection of Mercury-belted tunes called We Will Rock You.
"I think it's a great contrast," World Ballet founder and artistic director Henry Hernandez said. "And Freddie Mercury sang opera - so maybe they're not that far apart."Besides, musical whiplash never had it so good when you can hop from Oberon to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in one evening.
Read the full story at Queenzone.com.
