SBSO and Shakespeare at Notre Dame combine to present 'Shakespeare's Dreams' at the Morris

Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune
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In this file photo, Maestro Alastair Willis conducts the South Bend Symphony Orchestra on March 2, 2019, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. He and the SBSO pair with Shakespeare at Notre Dame to present "Shakespeare's Dreams" on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Morris.
In this file photo, Maestro Alastair Willis conducts the South Bend Symphony Orchestra on March 2, 2019, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend. He and the SBSO pair with Shakespeare at Notre Dame to present "Shakespeare's Dreams" on Nov. 11, 2023, at the Morris.
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SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Symphony Orchestra and Shakespeare at Notre Dame present “Shakespeare’s Dreams” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Morris Performing Arts Center, 211 N. Michigan St.

The program includes the overture and excerpts from Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the prelude and Suite No. 1 from Sibelius’ “The Tempest” combined with text from these two plays by William Shakespeare and immersive visuals by projection designer Camilla Tassi.

Shakespeare at Notre Dame Executive Director Scott Jackson directs Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival veterans Marlon Andrew Burnley ("Romeo and Juliet"), TayLar ("Hamlet 50/50") and Sarah Scanlon ("The Tempest" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream") for the dramatic portions of the concert.

A detail of the newly discovered portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London, Monday March 9, 2009. The portrait, believed to be almost the only authentic image of the writer made from life, has belonged to one family for centuries but was not recognized as a portrait of Shakespeare until recently. There are very few likenesses of Shakespeare, who died in 1616. Transmission Reference: LLP106

Shakespeare at Notre Dame encompasses different initiatives, including the Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Actors From The London Stage, a partnership with the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company and the Robinson Community Learning Center, the Shakespeare in Prisons Network, NDSF’s touring and community companies, and NDSF’s “ShakeScenes” and “Shakespeare After Hours.”

Born in Florence, Italy, Tassi earned bachelor’s degrees in computer science and music, with a minor in Italian studies, at the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in digital music from Dartmouth College.

Her work as a projection designer includes Golijov’s “Falling Out of Time” (Carnegie Hall), Purcell’s “King Arthur” (Lincoln Center, Juilliard415) and for recitals, chamber music and theater at Curtis, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, IU opera, PROTOTYPE Festival, Mass MoCA and others.

As a coloratura soprano, Tassi has performed operatic roles such as Cunegonde in Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide,” Celia in Roger Steptoe’s opera premiere “As You Like It” and Drusilla in Monteverdi's “L’Incoronazione di Poppea.”

Tickets are $99-$19.

For more information, call 574-235-9190 or visit morriscenter.org.

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