Oregon Symphony: Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream

• Judy Yannini, soprano
• Jasmine Johnson, mezzo-soprano
• Lauren Modica-Soloway, narrator
• Jun Märkl, conductor

Mendelssohn's music accompanied by live theatrical narration of Shakespeare's poetry will transport us to Shakespeare's fantastical world of fairies and magic spells, with puckish strings, chattering woodwinds, and brassy fanfares. Principal Guest Conductor Jun Märkl leads this enchanting work with the Portland State Thorn Choir – alongside Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, an electrifying musical poem exploring the spiritual journey of passing lives. 

Runs Nov. 18-20.

About Oregon Symphony

https://www.orsymphony.org/

About Portland State University Thorn Choir

Thorn Choir is an advanced soprano/alto choir at Portland State University. It is a select, high-level ensemble comprised of PSU students of all majors.

About Judy Yannini, soprano

https://www.facebook.com/JudyYannini.Soprano/

About Jasmine Johnson, mezzo-soprano

https://www.portlandopera.org/about/people/staff/jasmine-johnson/

About Lauren Modica-Soloway, narrator

Lauren Modica-Soloway is a Portland-based actor, writer, and creative. With over a decade of experience as a regional theater actor, including four seasons at the Tony-nominated Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Lauren prides herself on keeping other avenues for creativity, collaboration, and connection open through her work as a voice-over artist, Communications/Empathy training for Kaiser Permanente, and as a grant-funded writer, and playwright.

About Jun Märkl, conductor

https://www.junmarkl.com/