To close out the evening, the ensemble joins the accentus choir with stupendous soloists Sheva Tehoval and Anna Reinhold for a magical interpretation of Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream. The composer was just 17 when he wrote the overture, initially without plans for a full suite—but that was before the King of Prussia heard and loved it! In 1842, sixteen years after the overture's composition, Mendelssohn acquiesced to the monarch's request for more incidental music to accompany his favorite stage plays. The result is one of the uncontested gems of the repertoire, a vivid evocation of the fairytale world of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, performed with great gusto by Equilbey and her ensembles.