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This short story is based off of William Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night's Dream. Full of Greek Mythology and fairies, this episode follows the lovers Hermia and Lysander and their path to marriage. But along the way they find themselves under a love spell and someone falls in love with a donkey...? Listen to find out more and if they get their happily ever after.
Sources:
https://opera-guide.ch/operas/the+fairy+queen/synopsis/en/
https://www.glyndebourne.com/opera-archive/explore-our-operas/explore-the-fairy-queen/the-fairy-queen-synopsis/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermia#:~:text=Hermia%20is%20a%20fictional%20character,the%20Greek%20god%20of%20trade.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lysander-Greek-military-leader
By MeredithThis short story is based off of William Shakespeare's Midsummer's Night's Dream. Full of Greek Mythology and fairies, this episode follows the lovers Hermia and Lysander and their path to marriage. But along the way they find themselves under a love spell and someone falls in love with a donkey...? Listen to find out more and if they get their happily ever after.
Sources:
https://opera-guide.ch/operas/the+fairy+queen/synopsis/en/
https://www.glyndebourne.com/opera-archive/explore-our-operas/explore-the-fairy-queen/the-fairy-queen-synopsis/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theseus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermia#:~:text=Hermia%20is%20a%20fictional%20character,the%20Greek%20god%20of%20trade.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lysander-Greek-military-leader