Opera Scotland

Little Night Music A Little Night Music

Tours by decade

Tours by location

Music

Stephen Sondheim (b Manhattan, 22 March 1930; d 26 November 2021)

Text

Hugh Wheeler (Book)

Stephen Sondheim (Lyrics)

Source

Film Smiles of a Summer Night (directed by Ingmar Bergman)

 

Premieres

First Performance: New York (Shubert Theatre), 25 Debruary 1973.

First Performance in UK: London (Adelphi Theatre), 15 April 1975.

First Performance in Scotland: Pitlochry (Festival Theatre), 22 May 2015 (possibly earlier).

 

A Little Night Music is a fascinating piece, a serious musical comedy with most of the music in waltz time.