Bergman’s love of Baroque music became evident early in his theatre career. Fragments of Baroque music are used to bridge scenes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Bottom: "And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays" Lysander (Bertil Sjödin), Demetrius (Rune Stylander), Helena (Ragnhild Wessberg), and Hermia (Ingrid Michaëlsson).