Live performance of a play, ballet, opera, or concert

Works cited entries

Art. By Yasmina Reza. Dir. Matthew Warchus. Perf. Philip Franks, Leigh Lawson, and Simon Shephard. Whitehall Theatre, London. 3 Dec. 2001. Performance.

Show me

Symphony no. 4 in G. By Gustav Mahler. Cond. Mark Wigglesworth. Perf. Juliane Banse and Boston Symphony Orch. Symphony Hall, Boston. 17 Apr. 2009. Performance.

Show me

Explain

Include as much of the following information as is available:

  • the title of the work performed, italicized (except for a musical composition identified by form, number, or key, as in the second example)

  • the author or composer of the work (preceded by the word “By”)

  • the director (“Dir.”), choreographer (“Chor.”), or conductor (“Cond.”)

  • the major performers (“Perf.”)

  • the theater and its city

  • the date of the performance

  • the label “Performance”

Directory to MLA works cited models

Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 2

Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 3

Exercise: MLA documentation