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FRIDAYS 8 PM
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
FRI, OCT 21, 8 PM
FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR, CONDUCTOR OLIVIA WARBURTON, SOPRANO
RAVEL Mother Goose( Complete) KNUSSEN Songs and Sea Interlude from Where the Wild Things Are MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Ravel’ s suave sense of orchestral color brings classic fairy tale characters bounding to life, and his arrangement of Mussorgsky’ s spirited art walk illuminates every nuance of those searing images. Two young Britons known for their boundary-breaking collaborations lead a romp through highlights of the fanciful opera by their compatriot Oliver Knussen, who channels all the mischief and wonder of Maurice Sendak’ s beloved tale of self-discovery. Let your imagination run wild in this garden of sonic delights!
CONLON CONDUCTS THE VERDI REQUIEM
FRI, JAN 20, 8 PM
JAMES CONLON, CONDUCTOR MICHELLE BRADLEY, SOPRANO YULIA MATOCHKINA, MEZZO RUSSELL THOMAS, TENOR MORRIS ROBINSON, BASS THE WASHINGTON CHORUS EUGENE ROGERS, DIRECTOR
VERDI Requiem
When Verdi, the king of Italian opera, turned his talents to the Latin mass for the dead, he created a Requiem of unrivaled drama and power that has shattered the norms for sacred music. Drawing on a cast of today’ s vocal stars, Artistic Advisor James Conlon brings potent new insight to this musical meditation on faith and perseverance.
MARIN CONDUCTS TITAN
FRI, FEB 17, 8 PM
MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR
HUANG RUO Tipping Point( BSO Co-Commission and World Premiere) MAHLER Titan
Mahler’ s game-changing First Symphony was originally conceived as Titan: A Tone Poem in Symphony Form. Continuing her advocacy at the forefront of contemporary music, Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop renews her fruitful collaboration with the endlessly expressive composer Huang Ruo, who addresses the crisis of climate change in current day with Tipping Point.
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