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Renée Fleming and Emerson String Quartet perform Previn’s Penelope

September 9, 2019, 8:00 pm

Renée Fleming (Photo: Andrew Eccles)

Soprano Renée Fleming, pianist Simone Dinnerstein, and the Emerson String Quartet perform André Previn’s final work, Penelope. A Ravinia co-commission, the piece features text by Tom Stoppard and narration by Jennifer Ehle.

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Haydn: String Quartet No. 55

Barber: String Quartet

André Previn: Penelope

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Renée Fleming and Emerson String Quartet perform Previn’s Penelope

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