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Haydn’s Eighty-Eighth Symphony

August 14, 2020, 9:00 pm

Anne Sofie von Otter (Photo: Mats Bäcker)

An evening of historic music from Haydn, Schubert and Ravel, including the complete “Mother Goose” ballet, and featuring mezzo-soprano Annie Sofie von Otter.

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Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major

Schubert: Selected Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra
Alan Gilbert, conductor; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano

Ravel: Mother Goose (complete ballet)
Alan Gilbert, conductor

Ravel: La Valse
Alan Gilbert, conductor

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