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Riccardo Muti conducts Higdon and Britten

May 12, 2019, 8:00 pm

Riccardo Muti conducts the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon‘s Low Brass Concerto, a CSO co-commission.

Music

Stravinsky: Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3

Jennifer Higdon: Low Brass Concerto
Jay Friedman, trombone; Michael Mulcahy, trombone; Charles Vernon, bass trombone; Gene Pokorny, tuba

Chausson: Poem of Love and the Sea, Op. 19
Clémentine Margaine, mezzo-soprano

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta
Fritz Reiner, conductor

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Muti conducts Higdon’s “Low Brass Concerto”

September 23, 2018, 8:00 pm

Riccardo Muti conducts the world premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s “Low Brass Concerto,” a CSO co-commission.

Music

“Scherzo fantastique,” by Stravinsky
Low Brass Concerto, by Higdon
“Poème de l’amour et de la mer,” by Chausson
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, by Benjamin Britten

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Verdi’s Nabucco

September 22, 2018, 12:00 pm

Placido Domingo in the title role of LA Opera's 2017 production of "Nabucco." (Photo: Ken Howard / LA Opera)

Hear acclaimed singer Placido Domingo in the title role of Verdi’s Nabucco. The cast also features Liudmyla Monastyrska (Abigaille); Morris Robinson (Zaccaria); Mario Chang (Ismaele); Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Fenena); and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.

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The Bavarian Radio Symphony conducted by Mariss Jansons

September 20, 2018, 10:00 pm

Hear the Bavarian Radio Symphony conducted by Mariss Jansons featuring violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann.

Music

William Tell Overture, by Rossini

Violin Concerto No. 1, by Prokofiev

Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” by Beethoven

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Tenor Ivan Kozlovsky

September 16, 2018, 10:00 pm

Budapest opera color photo opera house theater

Hear historic recordings of tenor Ivan Kozlovsky.

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Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Debussy, Adams, and Stravinsky

Guest conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Leila Josefowicz.

Music

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, by Debussy

Scheherazade.2, by John Adams

The Rite of Spring, by Stravinsky

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Bizet’s Carmen

September 15, 2018, 12:00 pm

Hear Bizet’s most popular opera, Carmen, starring Ana Maria Martinez in the title role. The cast also includes Brandon Jovanovich (Don José); Amanda Woodbury (Micaela); Alexander Vinogradov (Escamillo); among other soloists. The performance features the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.

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