Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Severance Hall
DVORAK'S RUSALKA
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Camilla Nylund, soprano (Rusalka) Cleveland Orchestra debut
Piotr Beczala, tenor (Prince)
Emily Magee, soprano (Foreign Princess)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
Dvořák: Rusalka
The Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst celebrate their end-of-year opera-in-concert tradition with Antonin Dvořák’s irresistible Rusalka. Written in 1900 at the height of this Czech composer’s creative skills, Rusalka relates the story of a water nymph driven by love to give up immortality and live with her human lover. Her mesmerizing “Song to the Moon” resounds with captivating longing — and her newfound dilemma between life and love. An international cast is headed by Finnish soprano Camilla Nylund, Polish tenor Piotr Beczala, American bass-baritone Alan Held, and German mezzo-soprano Birgit Remmert.
Opera Preview lectures: Hear Michael Beckerman, Professor of Music at New York University, national lecturer, and contributing writer to the New York Times, discuss Dvorak's Rusalka as follows:
Fri., May 30, 7 p.m. - Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall. Free admission, reservations are required; call (216) 231-1111.
Sat., May 31, 10 a.m. - Cuyahoga County Public Library: Beachwood Branch 25501 Shaker Boulevard. Call (216) 831-6868 for reservations.
Sat., May 31, 1 p.m. - Westlake Porter Library, 27333 Center Ridge Road, Westlake. Call (440) 871-2600 for reservations.
For More information and to buy ticket visit: http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/
www.ClevelandOrchestra.com
| The Cleveland Orchestra - DVORAK'S RUSALKA posted on Sunday May 04, 2008 |
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