Week of Events
Fauré Quartett in Dallas
Dallas Chamber Music Society hosts the Fauré Quartett on Nov. 11. Often described as “visionary,” the ensemble will play works by Schubert, Dvořák, and Enescu. https://dallaschambermusicsociety.ticketleap.com/faure-quartett/details
Hailstork and Navarro on Annapolis Program
Annapolis offers an ambitious and innovative program Nov. 1-2, with José-Luis Novo conducting. Adolphus Hailstork’s Three Spirituals opens the proceedings, followed by Óscar Navarro’s 2019 Horn Concerto, with soloist Alex Kovling. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 concludes the program. https://annapolissymphony.org/events/masterworksiiconnections/
Capote Opera Inspired by Graphic Novel
Join Barn Opera in Vermont on Nov 15 for an evening in three parts: 1) A lecture about Truman Capote given by a notable writer. 2) An introduction to the graphic novel genre, and the creation of Capote in Kansas by Ande Parks. 3) The world premiere of the chamber opera by William Zeffiro, Truman […]
Scottish and Finnish Works Come to Pittsburgh
Two works new to the Pittsburgh Symphony will be performed Nov. 15-17 under conductor Donald Runnicles: Hamish MacCunn’s The Land of the Mountain and the Flood and Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Dances with the Winds, a concerto for flute featuring Lorna McGhee. The program concludes with Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony. https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/92948/strauss-alpine-symphony
Director Candidate Conducts Shostakovich in Delaware
Filippo Ciabatti, a finalist for the post of music director of the Delaware Symphony, will lead Tommy Mesa in Shostakiovich’s Cello Concert No. 1 on Nov. 15. The program also includes Carlos Simon’s Fate Now Conquers and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. https://www.delawaresymphony.org/dso_events/ciabatti-conducts-beethoven-wilmington/
Louisville Present Coleman Premiere
The world premiere of Valerie Coleman’s Concerto for Orchestra is one of many intriguing items in the Nov. 15-16 Louisville Orchestra program. Teddy Abrams also conducts works by Baldwin Giang, Brittany Green, Samuel Barber (the Violin Concerto, featuring Ray Chen), and Oswald Húynh. https://my.louisvilleorchestra.org/ray-chen-plays-barber/coffee
Stern to Debut on Madison Podium
Madison Symphony welcomes the debut of conductor Michael Stern on Nov. 15-17, when Garrick Ohlsson solos in Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. The program opens with Jonathan Leshnoff’s Rush and concludes with Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. https://madisonsymphony.org/event/momentum/
Indy Opera Marks 50 Years
To mark its 50th anniversary season, Indianapolis Opera will present The Barber of Seville Nov. 15-17. Jessica Burton directs this production, which will be conducted by Casey Robards, an IO Young Artists mentee. https://www.indyopera.org/barberofseville.html
Costello Album As Live Work in Oregon
Portland (OR) Opera presents a live performance of The Juliet Letters, orignially conceived as a 1993 album by Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet. The genre-bending collaboration produced a unique song sequence for string quartet and voice, an intimate journey of hope, loss, and longing - all seen through the lens of love. (Nov. 15-24) […]
Two Courses of Food Operas in Nashville
Bring your appetite to Nashville Opera for the world premiere of Shawn E. Okpebholo and Mark Campbell’s The Cook-Off. As an appetizer, the company will open with Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appétit (The Julia Child Opera). Dean Williamson conducts the Nashville Opera Orchestra. (Nov. 15-17) https://www.nashvilleopera.org/performances/the-cook-off
Tesori’s ‘Blue’ Comes to Chicago Lyric
Bass Kenneth Kellogg makes his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in Blue, by Jeanine Tesori and co-commissioned by the Lyric. The cast also includes mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams and baritone Norman Garrett in this production directed by Tazewell Thompson. (Nov. 16-Dec. 1) https://www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcoming/2024-25/blue/
‘Magic Flute’ Plays In Florida Grand Opera Season
Florida Grand Opera opens its season with Mozart’s The Magic Flute. The production runs Nov. 16-19 in Miami and Dec. 5-7 in Fort Lauderdale. The cast includes Ricardo Garcia as Tamino, Laura León as the Queen of the Night, and Sara Kennedy as Pamina. https://fgo.org/season/the-magic-flute/
