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5BMF is thrilled to present the World Premiere and Queens Premiere of our brand new Five Borough Songbook, Volume II this February! Commissioned in honor of our 10th Anniversary season in 2016-2017, the Songbook is a thrilling musical journey across NYC: an exploration of the city’s rich artistic and cultural legacy and a celebration of its most manifold musical talent.

Following the model of the original Five Borough Songbook – commissioned by 5BMF in 2011 for our 5th Anniversary and performed in every borough of the city that season – Volume II features twenty vibrant new works by twenty unique composers. Four vocalists, two pianists and one cellist will bring the Songbook to life through songs, duets and ensembles, all inspired by New York City places, poetry and themes.

PERFORMERS
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Erika Switzer, piano
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello

SONGBOOK COMPOSERS
Matthew Aucoin, Lembit Beecher, Conrad Cummings, Jonathan Dawe, Evan Fein, Daniel Felsenfeld, Herschel Garfein, Whitney George, Marie Incontrera, Laura Kaminsky, Libby Larsen, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery, Robert Paterson, Paola Prestini, Kevin Puts, Kamala Sankaram, Gregory Spears and Bora Yoon

5BMF is thrilled to present the World Premiere and Queens Premiere of our brand new Five Borough Songbook, Volume II this February! Commissioned in honor of our 10th Anniversary season in 2016-2017, the Songbook is a thrilling musical journey across NYC: an exploration of the city’s rich artistic and cultural legacy and a celebration of its most manifold musical talent.

Following the model of the original Five Borough Songbook – commissioned by 5BMF in 2011 for our 5th Anniversary and performed in every borough of the city that season – Volume II features twenty vibrant new works by twenty unique composers. Four vocalists, two pianists and one cellist will bring the Songbook to life through songs, duets and ensembles, all inspired by New York City places, poetry and themes.

PERFORMERS
Jocelyn Dueck, piano
Erika Switzer, piano
Marnie Breckenridge, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano
William Ferguson, tenor
Sidney Outlaw, baritone
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello

SONGBOOK COMPOSERS
Matthew Aucoin, Lembit Beecher, Conrad Cummings, Jonathan Dawe, Evan Fein, Daniel Felsenfeld, Herschel Garfein, Whitney George, Marie Incontrera, Laura Kaminsky, Libby Larsen, Hannah Lash, Missy Mazzoli, Jessie Montgomery, Robert Paterson, Paola Prestini, Kevin Puts, Kamala Sankaram, Gregory Spears and Bora Yoon

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Seraphic Fire, vocal ensemble
Patrick Dupré Quigley, founder and artistic director

BACH Movement I from Cantata No. 191, “Gloria in excelsis Deo”
BACH Cantata No. 34, “O weiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe”
BACH Movement II from Cantata No. 29, “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir”
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Seraphic Fire, vocal ensemble
Patrick Dupré Quigley, founder and artistic director

BACH Movement I from Cantata No. 191, “Gloria in excelsis Deo”
BACH Cantata No. 34, “O weiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe”
BACH Movement II from Cantata No. 29, “Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir”
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 7

ARTISTS

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Grant Gershon, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Davone Tines, bass
Daniel Bubeck, countertenor
Brian Cummings, countertenor
Nathan Medley, countertenor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director
Los Angeles Children's Chorus

ARTISTS

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Grant Gershon, conductor
Julia Bullock, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Davone Tines, bass
Daniel Bubeck, countertenor
Brian Cummings, countertenor
Nathan Medley, countertenor
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Grant Gershon, artistic director
Los Angeles Children's Chorus

John Adams

El niño livret de John Adams et Peter Sellars

London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus
Maîtrise de Radio France
John Adams
Joelle Harvey
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Davone Tines
Daniel Bubeck
Brian Cummings
Nathan Medley
Simon Halsey
Sofi Jeannin

MUSICIANS

Radio Filharmonisch Orkest
Groot Omroepkoor
Nationaal Kinderkoor
Markus Stenz - dirigent
Peter Dijkstra - koordirigent
Joélle Harvey - sopraan
Jennifer Cano - mezzosopraan
Aubrey Allicock - bariton
Daniel Bubeck - countertenor
Nathan Medley - countertenor
Brian Cummings - countertenor

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!

JOHN ADAMS El Niño

John Adams conductor
Joelle Harvey soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano
Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley counter-tenors
Davone Tines bass
London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey chorus director
London Symphony Orchestra
John Adams conducts his sparkling opera-oratorio El Niño, a contemporary re-imagining of the traditional nativity story told from different perspectives.

No composer in recent history has made a bigger impression in the world of opera than John Adams. Time and again his operas and works for the stage have struck a balance between the old and the new – classical forms live comfortably alongside contemporary musical techniques and traditional stories and narratives find relevance in the modern day.

El Niño explores the issues surrounding the traditional nativity story paying particular attention to the character of Mary and the journey of motherhood. The libretto, compiled by Adams himself, draws on a variety of sources from pre-Christian prophets to twentieth century Hispanic female writers. Adams responds to his text and chosen subject with music of astounding diversity and unabashed brilliance.

WAGNER, STRAUSS & BRUCKNER

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Davòne Tines, bass-baritone
Charlotte Symphony Chorus

WAGNER Overture to Tannhauser
STRAUSS Rosenkavalier Waltz Sequence
No. 1
BRUCKNER Psalm 150
BRUCKNER Te Deum

WAGNER, STRAUSS & BRUCKNER

Christopher Warren-Green, conductor
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Paul Appleby, tenor
Davòne Tines, bass-baritone
Charlotte Symphony Chorus

WAGNER Overture to Tannhauser
STRAUSS Rosenkavalier Waltz Sequence
No. 1
BRUCKNER Psalm 150
BRUCKNER Te Deum

Beethoven composed his Solemn Mass in honor of his dear friend and piano/composition pupil, the Archbishop Rudolph of Austria. It is music of great emotional power that follows the traditional mass format yet is highly personal and direct. Beethoven wrote at the top of the score “From the heart—may it go to the heart” and stated his chief aim as “to awaken and permanently instill religious feelings not only into the singers by also into the listeners.” The exceptional May Festival Chorus, under the direction of Juanjo Mena, will beautifully convey the heartfelt message of this glorious music.

Beethoven composed his Solemn Mass in honor of his dear friend and piano/composition pupil, the Archbishop Rudolph of Austria. It is music of great emotional power that follows the traditional mass format yet is highly personal and direct. Beethoven wrote at the top of the score “From the heart—may it go to the heart” and stated his chief aim as “to awaken and permanently instill religious feelings not only into the singers by also into the listeners.” The exceptional May Festival Chorus, under the direction of Juanjo Mena, will beautifully convey the heartfelt message of this glorious music.

A co-production between Boston Lyric Opera and San Francisco Opera
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Production: Calixto Bieito
Revival Director: Joan Anton Rechi
Scenic Design: Alfons Flores

Sung in French with English supertitles

The 2016/17 season launches in September with the bicoastal American premiere of Calixto Bieito’s cinematic Carmen in a co-production with San Francisco Opera – opening May 2016 – marking the director’s long-awaited U.S. opera debut. Set in the arid earthiness of post-Franco Spain, this is a powerful account of a defiantly free-spirited woman and her obsessive lover. Jennifer Johnson Cano, critically acclaimed for her star turn in last year’s Don Giovanni, returns to Boston as the fiery, seductive gypsy who destroys the naïve soldier Don José, played by Roger Honeywell. Michael Mayes and Chelsea Basler return to BLO, and BLO Music Director David Angus conducts.

A co-production between Boston Lyric Opera and San Francisco Opera
Music by Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
Production: Calixto Bieito
Revival Director: Joan Anton Rechi
Scenic Design: Alfons Flores

Sung in French with English supertitles

The 2016/17 season launches in September with the bicoastal American premiere of Calixto Bieito’s cinematic Carmen in a co-production with San Francisco Opera – opening May 2016 – marking the director’s long-awaited U.S. opera debut. Set in the arid earthiness of post-Franco Spain, this is a powerful account of a defiantly free-spirited woman and her obsessive lover. Jennifer Johnson Cano, critically acclaimed for her star turn in last year’s Don Giovanni, returns to Boston as the fiery, seductive gypsy who destroys the naïve soldier Don José, played by Roger Honeywell. Michael Mayes and Chelsea Basler return to BLO, and BLO Music Director David Angus conducts.