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Faith. Power. Ambition.

David struggles to reconcile spiritual humility with ambition. His desire for more wreaks havoc on his family, friendships and, perhaps, his own faith. His journey from preacher to Governor, like the lives of those closest to him, is shaped by the current affairs of the 1980s.

Faith. Power. Ambition.

David struggles to reconcile spiritual humility with ambition. His desire for more wreaks havoc on his family, friendships and, perhaps, his own faith. His journey from preacher to Governor, like the lives of those closest to him, is shaped by the current affairs of the 1980s.

Experience the thunderous music of Otello in the hands of our opera-loving Music Director, Gianadrea Noseda. Verdi’s score offers a thrilling exploration of uncontrolled human emotion at its most extreme. Hailed as a pinnacle of Italian operatic repertoire, Verdi’s transformation of the Shakespeare play was described by The New York Times as an “ascent towards a higher musical plane” following its 1887 premiere.

Experience the thunderous music of Otello in the hands of our opera-loving Music Director, Gianadrea Noseda. Verdi’s score offers a thrilling exploration of uncontrolled human emotion at its most extreme. Hailed as a pinnacle of Italian operatic repertoire, Verdi’s transformation of the Shakespeare play was described by The New York Times as an “ascent towards a higher musical plane” following its 1887 premiere.

PROGRAM

Alexander von Zemlimsky: Lustspiel Overture
Alban Berg: Seven Early Songs
Brahms: Symphony No. 3

PROGRAM

Alexander von Zemlimsky: Lustspiel Overture
Alban Berg: Seven Early Songs
Brahms: Symphony No. 3

A love song by Gustav Mahler is at the center of this probing new work by eminent pianist and composer Marc Neikrug. Liebst du um Schönheit (“If You Love for the Sake of Beauty”), from Mahler’s Rückert Lieder, is “a key element to the drama,” Neikrug says, and, as it “embodies the message of love as an aspiration, a self-embodied posture, and a state of being,” it speaks to the emotional core of the work as well. A Song by Mahler centers on the changing realities of two characters: a concertizing singer who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s and her husband, who is also her accompanist. This work of music theater “is not an attempt at documenting the myriad aspects of the disease,” Neikrug says. Instead, it’s “an attempt to address the specific emotional evolution of this couple, touching on their love and their particular relationship to music.”

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Ryan Bradford, baritone; David Shifrin, clarinet; FLUX Quartet

Neikrug: A Song by Mahler Philadelphia Premiere

FABIO LUISI Conductor
SARA JAKUBIAK Sieglinde 
CHRISTOPHER VENTRIS Siegmund 
STEPHEN MILLING Hunding
MARK DELAVAN Wotan 
DENIZ UZUN Fricka 
LISE LINDSTROM Brünnhilde 
MARCY STONIKAS Gerhilde 

MIRIAM CLARK Ortlinde 
DENIZ UZUN Waltraute 
JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO Schwertleite 
KIM-LILLIAN STREBEL Helmwige 
SUN-LY PIERCE Siegrune 
RENÉE TATUM Grimgerde 
MELODY WILSON Rossweisse 

ALBERTO TRIOLA stage director

FABIO LUISI Conductor
SARA JAKUBIAK Sieglinde 
CHRISTOPHER VENTRIS Siegmund 
STEPHEN MILLING Hunding
MARK DELAVAN Wotan 
DENIZ UZUN Fricka 
LISE LINDSTROM Brünnhilde 
MARCY STONIKAS Gerhilde 

MIRIAM CLARK Ortlinde 
DENIZ UZUN Waltraute 
JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO Schwertleite 
KIM-LILLIAN STREBEL Helmwige 
SUN-LY PIERCE Siegrune 
RENÉE TATUM Grimgerde 
MELODY WILSON Rossweisse 

ALBERTO TRIOLA stage director

The Apollo Orchestra

David Chan, Conductor 

ALBINONI Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ

Julie Vidrick Evans, Organ

WAGNER Wesendonck Lieder

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo Soprano

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68

PROGRAM

J.S. BACH Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529 (c. 1730)

J.S. BACH Cantata in D major Vergnügte Ruh’, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 (1726)

J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 (1718)

J.S. BACH Violin Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017 (1717-23)

PERFORMERS

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano

Peggy Pearson, oboe

Rebecca Fischer, violin

Simone Dinnerstein, piano and artistic director

Bach: Flute sonata in B minor, BWV 1030
Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for cello and piano
Ravel: Chansons madécasses (Madagascan Songs) for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and piano
Rorem: Trio for flute, cello and piano
Rorem: Song selections TBD
Haydn: Trio for flute, cello, and piano in G major, Hob. XV:15

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute
Angela Park, cello
Molly Morkoski, piano

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Complete Ballet)

Performers

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

Yunchan Lim, piano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat (Complete Ballet)

Performers

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

Yunchan Lim, piano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano

PERFORMERS:
Eric Pritchard, violin
Hsiao-mei Ku, violin
Jonathan Bagg, viola
Caroline Stinson, cello

Featuring Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo soprano and Ieva Jokūbavičiūtė, piano

PROGRAM:
Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la Nuit (Thus the Night) for String Quartet (1976)
Béla Bartók: String Quartet #4
Gabriel Fauré: La bonne chanson

BELLINI
Vaga luna, che inargenti
Malinconia, ninfa gentile
Dolente immagine di Fille mia
Per pieta, bell’idol mio

GRIEG Sechs Lieder, Op.48

DUPARC
L’invitation au voyage
Philylé
Au pays où se fait la guerre

RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No.14

DOVE Nights Not Spent Alone

BELLINI
Vaga luna, che inargenti
Malinconia, ninfa gentile
Dolente immagine di Fille mia
Per pieta, bell’idol mio

MAHLER Rückert-Lieder

GRIEG Sechs Lieder, Op.48

DUPARC
L’invitation au voyage
Philylé
Au pays où se fait la guerre

RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No.14

DOVE Nights Not Spent Alone

BELLINI
Vaga luna, che inargenti
Malinconia, ninfa gentile
Dolente immagine di Fille mia
Per pieta, bell’idol mio

MAHLER Rückert-Lieder

GRIEG Sechs Lieder, Op.48

DUPARC
L’invitation au voyage
Philylé
Au pays où se fait la guerre

RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34, No.14

DOVE Nights Not Spent Alone

Experience the power of nearly 100 voices in magnificent harmony. From “The Trumpet Shall Sound” to the rousing “Hallelujah” Chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with regal choral passages, exultant arias and glittering instrumental fireworks. The award-winning Chicago Symphony Chorus and four world-class soloists join Sir Andrew Davis in this must-see holiday favorite.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor

Joélle Harvey, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano

Matthew Polenzani, Tenor

John Relyea, Bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Experience the power of nearly 100 voices in magnificent harmony. From “The Trumpet Shall Sound” to the rousing “Hallelujah” Chorus, Handel’s Messiah is packed with regal choral passages, exultant arias and glittering instrumental fireworks. The award-winning Chicago Symphony Chorus and four world-class soloists join Sir Andrew Davis in this must-see holiday favorite.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor

Joélle Harvey, Soprano

Jennifer Johnson Cano, Mezzo-soprano

Matthew Polenzani, Tenor

John Relyea, Bass

Chicago Symphony Chorus