American Symphony Orchestra - 25 September 1994
Raphael Biran
"Paris in the 1860's"
The Origins of Impressionism
(in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1994, 3 PM Avery Fisher Hall
Leon Botstein, Conductor
Carmen Balthrop, Soprano
Jean-Luc Viala, Tenor
Michael Best, Tenor
John Horton Murray, Tenor
Andrew Schroeder, Baritone
Jan Opalach, Bass-Baritone
Canticum Novum Festival Singers
Harold Rosenbaum, Director
In conjunction with a major exhibition of Impressionist art at the
Metropolitan Museum, this concert features concert performances of comic
operas by Bizet and Offenbach - composers whose music was written at the
time of the Impressionists.
J. OFFENBACH La Vie Parisienne: Excerpts (1866)
(1819-1880) Comic opera in four acts - libretto by Meilhac and Halevy
A special concert version with narration written by Denis Markell
G. BIZET Djamileh (1871)
(1838-1875) Comic opera in one act - libretto by Louis Gallet
Tickets: $40, $28, $20