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Royal Illuminations
Baroque specialist Jane Glover returns to Cleveland for a regal program framed by rousing suites from Handel’s Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. The festivities begin with Britten’s shimmering song cycle Les Illuminations, featuring soprano Julia Bullock in her TCO debut. Stacy Garrop’s Spectacle of Light completes the program with a contemporary take on the 1749 celebration for which Handel wrote his own “fireworks music.”
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Brahms's Requiem
Petr Popelka leads the combined forces of The Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus in 𝘌𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘮, a contemplative and deeply moving reflection on life written as Brahms grieved the loss of his mother. The Orchestra also presents the world premiere of 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, an oboe concerto by distinguished American composer Adolphus Hailstork, written specifically for Principal Oboe Frank Rosenwein.
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