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See another side of Daniel Hope in this charming recital program with pianist and frequent collaborator Simon Crawford-Phillips. Romantic showpieces for violin and piano share the evening with the US premiere of a new work by beloved San Francisco composer Jake Heggie, inspired by Beethoven’s 1803 residency at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien.

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Daniel Hope In Recital

War Memorial and Performing Arts Center

Daniel Hope has toured the world as a virtuoso soloist for 25 years and is celebrated for his musical versatility as well as his dedication to humanitarian causes. Winner of the 2015 European Cultural Prize for Music (whose previous recipients include Daniel Barenboim, Plácido Domingo and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Hope appears as soloist with the world’s major orchestras and conductors, also directing many ensembles from the violin. Since the start of the 2016/17 season, Daniel Hope is Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra – an orchestra with whom he is closely associated since his early childhood.

Daniel Hope, violin & Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano

Join us for an enchanting evening of vocal performance as Lillian Lansdell, a talented mezzo-soprano and Master of Music student at the Northwestern Bienen School of Music, takes the stage. Under the guidance of Theresa Brancaccio, Lillian will perform a captivating selection of pieces accompanied by the skilled pianist Olga Sklyanskaya. The program includes Jake Heggie's evocative "Of Gods and Cats" and "Statuesque," alongside William Bolcom's engaging "Cabaret Songs."

This special recital is scheduled for Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 8:30pm CDT, in the intimate setting of the McClintock Choral and Recital Room. Located within the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, the venue offers a cozy atmosphere perfect for the dynamic and expressive range of vocal music. With seating for 120, it provides a flexible space that enhances the connection between the performers and their audience.

Admission to this event is free, and tickets are not required, making it an accessible opportunity for all music lovers. For those unable to attend in person, a live stream will be available, ensuring no one misses out on this remarkable display of musical talent.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the artistry of Lillian Lansdell and Olga Sklyanskaya in a program that promises to be as diverse as it is delightful. Mark your calendars and join us for a memorable night of music and emotion.

Lillian Lansdell, mezzo-soprano

Ryan Center for the Musical Arts

This world premiere, commissioned and produced by Music of Remembrance, is based on the true story reported by Chicago Tribune columnist Howard Reich about an ailing Vietnam war veteran who learns he is the heir to a priceless art collection stolen by Nazis. His arduous voyage to Prague in search of his inheritance leads him to embrace an identity that had been hidden from him, and through art he discovers a deeper truth in his life.

Before It All Goes Dark

Studebaker Theater

There are tectonic forces at play here: In December, the FWSO will give the world premiere performance of American composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Anita Amirrezvani’s, Earth 2.0 — a work exploring ecology and the environment in music — featuring star counter-tenor Key’mon Murrah and in partnership with the New York-based dance troupe Urban Bush Women. The orchestra’s Music Director Robert Spano will conduct the premiere before turning to one of the most universal works in the classical canon, Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony.

Spano Conducts Beethoven and Jake Heggie

Sundance Square

Following the haunting Met premiere of his first opera, Dead Man Walking, composer Jake Heggie returns to the company with his 2010 adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-drenched, heaven-storming epic. A cast of standouts comes together on the decks of the Pequod, with tenor Brandon Jovanovich starring as the monomaniacal Captain Ahab, implacable in his pursuit of the white whale; tenor Stephen Costello as Greenhorn, the opera’s version of Ishmael; baritone Peter Mattei as the even-keeled first mate Starbuck; and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the Polynesian harpooneer Queequeg. The cast also features soprano Janai Brugger as Pip, tenor William Burden as Flask, and baritone Malcolm MacKenzie as Stubb. Maestro Karen Kamensek takes the podium for a stunning staging by Leonard Foglia that arrives at the Met newly enlarged and refined following acclaimed runs in Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Jake Heggie

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Events

Apr 30, 2024

Daniel Hope In Recital · New Century Chamber Orchestra

Apr 30, 2024

Daniel Hope, violin & Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano · Chamber Music San Francisco

May 19, 2024

Lillian Lansdell, mezzo-soprano · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

25 - 26 May, 2024

Before It All Goes Dark · Chicago Opera Theater

6 - 8 Dec, 2024

Spano Conducts Beethoven and Jake Heggie · Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

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