The MSO’s final Classics concert of the season will have us all celebrating! This program will celebrate the MSO’s 95th season, the Modesto Symphony Youth Orchestra’s 45th season, and the Modesto Symphony Orchestra Chorus’s 25th season. This finale showcases one of the most well-known pieces of the 20th century, Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. This bombastic epic combines powerful brass, rich harmonies, and the full force of the MSO Chorus.

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Carmina Burana

Gallo Center for the Arts

Modesto Symphony Orchestra - Carmina Burana

Combined Bienen School choirs and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble join forces for a unique collaboration exploring music of awe, reverence, and fate. The program opens with Randall Thompson’s stirring The Last Words of David and Anton Bruckner’s monumental Mass No. 2 in E Minor. Brahms’s noble Begräbnisgesang (Burial Song) offers a moment of reflective solemnity, setting the stage for the raw energy of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in its thrilling arrangement for chorus and wind ensemble. This unforgettable night showcases the full expressive spectrum of voices and winds from the sacred to the elemental.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Combined Choirs

Northwestern University

Our season concludes with this vibrant finale featuring the Columbus Symphony musicians and Chorus, and dancers from BalletMet. Dvořák’s The American Flag is a spirited blend of nationalism and folk elements that celebrates the composer’s expressions of American patriotism and freedom. Orff’s Trionfo di Afroditi is the final installment of a musical trilogy that opens with the well-known Carmina Burana. This spectacular work showcases the full power of the chorus and orchestra, explores love and beauty, and embraces the listener in its powerful climaxes.

Orff: Triumph of Aphrodite

Ohio Theatre

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana

Cape Fear Community College

Carmina!

Plaza Theatre

In the post-factual age, there are so many truths that sometimes it's no longer possible to see what is real. Was it a human who wrote this text, is it a human who is reading it now? Or is artificial intelligence at play? The simple reality check goes like this: Try a pull-up. You'll become a burden to yourself and feel your own weight. No chance? Congratulations, you are very likely a real living being. If you can invest a little more time, reflect on human passions in all their facets with Carl Orff's songs: the fickleness of happiness and prosperity, the transience of life, the joy of the return of spring. They also deal with important things like the pleasures and dangers of drinking, gluttony, gambling, and lust.

Pull-ups

Mannheimer Rosengarten

The Classix Series comes to a triumphant close in the pursuit of happiness, where the program echoes with freedom, resilience, and unrelenting joy. The evening begins with Bernstein’s electrifying On the Waterfront Symphonic Suite, pulsing with cinematic drama and raw intensity. The Reno Phil will proudly unveil a newly commissioned work by Michelle Isaac, written to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The work is inspired by the story of Mary Katherine Goddard, the only woman to sign the historic document—a testament to courage, conviction, and the power of a single voice to shape history. The season reaches its grand finale with Orff’s Carmina Burana, an exhilarating choral tour de force featuring the Reno Phil Chorus and a powerhouse trio of soloists, its thunderous rhythms and ecstatic melodies transform the concert hall into a whirlwind of fate, fortune, and unrestrained joy.

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

Guest Concert

The Worms Theatre

Celebrate the grand finale of the season with an unforgettable evening of music! Featuring the extraordinary Krisztina Fejes, a leading artist of the Hungarian contemporary music scene, this concert will showcase her brilliant performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor. Fejes, an award-winning pianist who has made numerous live recordings for Hungarian Radio, was honored with the Artisjus Prize for her work as a performing artist, along with prestigious accolades such as the Annie Fischer Scholarship. With roots in Transylvania, she nurtures Hungarian talent from across the border and is deeply committed to promoting Hungarian musical culture both in Hungary and around the world.

Grand Finale: Carmina Burana

The rhythmic power of Orff’s Carmina Burana is unstoppable. With its massive orchestral forces and exhilarating chorus, this cantata celebrates the wheel of fortune in all its glorious ups and downs. “O Fortuna”? You know it. And it’s going to blow you away.

Salt Palace Convention Center

After its great success in 2025, the production returns to Bonn for the second consecutive year! Who doesn't know Carl Orff 's Carmina Burana ? In this multidisciplinary production from Ukraine, all artistic disciplines merge: a large orchestra plays for the dancers and the adult and children's choirs, while video installations are played in the background. Over 135 people are involved in this evening.

Theater Bonn Opera House

Fate, Fortune, and Farrenc

Clay Center

One of the most beloved scores of the twentieth century, with soloists, orchestra, choir, and children’s choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice conducted by Tito Ceccherini

Carlo Felice Theater

This program captures the full range of human emotions and experiences. We celebrate the Boise Phil Master Chorale’s 50th anniversary with Carl Orff’s epic masterpiece, Carmina Burana. The program opens with Jennifer Higdon’s ethereal blue cathedral, a beautiful and meditative tribute to the human spirit, composed in the wake of her brother’s passing.

Boise State University

"Carmina Burana" will be a breathtaking fusion of dance and circus arts, transforming the iconic 20th-century musical masterpiece into a fully captivating experience. Audiences will witness Carl Orff’s "Carmina Burana" brought to life through poetic, electrifying scenes of passion and emotional transcendence.

 Carmina Burana

Dale F. Halton Theater

Experience music that captures the full range of human emotions and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Boise Phil Master Chorale. The program begins with Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral, an evocative and meditative journey to find healing from grief, and closes with one of the most epic orchestral and choral pieces ever written; Carmina Burana.

Morrison Center for the Performing Arts

Robinson Center

Now things are getting exciting! Maurice Ravel characterized his orchestral work "La Valse," originally intended as a ballet and composed between 1906 and 1920, as "a kind of apotheosis of the Viennese waltz, which conjures up the impression of a fantastic and fatal whirlwind." The virtuosity of Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 is also almost dizzying. The composer himself played the piano part at the premiere in Chicago in 1921—and prescribed himself three hours of daily practice in preparation for this pianistic rollercoaster ride. The unpredictable wheel of Fortuna, the goddess of fate,is celebrated at the beginning and end of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana." Orff used texts from a song codex from around 1300, kept in the Benediktbeuren monastery, as the basis for a monumental series of solo and choral songs, whose archaic style, with its particular emphasis on rhythm, continues to fascinate to this day.

4th Symphony Concert

Eurogress Aachen

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Passion, drink and roasted swans – choral music isn’t meant to be this much fun! But the medieval monks who wrote the words to Carmina Burana didn’t seem to have been that bothered. Expect great tunes, unstoppable rhythms and some thoroughly bad behaviour as the RSNO,  Chorus, and a team of local music-lovers who’ve been specially coached by RSNO Chorus Director Stephen Doughty, come together to perform Orff’s outrageous piece.

Come & Sing Carmina Burana Audience Ticket

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Ever wondered what it feels like to sing live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall with Scotland’s National Orchestra? Now’s your chance to find out, in this scratch performance of Orff’s outrageously tuneful Carmina Burana – 60 minutes of life, lust and monks behaving badly!

Come & Sing Carmina Burana Participation Ticket

In 2020, the National Opera in Warsaw celebrated the 55th anniversary of the reconstruction of its historic home on Teatralny Square. The ambitious project of raising the theatre from ruins was completed 20 years after the war, with the grand opening of the modernized Grand Theatre on November 19, 1965. Shortly thereafter, the Warsaw Opera ensemble, including its distinguished choir, moved in from its temporary home on Nowogrodzka Street.

Chorus Opera

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms is a sacred work that has all the verve and rhythms of his West Side Story. Combining this with Carl Orff’s dramatic profane cantata Carmina Burana will make for a night of high octane choral singing and outstanding orchestral playing.

Perth Choral Society presents Sacred and Profane

Perth Concert Hall

Sold out in 2024 and seen by over 60,000 people. Experience the thunderous power of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana like never before, as 400 voices unite in majestic harmony at the Royal Albert Hall.

Royal Albert Hall

Starting and ending with the mighty hymn to the capricious Goddess Fortuna and her relentlessly turning wheel, the bold tunes and primal rhythms of Carmina Burana celebrate nature, the tavern, and the pleasures of love. It’s earthy and risqué, but sometimes also breathtakingly beautiful—like the soprano’s heaven-reaching solo—or raucous and rowdy, as the lusty drinking song, “In taberna.”

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

With his grand and multifaceted cantata Carmina Burana, Carl Orff created a unique gateway to classical music that has captivated new audiences since its premiere in 1937. Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Oslo Philharmonic alongside soloists and choir.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali Oslo Philharmonic Choir

Oslo Concert Hall

For three performances only, Enrique Mazzola leads the celebrated Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Carmina Burana, the sweeping cantata based on 24 medieval poems. Lyric’s talented musicians bring this masterpiece to life in all its visceral dimension, from sotto voce choral staccatos to bombastic crashes of brass.

As the music envelops you, contemplate the whims of fickle fortune — or simply enjoy an extended spooky season with its lush, melancholy, and oh-so-familiar strains.

Lyric Opera House

Soundtracks from film and television like you’ve never heard them before! The constantly innovative organist Gunnar Idenstam gathers themes from Battlefield, Minecraft and Harry Potter, allowing the organ to present adventures beyond this world.

Gunnar Idenstam: Soundtrack Suites

Göteborgs Symfoniker

Carl Orff’s enormous work for orchestra, soloists, and choir sings of worldly pleasures and the ups and downs of fortune. The program begins with two contemporary classics by Michael Abels: Global Warming, which combines the music of a variety of cultures (originally written to celebrate warming international relations in 1990), and More Seasons, described by Abels as “Vivaldi in a Mixmaster.”

Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Under the baton of Music Director Rolf Bertsch, this concert unites over 200 musicians for a monumental performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Arts Commons

Experience the exhilarating power and passion of Carmina Burana, Carl Orff’s monumental choral masterpiece, live at the McCoy! From the thunderous “O Fortuna” to the playful and sensual movements, this work is a feast for the senses. Join the New Albany Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and guest soloists; Chelsea Hart Melcher, Robert Kerr and Daniel Stein and we spin the Wheel of Fortune!

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Carmina Burana is a musical feast for the senses. New Philharmonic is joined with the 80-voice Northwest Indiana Symphony Chorus and soloists to perform this powerful cantata of 24 poems written by medieval monks, celebrating dancing, drinking, spring, gambling and other worldly pleasures. Orff’s score is at times powerful, mysterious, hypnotic, and exotic; especially the famous chorus “O Fortuna”, widely used on film and TV, reminds us that fate will always have her say. Borodin’s captivating melodies and energetic rhythms in Polovtsian Dances, blends Russian folk elements to capture the grandeur and drama inherent in the music. * For All-in price, add $3/ticket. Add’l fees apply online.

Carmina Burana | Polovtsian Dances

McAninch Arts Center

"The extraordinary power inherent in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana , perhaps one of the world's most recognizable works of classical music, from its very first sound touches the imagination of listeners and viewers in a very direct and open way. The phrases and lyrics, set in a medieval context, yet framed by almost contemporary music, create a universal message about the laws of this world to which we are equally subject, great or small, at the dawn of life or at its end. Orff thought in music, thought in words, thought in theater. He inscribed the meaning of his work in intersecting dimensions," writes Waldemar Dąbrowski, general director of the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera in Warsaw, about Carl Orff's work.

Carmina Burana (The Blink of an Eye)

O Fortuna! A new season takes flight with the electrifying force of Orff’s Carmina Burana, as chorus, soloists, and orchestra come together to deliver an unforgettable surge of drama and energy. Also featuring Wynton Marsalis’s jazz-infused Concerto for Orchestra, this season-opening concert offers a thrilling fusion of classical tradition and modern innovation that will leave audiences in awe.

David Pecaut Square

Sometimes it turns faster, sometimes slower, sometimes it even stops, but then it starts moving again - the wheel of fortune knows no set tempo, the goddess Fortuna does what she wants. There is nothing that can be done about it, man must submit. This is precisely why Carl Orff once described his greatest work, Carmina Burana , as his "darkest piece". In this monumental setting of 1000-year-old texts from the library of Benediktbeuren Abbey, he laments the fleeting nature of life with an unparalleled sense of effect, but also celebrates its joys with almost uninhibited abandon: love and laughter, dancing and playing, intoxication and excess.

Cologne Philharmonie

"Everything I've written so far, and which you've unfortunately printed, you can now pulp! My collected works begin with Carmina Burana!" Carl Orff was proud of the choral work he presented to his publisher and the music world in 1937 – there's no doubt about that. He also created a magnificent opus magnum: his settings of the medieval "Songs from Benediktbeuern" soar across time yet draw on life itself. With both tender colors and ecstatic sounds, the famous work, which will be presented to audiences this year by the Gürzenich Orchestra and the Cologne Citizens' Choir under the direction of our featured artist Andrés Orozco-Estrada, tells of fate, nature throughout the year, and love and desire.

Carl Orff: “Carmina Burana”

Eberbach Abbey

“O Fortuna!” Carmina Burana’s towering first movement rolls in like thunder, announcing a celebration of spring, the delightful debauchery of nights at a tavern, and the joys and sorrows of love. Although the words were written by medieval monks, this outrageous cantata is an unstoppable force brimming with bawdy, irreverent satire on the ever-changing fate of man. The National Symphony Orchestra, two choruses, and stars of the Wolf Trap Opera come together for Carl Orff’s epic choral masterwork. The evening ends with selections of the best loved melodies from the famous opera, Carmen. Come hear Wolf Trap Opera perform the entire show on August 15th.

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Join Interlochen Arts Camp's premiere wind ensemble for their weekly concert. Under the direction of Steve Davis, the ensemble will present a program of wind band classics, contemporary compositions, and orchestral transcriptions

Jerry F. Junkin conducts Carmina Burana

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Variously bombastic, playful, and heart-wrenching, Carmina Burana is a sonic tour-de-force based on a collection of medieval poems about love, life, and nature. Osmo Vänksä leads The Cleveland Orchestra in this colossal work alongside the Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus, and a roster of internationally celebrated soloists. The evening opens with a smaller, though no less epic, work — Sibelius’s En Saga, which evokes ancient folklore.

Blossom Music Center

Miller & Munich Symphony Orchestra

Brucknerhaus

2024/2025 May concert

Southwell Minster

Join CSO and Maestro Intriligator on May 10th at 7:30pm for our 70th season finale Fortune & Glory! We continue our exploration of Richard Strauss with Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks. We end the season with the grand finale, Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, featuring soprano Anna McMahon, tenor Javier Abreu, baritone Andrew Garland, and huge local choir. Presented by Cheyenne Skin Clinic.  Guest Artist Underwritten by ANB Bank, Pete & Chloe Illoway, Charla & Bob Nelson, and Bill Runyan and The Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation.

Fortune & Glory

Cheyenne Civic Center

Carmina Burana - songs from Beuren - is German composer Carl Orff's setting of forbidden folk poems from the 12th and 13th centuries. The almost iconic work is interpreted here by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Choir, the soprano Karolina Bengtsson, the tenor Tobias Westman and the baritone David Risberg under the direction of the Taiwanese conductor Yi-Chen Lin. In addition, Emmy Lindström's Rösaring - concerto for orchestra inspired by a wonderfully situated ancient relic from the Viking Age - will be premiered.

Carmina Burana & Emmy Lindström's Rösaring

SR Berwaldhallen

Carmina Burana - songs from Beuren - is German composer Carl Orff's setting of forbidden folk poems from the 12th and 13th centuries. The almost iconic work is interpreted here by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Choir, the soprano Karolina Bengtsson, the tenor Tobias Westman and the baritone David Risberg under the direction of the Taiwanese conductor Yi-Chen Lin.

Carmina Burana: Orchestral Series

River Center Theatre

Merrill Auditorium

Join “opening Notes” with Nathan Black, 6:30pm Philanthropy Theatre prior to the concerts for insights on the evening’s program.

Anson Mills

Experience the power and drama of Carl Orff's choral masterpiece, "Carmina Burana," brought to life by the Grand Rapids Symphony under the baton of the innovative conductor David Robertson. This captivating performance will also feature the talents of soprano Meechot Marrero, tenor Ben Gulley, baritone Blake Denson, and the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus directed by Pearl Shangkuan. The concert will open with Revueltas's "La noche de los mayas," setting the stage for the main event, "Carmina Burana," a work celebrated for its raw energy, powerful rhythms, and vivid storytelling through medieval texts. The iconic opening chorus, "O Fortuna," is known worldwide, promising an exhilarating journey through the joys and sorrows of life.

**What to Expect:**
Prepare for an unforgettable evening as our chorus shines in one of the most famous choral works ever written. "O Fortuna" has captivated audiences across the globe, featured in TV, movies, and commercials, showcasing the universal appeal of this dramatic piece. David Robertson, renowned for his innovative approach, promises to deliver a performance that highlights the lush harmonies and contrasting moods of Orff's celebrated composition.

**Performance Dates and Times:**
- Friday, April 25, 2025, at 7:30 PM
- Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 7:30 PM

**Location:**
DeVos Performance Hall

**Tickets:**
Tickets for this must-see event are available for purchase. Don't miss your chance to be part of this musical journey that explores the essence of fate, fortune, and the human experience.

**Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:**
This concert series is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors, including the Richard and Helen DeVos Series Sponsor, the Edith I. Blodgett Guest Artist Fund, and Pearl Shangkuan, who occupies the Covenant Chair.

Join us for a night of unforgettable music and storytelling with the Grand Rapids Symphony's presentation of "Carmina Burana."

DeVos Performance Hall

Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic takes you a thrilling journey through the primal rhythms and epic choruses of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana!” The power of human desire and destiny collide in a breathtaking symphonic explosion that will leave your heart pounding.

NEPA Philharmonic presents: Carmina Burana

Northeastern Pa Philharmonic

Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences

Choir of the Halle Opera, Extra Choir of the Halle Opera, Singakademie Rostock, Youth Choir of the Halle Opera, Soloists, Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Koehler Conductor

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff

Gewandhaus

Experience the raw intensity of Carmina Burana, an exhilarating ode to fate and fortune harnessing the forces of operatic vocalists, two choirs, and a full symphony orchestra. WVSO joins forces with the Columbia Chorale, soprano Allison Pohl, tenor Jason Wickson, and baritone José Rubio for two performances of this timeless classic. 

Concert IV: Wheel of Fortune

Wenatchee High School

The Carson Center for the Performing Arts

Who isn’t familiar with Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana? This piece most surely has never had such a multidisciplinary staging. Here different artistic disciplines are combined: a large orchestra plays for the dancers, two choruses, with adults and children, sing while in back video installations are screened. Over 135 people are involved in this performance.

Odesa National Academic Opera And Ballet Theatre

Experience the raw intensity of Carmina Burana, an exhilarating ode to fate and fortune, harnessing the forces of operatic vocalists, choirs, and the full symphony orchestra.

“O Fortuna” Carmina Burana

Berglund Center

Experience the epic power of fate and fortune as the Des Moines Symphony presents "O Fortuna - Carmina Burana" at the Des Moines Civic Center. This monumental performance, scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 2:30 PM, promises an unforgettable evening of music that explores the joys and sorrows of the human experience. Over 100 voices will join the orchestra to bring Carl Orff's dramatic Carmina Burana to life, alongside Wagner's majestic Prelude to Die Meistersinger and the poignant Nanie, Op. 82 by Brahms.

Under the baton of the distinguished and dynamic Maestro Joseph Giunta, a conductor of international acclaim known for his innovative programming and compelling interpretations, the concert is set to be a showcase of musical brilliance. The performance will last approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission, offering audiences a rich tapestry of sound and emotion.

Ticket prices range from $20 to $80, with a special half-price offer for students, making this cultural experience accessible to all. Don't miss the chance to witness the Des Moines Symphony's exploration of Orff's powerful masterpiece at the Des Moines Civic Center. Secure your tickets now for a journey through the highs and lows of life, all expressed through the universal language of music.

O Fortuna - Carmina Burana

Des Moines Civic Center

Carl Orff’s singular and powerful work, bringing to life texts from the 11th and 12th centuries, comes to the stage with soloists Ashley Fabian, Joseph Tancredi, and Octavio Moreno plus the full might of the TSO Chorus. Gabriela Ortiz’s Kauyumari, which plays tribute to the blue deer, a spiritual guide of the Huichol people of Mexico, is followed by Robert Muczynski’s Symphonic Memoir, premiered by the TSO in 1979 and the latest in the TSO’s exploration of this Tucson-based composer.

Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Conductor Ken-David Masur and your Colorado Symphony present Carl Orff’s powerhouse Carmina Burana, a symphonic exploration of love, lust, and the perils of earthly pleasures. Featuring the Colorado Symphony Chorus, Colorado Children’s Chorale, and a cast of soloists, Carmina Burana is a true spectacle and one of the most well-known pieces of the 20th century, combining powerful rhythms and robust vocals in a dynamic performance you won’t want to miss. Hear it alongside Haydn’s Symphony No. 96, adding a counterpoint of symphonic bliss to a night of choral cataclysm.

Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony Chorus

Denver Performing Arts Complex

Bradford Festival Choral Society, in collaboration with the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, presents a dramatic and diverse concert – promising to captivate audiences with its blend of contemporary and classical masterpieces.

Bradford Theatres

The monumental harmony of more than 200 voices combine to perform Carl Orff’s unforgettable masterwork Carmina Burana.

Southbank Centre

Carmina Burana & Boléro

Gasteig HP8

"carmina Burana"

The Long Center for the Performing Arts

Associate Artistic Director Jenny Wong leads Carl Orff’s epic and propulsive Carmina Burana, along with the world premiere of a vibrant new work by Swan Family Artist-in-Residence Reena Esmail. Carmina Burana’s evocative lyrics, drawn from medieval poetry, speak of love, lust, and the inexorable wheel of fate. Esmail’s new work will be based on a variety of folk songs representing different languages and traditions of the Indian subcontinent. 

Walt Disney Concert Hall

**Event: Carmina Burana by Pacific Symphony**

**Date & Time:** Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 3:00 pm

**Location:** Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

**Description:**

Prepare for an unforgettable afternoon as the Pacific Symphony, under the baton of Music Director Carl St.Clair, presents Carl Orff's monumental "Carmina Burana." This performance, featuring the Grammy Award-winning Pacific Chorale, along with the artistic direction of Robert Istad, and the Southern California Children's Chorus under the founding direction of Lori Loftus, promises to be a spectacular showcase of vocal and orchestral prowess.

"Carmina Burana" is renowned for its powerful and evocative music, celebrating the joys and sorrows of life through the lens of medieval poetry. From the iconic opening of "O Fortuna" to the vibrant scenes of springtime, tavern revelry, and the Court of Love, audiences will be transported through a whirlwind of emotions and scenes, all underscored by Orff's thrilling compositions.

This performance is unique not only for its musical excellence but also for the insightful commentary provided by Carl St.Clair, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the masterpiece before it unfolds on stage. This concert is a journey through the most celebrated drinking establishments of the 13th century, a rambunctious romp without the hangover, where the concert hall transforms into the bawdiest watering hole in town.

**Program:**
- ORFF: Carmina Burana

**Note:** This concert is performed without intermission.

Join us for an afternoon of raucous revelry, timeless music, and the unparalleled talent of the Pacific Symphony and its choruses. It's more than a concert; it's an experience that promises to be as enlightening as it is entertaining. Don't miss your chance to be part of this epic musical journey.

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

The YOSA Philharmonic proudly presents a full performance of Carl Orff's “Carmina Burana” with the San Antonio Mastersingers. Known for its thunderous rhythms and soaring melodies, Orff’s raucous setting of 24 medieval poems engages with themes of love, life, and fate with satirical undertones. Experience the raw emotion and energy of this powerful choral work live and in its entirety. YOSA Repertory Strings will open the performance, setting the stage for this epic night of music.

Tobin Center for the Performing Arts

"Carmina Burana," composed by Carl Orff in 1936, is a dramatic cantata based on 13th-century poems that explores themes of fortune, fate, love, and nature. Renowned for its powerful rhythms and the iconic "O Fortuna" chorus, the work vividly brings to life the cyclical nature of human existence.

Canyon High School

The strong opening chorus in Carmina Burana is iconic, and is, among other things, known as the dramatic opening music to the television show X Factor. Here, the goddess of fate, Fortuna, is both praised and condemned, and then things go wild with both lively drinking songs, beautiful declarations of love and even a swan that is burned alive!

DR Koncerthuset

Music Director, Roger Kalia, and Conductor Laureate, Alfred Savia, will share the podium! Savia leads the Orchestra in Giuseppi Verdi's "Triumphal March" from Aida, one of the most popular pieces of classical music in the world. Savia will also conduct Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by von Weber, and exciting and dramatic piece.

 

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana features the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus, Evansville Children's Choir, and three remarkable soloists performing one of the most popular choral-orchestral works of all time. The massive work of over 20 performers onstage includes O Fortuna, famous in popular culture, first introduced to mainstream media in the 1981 John Boorman film, Excalibur. The song has been used for dramatic effects in numerous films, including Glory, The Hunt for Red October, Natural Born Killers, The General's Daughter, and more

Victory Theatre

Orff’s profane and profound pseudo-medieval cantata Carmina burana is the banger of all choral bangers: No one who has heard the opening movement “O Fortuna” even once, whether live or on a film soundtrack, could question its eternal-earworm status. Also on the program: A new piano concerto by John Adams, featuring pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and conductor David Robertson, a responsive and nuanced interpreter of Adams’s eclectic soundscapes.

Carmina Burana & Adams’ Piano Concerto

Davies Symphony Hall

Orff’s spectacular twentieth-century choral masterpiece, Carmina Burana, remains irresistible to audiences with its boundless rhythmic energy and catchy tunes, powered by massive orchestra and choir.

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Experience the majestic fusion of choral and orchestral music with "Carmina Burana y Orfeón Donostiarra" at the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid on Monday, 2nd December 2024, at 19:30h. This extraordinary concert, part of the Ibermúsica 2024-2025 Conciertos Extraordinarios series, features the renowned ADDA Simfònica Alicante and the illustrious Orfeón Donostiarra choir, under the batons of Josep Vicent and José Antonio Sainz Alfaro, respectively.

The evening's programme promises an unforgettable journey through music with Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe, segunda suite" and Orff's iconic "Carmina Burana." These masterpieces will come to life in the hands of exceptional artists, offering a unique auditory experience.

Tickets are now available for purchase, with prices inclusive of a 10% VAT, though management fees will be applied at payment. Ibermúsica ensures a commitment to quality, promising an alternative of equal or superior quality should any unforeseen changes occur. Note that the concert will start promptly at 19:30h, and late access to the hall will not be permitted.

For those interested in enhancing their concert experience, Ibermúsica offers subscription packages for the 24/25 season, including exclusive benefits such as preferred seating, flexible payment options, and free cancellation.

Don't miss this exceptional evening of music and emotion. Secure your tickets now and be part of a memorable musical journey with "Carmina Burana y Orfeón Donostiarra."

Carmina Burana y Orfeón Donostiarra - EX1

National Music Auditorium

Jeffrey Bernstein conducts Carmina Burana: The Pasadena Chorale & High Notes, the L.A. Daiku, soloists and pianists. 

LA Daiku Presents: Carmina Burana

Colburn School

Carmina Burana Abound

Northern Virginia Community College

OSNY opens its 24-25 season with an eclectic program of choral music highlighted by the ever-popular Carmina Burana, with a rare performance of Orff’s two-piano/percussion orchestration. Program also includes works by Brahms, Schubert, Libby Larsen, and Oliver Caplan.

Carnegie Hall

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, premiered in Frankfurt in 1937, is a work that still works. It is music for mundane medieval texts, quite juicy in places: the carnal relationships are not hidden. Translations of the songs, which are mostly in Latin, were handed out before the premiere, and the young people must have been somewhat embarrassed. Orff's music is effective because he has both a sense of melody and rhythm with the use of percussion, which Orff often used. It was during the Nazi rule that Carmina Burana was premiered, and the critics did not quite agree: the focus on rhythm was considered "primitive", the lyrics were daring, but the work was also popular and accepted in its time. Orff's own relationship with the regime has since been discussed. He himself was most interested in getting his music out. Carmina Burana is an effective example of that.

Janz conducts Carmina Burana

Deutsches Haus venues GmbH

Alsion

Two Black Churches + Carmina Burana

Paramount Theatre

An extraordinary evening with music director, Simeone Tartaglione and the NSO  featuring the scenic cantata based on medieval poems written in Latin, Middle High German, and French, from a discovered manuscript dating from the 11th to 13th centuries.  Bold and colorful, this beloved choral work has a rich and vibrant sonic palette.

The Independence School

### Event Description: Carmina Burana - The Louisville Orchestra

**Date and Time:** Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Whitney Hall, Kentucky Performing Arts Center, 501 W Main St, Louisville, KY 40202, United States

Prepare to be mesmerized as the Louisville Orchestra presents a monumental performance of Carl Orff’s "Carmina Burana" at Whitney Hall in the Kentucky Performing Arts Center. Under the dynamic direction of conductor Teddy Abrams and joined by the enchanting voices of the Louisville Chamber Choir, this evening promises an unforgettable journey into the heart of this iconic masterpiece.

**Program Highlights:**

- **Michael Tilson Thomas - Meditations on Rilke:**  
  Delve into the profound words of Rainer Maria Rilke through the mesmerizing compositions of Michael Tilson Thomas. Experience the deep emotions of "Autumn Day," the expansive reflections of "I live my life in growing orbits," the poignant melodies of "The Song the Drunkard Sings," and the captivating tales of "Imaginary Biography." This performance promises to be a moving exploration of the human spirit.

- **Carl Orff - Carmina Burana:**  
  Prepare for a thunderous and exhilarating musical journey with the iconic "Carmina Burana." This epic choral work, famous for its powerful rhythms and unforgettable melodies, will leave you spellbound. Join us as we explore the whimsy, passion, and vitality of this timeless masterpiece.

**Special Thanks:**  
This event is made possible with the generous support of our series sponsor, the Brown-Forman Foundation, and significant support from 90.5 WUOL Classical Louisville.

**Ticket Information:**  
Mark your calendars for October 19, and experience the magic of "Carmina Burana" in the grandeur of Whitney Hall. This season’s spectacular event is not to be missed. Secure your tickets early to ensure your place in the audience for this monumental performance.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the Louisville Orchestra's official website.

The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

Set to Carl Orff’s masterful choral score, John Butler’s Carmina Burana is among Richmond Ballet’s most popular works. In partnership with the Charleston Gaillard Center and featuring 64 musicians from the Charleston Symphony and 90 singers from the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, this monumental performance on the Gaillard Center stage will showcase the brazen strength and hypnotizing passion of Butler’s original choreography, bringing to life one of the most groundbreaking ballets of the 20th century.

Gaillard Center

The Carmina Burana with its mighty Fortuna choirs is one of the most famous musical works, but is rarely performed as a trittico teatrale with its two sister works. Carl Orff created a trilogy that searches for new forms of expression for music theater: between opera, oratorio and cantata. Trionfi stands for the fascination of the primal elements of theater, the popular and cultic, ancient and medieval poetry and again and again: the elemental power of rhythm. Life and its earthly pleasures are triumphantly celebrated, the omnipotence of Eros, the awakening of spring. Love and fidelity are negotiated and a wedding ceremony is performed, culminating in an orgiastic cry. - As the subtitle of Carmina Burana, which speaks of magical images, suggests, there are no limits to the imagination of a scenic realization. Archaic and modern meet.

Trionfi

Staatsoper Hamburg

Youth project: Carmina Burana plus opera arias and solos

St Stephen's House

The University of Wyoming Choirs, conducted by Brian Murray and O’Neil Jones, present “WyoSING!” featuring the UW Collegiate Chorale, Bel Canto, The Singing Statesmen, Laramie Civic Chorus, 7220 Blues, the Happy Jacks, and the Laramie Children’s Chorus.

UW Choirs: WyoSING!

Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts

Experience the power and passion of Carl Orff's choral masterpiece, Carmina Burana, as the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Rune Bergmann, presents an unforgettable evening of music. This special performance, marking the beginning of Rune Bergmann's final season as Music Director, will take place on 14 September 2024 at 7:30 PM in the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

Carmina Burana is renowned for its dynamic and dramatic score, most famously the opening and closing movement, "O Fortuna." The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra will be joined by a stellar cast of soloists including soprano Holly Flack, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and baritone Phillip Addis. The performance will also feature the talents of the Calgary Boys' Choir, Calgary Children’s Choir, and the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus, coming together to bring the Medieval poems to life, exploring themes of spring, love, and the fickleness of fortune.

Tickets for this spectacular event range from $30 to $90, offering various seating options to accommodate all attendees. For ticket purchases, the box office can be contacted at 403.571.0849, with additional options for group sales and corporate offers.

Don't miss this opportunity to witness a choral spectacular that delves into the earthly pleasures and pains as depicted through the evocative music of Carmina Burana. Join us for an evening that promises to be a highlight of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's season.

In the heart of Hamburg: a warm late summer night, hustle and bustle, conviviality and brilliant sounds in the open air - chief conductor Kent Nagano, the Philharmonic State Orchestra and the Hamburg State Opera have once again brought a special gift to their loyal audience this year. With powerful choirs, rousing rhythms and beautiful melodies: with Carl Orff's cantata "Carmina Burana", the orchestra, together with the choir of the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Boys' Choir, are bringing one of the most popular musical creations ever to the Rathausmarkt. "O Fortuna, your moods change like the image of the moon," is how the opening chorus first addresses the goddess of fate, before moving on in several stages through the different stages of human life. The wheel of fate rolls relentlessly between joy and sorrow, love and consolation, telling of the autumn of one's own existence and yet offering the decisive hope: that a new spring will come - O, Fortuna!

Rathausmarkt Open Air

### Event Description: Summer Sing-In Series: Kedrick Armstrong, Conductor

**Event:** Summer Sing-In Series: Kedrick Armstrong, Conductor  
**Date:** Wednesday, August 14, 2024  
**Time:** 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM  
**Location:** First Presbyterian Church of Oakland  
**Program:** Carl Orff's Carmina Burana  
**Admission:** General Admission - $20  
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Join us for an exhilarating evening of choral music as part of the Oakland Symphony's Summer Sing-In Series, conducted by the esteemed Kedrick Armstrong. This event offers a unique opportunity for community members to experience the joy of singing in a large chorus, regardless of their musical background. Each Sing-In focuses on a major work or style of music, and this session will feature Carl Orff's powerful and dynamic Carmina Burana.

Kedrick Armstrong, the Music Director of the Oakland Symphony Chorus, will lead the session, ensuring an enriching and memorable musical experience. Whether you are an experienced singer or a novice, this event is open to all who wish to be part of the music-making process.

Don't miss this chance to immerse yourself in the world of choral music and perform alongside fellow music enthusiasts. Secure your spot today and be part of an unforgettable musical journey.

For more information and to purchase a full series package of all Sing-Ins, [click here](#).

Summer Sing-In Series: Kedrick Armstrong, conductor

First Presbyterian Church of Oakland

Carl Orff’s iconic Carmina burana is back at SPAC for the first time in over 15 years. This choral and orchestral masterpiece features maestro Fabio Luisi and an international roster of vocalists alongside the capital region’s own Albany Pro Musica.

Carmina burana

Saratoga Spa State Park

Experience the majestic return of Carl Orff's choral and orchestral masterpiece, "Carmina Burana," to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for the first time in over 15 years. This unforgettable performance is scheduled for Saturday, August 10, 2024, at 7:30 pm in the iconic Amphitheater. Under the baton of maestro Fabio Luisi, the evening promises an international roster of vocal talents including soprano Audrey Luna, tenor Sunnyboy Dladla, and baritone Sean Michael Plumb. They will be joined by the capital region's own Albany Pro Musica chorus, along with members of the Philadelphia Girls Choir and the Philadelphia Boys Choir, creating a powerful and harmonious blend of voices.

The program for the evening will also feature Beethoven's Symphony No. 8, setting the stage for the dramatic and compelling "Carmina Burana." This performance not only showcases the brilliant conducting of Fabio Luisi, who has led some of the world's most prestigious orchestras, but also highlights the exceptional talents of the featured vocalists, each bringing their unique flair to the stage.

Audrey Luna, a Grammy Award-winning soprano, is celebrated for her performances on the world's greatest stages. Sunnyboy Dladla, known for his crisp and radiant voice, is one of the most sought-after Rossinian voices of his generation. Sean Michael Plumb, praised for his full, exciting lyric baritone, continues to captivate audiences with his elegant lyricism.

Albany Pro Musica, under the artistic direction of José Daniel Flores-Caraballo, brings its distinctive style and mastery of a wide range of musical genres to this performance, further enriching the evening's musical offerings.

This event is not just a concert; it's a celebration of musical excellence, bringing together an extraordinary ensemble of artists for a night that promises to be both thrilling and deeply moving. Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this spectacular musical journey at SPAC. Tickets are available now for what promises to be a highlight of the 2024 cultural calendar.

Carl Orff

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