Better than a summary, the most exquisite distillation of the Maestrissimo Muti's repertoire. Beneath its Italian airs, the first part offers a platform for France. It was for the Paris Opera that Giuseppe Verdi made his palette blaze in the ballet of the Sicilian Vespers , and it was to the Universal Exhibition of 1878 that Alfredo Catalani, author of the immortal Wally , dedicated the caress of his Contemplazione . After the interval, the thunderbolt of Tchaikovsky's Fourth , the conductor's beloved symphony, a force of destiny in its own right, fell.

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 / Riccardo Muti

Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

In a hallmark of his partnership with the CSO, Riccardo Muti takes center stage to conduct selections from Verdi’s enthralling, passion-filled operas. The program also features a lineup of treasured Italian opera repertoire performed by internationally acclaimed singers and the Chicago Symphony Chorus.

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An Opera Night with Riccardo Muti

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Muti conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in back-to-back concerts at Carnegie Hall. This Saturday night program includes the Hall’s first-ever performance of Catalani’s Contemplazione, which transposes the heart-wrenching lyricism of Italian opera into a 10-minute orchestral piece. Stravinsky’s La baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss), based on The Ice-Maiden, pays tribute to the life and music of Tchaikovsky, and many New York audience members will recognize it from Balanchine’s iconic ballet. Also featured is Schubert’s magnificent final symphony—the Ninth—a work with overtly Beethoven-esque characteristics and a particularly helpful subtitle: “Great.”

Vienna Philharmonic

Carnegie Hall

Giovani Voci alla Fenice offers you the opportunity to listen to the stars of tomorrow in a program of some of the most beautiful arias in the repertoire together with the Teatro La Fenice Orchestra, conducted for the occasion by Maestra Gianna Fratta.

Alfredo Catalani

Events

Past events

Jun 18, 2026

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 / Riccardo Muti · Orchestre National de France

19 - 21 Mar, 2026

An Opera Night with Riccardo Muti · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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