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Immerse yourself in an evocative symphonic journey. Opening our evening, “Gabriel’s Oboe” is an iconic piece known for its stunning simplicity and emotional power. Featured in the film “The Mission,” this work conveys profound grace and beauty through the voice of the oboe, setting a contemplative and soothing tone for the concert. Next, we delve into the rich, spiritual tapestry of John Rutter’s “Requiem.” This piece combines traditional Latin texts with English Psalm settings, creating a celestial fusion of choral and orchestral elements. The “Requiem” is renowned for its lyrical poignancy and ethereal harmonies, providing moments of reflective solace and uplifting hope. The program culminates with the electrifying drama of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. 

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Eternal Echoes

Symphony Hall, Springfield

In 2005, composer-librettist Mark Adamo—fresh off his first opera, Little Women—freely adapted, for his second, Aristophanes’s Lysistrata, the comedy about the women of Athens and Sparta who, disgusted by a pointless war, barricade themselves in the Athenian treasury and swear a sanction on sex until their men make peace. “Freely” is the key word here: the composer “…cut all but three scenes of the play, created new male characters, changed the war, and invented a wrangling romance between Lysistrata and the Athenian leader Nico. The opera imagines a woman who, at first, fakes political convictions so as to wreak on her lover an emotional revenge: only later must she ask herself, to whom does she belong, herself or her people? And its score sends its melodies searching through a labyrinth of mirrors; no sooner is a theme sung by one character, given one meaning, than it is assumed by someone else and inflected with quite another. The libretto suggests, ‘Each of you will tell the truth; neither will agree.’ The score aims to make that suggestion an audible process.”

Soprano

Jamie-Rose Guarrine

Events

Past events

Mar 15, 2025

Eternal Echoes · Springfield Symphony Orchestra (MA)

Feb 15, 2025

Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess · Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Future and recently performed repertoire

Charito/Tisiphone in Lysistrata by Adamo

Boston Modern Orchestra Project

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