Concert
Orchestre de Paris
Daniel Harding - Magdalena Kožená - Andrew Staples - John Relyea
Thursday, 21 December 2017 — 8:30pm
Friday, 22 December 2017 — 8:30pm
Program
Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius
Distribution
- Orchestre de Paris
- Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
- Daniel Harding, conducting
- Magdalena Kožená, mezzo
- Andrew Staples, tenor
- John Relyea, bass
- Lionel Sow, choirmaster
The English devote themselves to a unique form of worship in Dream of Gerontius, a striking musical meditation on life after death. The superb choral writing, Wagnerian inflections, and presence of the great diva Kožená make it even more important today.
media
The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. I: Prelude