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| Roman Festivals: Respighi & Verdi |
Roberto Minczuk, conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
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Verdi Overture to / vespri siciliani
Verdi Four Sacred Pieces
Busoni Suite from Turandot
Respighi Feste romane
Verdi's Overture to I vespri siciliani is a lavish and restless curtain-raiser while his beautiful and lush Four Sacred Pieces are a moving testament of faith. He loved the last movement, Te Deum, so much that he wanted a copy of the score to be placed in his coffin. Ferrucio Busoni's magical and colorful Turandot Suite was composed as a response to Carlo Gozzi's fanciful play. From its opening bars, Feste romane thrusts the listener into the world of imperial Rome with its vivid, raucous and almost cinematic musical depictions of Roman fêtes, spanning the history of the Eternal City. Join the Symphony and Chorus for an evening of Italian delights overflowing with lyricism and drama. Tickets: $58, $55, $45, $35, $25 and $18.
Sponsored by the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.
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