The Philadelphia Orchestra: Fire, Hope, & Truth
$20 (subscriptions available)
Anthony Davis — X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Igee Dieudonné / Davóne Tines — Vigil
John Adams — El Niño
Matthew Aucoin — Selected works
Igee Dieudonné — Selected works
Davóne Tines — Selected works
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
John Adams – "Shake the heavens” from El Niño
Davóne Tines & Igee Dieudonné, arr. Matthew Aucoin – Vigil
Anthony Davis – “You Want the Truth, but You Don’t Want to Know” from X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
This week’s performance echoes the words of James Baldwin (Excerpt from The Fire Next Time), Langston Hughes (Hope), and Maya Angelou (We Saw Beyond Our Seeming), with the compelling vocals of bass-baritone opera singer and activist Davóne Tines for a powerful evening exploring themes that are still relevant today.
Tines performs “You Want the Truth, but You Don’t Want to Know” from Anthony Davis’s opera X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X as well as Vigil, both a work of art and a call to action co-written by Igee Dieudonné and Tines, dedicated to the memory of Breonna Taylor. John Adams’s “Shake the Heavens” from his Nativity oratorio El Niño pulses with urgent and frightening tremolos reminiscent of G.F. Handel’s Messiah that live up to the title and speak to our times.
Mozart’s Symphony No. 25, one of only two minor-key symphonies by the wunderkind, probes the depth of human emotion and acts as the powerful finale to this concert.
Fall 2021 on the Digital Stage includes encore presentations of favorite digital performances from the past year. Look for new bonus content in the Digital Lobby or during the performance.
This program runs approximately 1 hour and will be performed without an intermission.
All Digital Stage events begin with a performance premiere, streaming in real time. Following the performance premiere, the concert will be available for ticket holders to watch on demand for one week.
The broadcast will premiere November 24, 2021 at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. Available until December 1, 2021 at 11pm Eastern / 8pm Pacific.
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