The Met Orchestra: Bernstein, Aucoin, Tchaikovsky, Verdi
$49-$145
- Angel Blue, soprano
- Russell Thomas, tenor
Matthew Aucoin — Heath (King Lear Sketches) (world premiere)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, ČW 39
Giuseppe Verdi — Otello (Act IV)
In the ensemble's final performance of Carnegie Hall's 2022–2023 season, The Met Orchestra steps out of the opera house and into the concert hall with soprano Angel Blue and tenor Russell Thomas. The program opens with a burst of energy as Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story return to the same stage on which they received their world premiere. More history-making follows with the world premiere of a new piece by MacArthur Fellow Matthew Aucoin, an exciting American composer whose opera Eurydice premiered to great acclaim at the Met Opera in 2021. Two time-tested classics perfectly suited to these musicians round out the program: Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet and the dramatic final act of Verdi's Otello.