An Evening in Paris
The Connecticut River Valley Orchestra completes its triumphant first season at the Claremont Opera House with its fourth concert, AN EVENING IN PARIS. The symphony orchestra, conducted by Max Culpepper and narrated by Stephen Langley, transports you to the City of Light with music by such famous 18th- and 19th-century French composers as Lisle, Bizet, Debussy, Berlioz, Mouret, Saint-Saëns, and Offenbach. The concert also features special guest pianists Gregory Hayes and Alissa Leiser, performing with the orchestra on Saint-Saëns’ exuberant and technically challenging The Carnival of the Animals—along with James Lenz reading the accompanying humorous Ogden Nash verses. From The Carnival and the rousing French national anthem La Marseillaise, to movements from Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 1 and Debussy’s Nocturnes; from the finale of Berlioz’ Symphonie Fantastique and the theme song for the PBS show “Masterpiece Theatre” (composed by Mouret), to Offenbach’s comic operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, the program is an exciting mélange of classical music that has enthralled audiences in concert halls around the world. The concert promises to make YOUR spirit soar with the vibrant essence of France. (TICKETS ALSO MAKE A GREAT MOTHER’S DAY GIFT!)
Program
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L'Arlesienne Suites Bizet
Carillon
Intermezzo
Menuet
Farandole
Nocturnes Debussy
Nuages
Fetes
Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz
Songe d'une Nuit de Sabbat
Intermission
Carnival of the Animals Saint Saens
soloists: Alissa Leiser (piano), Gregory Hayes (piano)
Ogden Nash poems narrated by Dr. James Lenz
Orpheus in the Underworld Offenbach