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SCHUMANN'S PARADISE

December 6-7, 2019 | Music Hall

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Paradise and the Peri is the great masterwork you haven't heard.

Program

SCHUMANN: Paradise and the Peri

Artists

Paolo Bortolameolli, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano (Peri)
Sarah Shafer, soprano
Emily D'Angelo, mezzo-soprano

Jonathan Johnson, tenor
Joshua Stewart, tenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
May Festival Chorus, Robert Porco, director

Venue

Music Hall

Ticket Prices

$14-$130

Concert Duration

About 2 hours, 10 minutes with intermission

Series

This concert is part of Series 2

What's Interesting

The story follows a peri, a being of both celestial and earthly origins, who makes three sacred attempts at the gates of heaven.
The music has been described by the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle as "the great masterwork that you haven't heard."
Schumann’s oratorio was an instant success and put his name on the international scene. What's an oratorio? We're glad you asked.
Conductor Paolo Bortolameolli is a gifted musician with a natural ability to share and talk about music. See his TED talk in the Media Gallery below.
Free streetcar rides: The Cincinnati Streetcar is free the entire day of SAT DEC 7. Park anywhere along the route and ride to the Music Hall stop.

May Festival Director of Choruses Robert Porco Talks Schumann's Paradise and the Peri

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Gene Chang interviews composer Jonathan Bailey Holland

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FANFARE Q&A

Paolo Bortolameolli

Guest conductor Paolo Bortolameolli discusses the challenges of conducting Schumann's Paradise and the Peri.

FANFARE SPOTLIGHT

Beth Huntley

Singing has always been an outlet for first-year May Festival Chorus member and alto Beth Huntley.

PROGRAM NOTES

Schumann's Paradise

This weekend we bring together the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the May Festival Chorus, and six soloists to breathe life into Schumann’s Paradise and the Peri, which has not been heard in Music Hall since…1898!

What Critics Are Saying

On conductor Paolo Bortolameolli: “An agile and energetic baton, but, more than that, a completely expressive one...”

—Las últimas noticias

On soprano Sally Matthews (Peri): “Matthews's voice sounds so human that, no matter how high or low the notes or how foreign the words, it still feels as though she is singing just for you. A great gift.”

—The Sunday Express