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July 8-14, 2011 Tanglewood schedule Week 1

The 2011 schedule of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s season at Tanglewood begins with the Gala Opening Night, an all-Italian program with opera excerpts by Bellini, Verdi, and Rossini, as well as Respighi’s Pines of Rome and Canzonas for brass by Gabrieli; then Levine and BSO perform Berlioz’s Requiem along with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor, and two Ozawa Hall concerts, one by the Emerson String Quartet and then a recital of Beethoven, Schumann, and Franck sonatas.

Friday, July 8, 6 p.m. Ozawa Hall

  • Prelude Concert
  • Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Friday, July 8, 7:15 p.m. Shed

  • This Week at Tanglewood
  • Panel discussion with moderator Martin Bookspan and guest artists

Friday, July 8, 8:30 p.m. Shed

  • Opening Night at Tanglewood
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Dutoit, conductor
  • Angela Meade, soprano**
  • Kristine Jepson, mezzo-soprano
  • Joseph Calleja, tenor**
  • James Morris, bass-baritone
  • Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
  • BELLINI Excerpts from Act 1 of Norma
  • VERDI Overture to La forza del destino
  • VERDI Trio from Act 3 of I lombardi
  • GABRIELI Canzonas for brass
  • ROSSINI Overture to La Cenerentola
  • RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Maestro Charles Dutoit and the Boston Symphony Orchestra are joined by soprano Angela Meade, mezzo-soprano Kristine Jepson, tenor Joseph Calleja to open the Tanglewood season with a gala concert featuring opera excerpts by Bellini, Verdi, and Rossini, as well as Respighi’s resplendent Pines of Rome and Canzonas for brass by Gabrieli.

Saturday, July 9

  • Saturday, July 9, 9:30 a.m. Shed
  • Pre-Rehearsal Talk
  • Saturday, July 9, 10:30 a.m. Shed
  • Rehearsal, Sunday program
  • Saturday, July 9, 8:30 p.m. Shed
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Charles Dutoit, conductor
  • Joseph Calleja, tenor
  • Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor
  • BERLIOZ Requiem

Maestro Charles Dutoit conducts the orchestra, tenor Joseph Calleja, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor, in Berlioz’s monumental Requiem.

Sunday, July 10

  • Sunday, July 10, 2:30 p.m. Shed
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
  • Joshua Bell, violin
  • HIGDON Loco
  • BRUCH Scottish Fantasy, for violin and orchestra
  • TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique

Joshua Bell and Peruvian guest conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya join the orchestra for a program to include Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy,for violin and orchestra.

  • Sunday, July 10, 8 p.m. Theatre
  • Tanglewood Music Center Vocal and Instrumental Fellows
  • Mark Morris, director
  • An evening of short operas and art song

Tanglewood Music Center vocalists will participate in an evening of three short operas by the 20-century French neoclassical composer Darius Milhaud, under the stage direction of Mark Morris, on July 10.

Monday, July 11

  • Monday, July 11, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall
  • Tanglewood Music Center Chamber Orchestra
  • Stefan Asbury, conductor
  • Tanglewood Music Center Conducting Fellows
  • Program to be announced

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber Orchestra will perform a program led by conductor Stefan Asbury and Conducting Fellows of the TMC.

Tuesday, July 12

  • Tuesday, July 12, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall
  • Emerson String Quartet
  • HAYDN Quartet No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2
  • BARTÓK Quartet No. 6
  • SCHUBERT Quartet No. 15 in G, D.887

Emerson String Quartet presents a traditional program of music by composers with whom they are known for excellence: Haydn (Quartet No. 67 in F, Op. 77, No. 2), Bartók (Quartet No. 6), and Schubert (Quartet No. 15 in G, D. 887).

Thursday, July 14

  • Thursday, July 14, 8 p.m. Ozawa Hall
  • Nikolaj Znaider, violin*
  • Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano*
  • BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 8 in G for violin and piano,Op. 30, No. 3
  • SCHUMANN Sonata No. 2 in D minor for violin and piano, Op. 121
  • FRANCK Sonata in A for violin and piano

Acclaimed virtuoso violinist Nikolaj Znaider and pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar perform a recital of Beethoven, Schumann, and Franck sonatas.
*connotes Tanglewood debut
**connotes Tanglewood and BSO debut

Tanglewood contact info.

  • 297 West Street (Rt. 183)
  • Lenox, MA 01240
  • Box Office: 617-266-1200; 888-266-1200
  • Website: tanglewood.org

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