Aug 03 Saturday
Music by Jennifer Higdon, Libretto by Gene ScheerBased on the novel by Charles FrazierJuly 31, August 1, 3 at 7:30 pm, August 2 at 2:00 pm
Seagle Festival is proud to present the New York premiere of this opera, which premiered at Santa Fe Opera in 2015. Set during the American Civil War, the story follows a Confederate deserter in his quest to reunite with his beloved in North Carolina. Despite unbelievable trials and tribulations, the couple reunites, only to meet a tragic end.
This production is a venture of the American Center for New Works Development at the Seagle Festival
Aug 04 Sunday
Hailed by The New York Times as “a triumph of quality,” the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival (CCCMF) today announced its 2024 summer concert series, running from July 30 to August 16, 2024. Celebrating its 45th season, the Festival presents 10 live performances over three weeks in five venues across Cape Cod. In what has become one of the region’s largest cultural events attracting thousands of concertgoers each year, this summer’s Festival is bursting at the seams with creativity and virtuosity. Prominently showcasing acoustic sounds, this year’s Festival is centered around the string quartet. Each week is anchored by back-to-back concerts by today’s leading string quartets: Borromeo, Ying, and Escher. Other Festival highlights include a free jazz concert, the Cape Cod debut of Tangent Winds, and more. The complete schedule is below and available at www.capecodchambermusic.org.
Aug 05 Monday
Aug 06 Tuesday
Aug 07 Wednesday
This special performance will feature songs and stories with 12-time GRAMMY® winner John Legend, alongside The Philadelphia Orchestra. Experience intimate reimaginings of his greatest hits (“All of Me,” “Ordinary People,” “Tonight”), unexpected stories from Legend’s life and career, and selections from his most recent release LEGEND (“Nervous,” “Wonder Woman”).
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Aug 08 Thursday
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony, the composer’s powerful and passionate ode to nature. The program opens with the SPAC Premiere of Robert Schumann’s Konzertstück for horns and orchestra. Wholly unique in its nature, the work showcases horns as the soloist in a wild and furious score designed to showcase the unparalleled virtuosity of the Fabulous Philadelphians.
Aug 09 Friday
Fabio Luisi makes his SPAC debut with an evening of Brahms, featuring the beloved Fourth Symphony and Violin Concerto with internationally-acclaimed violinist Bomsori Kim for her Philadelphia Orchestra and SPAC debut.