The Late Romantics

May 21-22

Florida Blue Masterworks Series

Friday, May 21 - 7:30 PM
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Saturday, May 22 - 7:30 PM
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Friday, May 21 - 7:30 PM
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Program Info

Gonzalo Farias, Associate Conductor

WAGNER Siegfried Idyll

STRAUSS Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite

On Christmas morning 1870, Richard Wagner’s new wife, Cosima, awakened to quite the surprise: 15 musicians on the staircase outside of her bedroom performing a new piece Richard had written for her birthday. In this instrumental pastorale Wagner lovers will hear many favorite horn calls and bird songs from the composer’s Ring-Cycle opera, Siegfried. Richard Strauss’ Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite – a stark departure from the composer’s traditionally High Romantic work – is a Neoclassical gem with lively material compiled from his incidental music for a play about a nouveau riche man hoping his riches will elevate him to the status of gentleman.

Concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Performances are expected to last between 60 and 75 minutes and there will be no intermission. Masks must be worn at all times.
PROGRAM NOTES
Featured Artists

Gonzalo Farias

Associate Conductor

Venue
Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall

300 Water Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
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