Musical Storytelling: Spano Conducts Scheherazade and The Rite of Spring
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring
FRI, JAN 31, 2025, 7:30 PM
Sat FEB 1, 2025, 7:30 PM
SUN, FEB 2, 2025, 2:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall
Approx. 2 hours 1 minute
(Includes 20 minute intermission)
Who doesn’t love the story of 1,001 Arabian Nights? In Scheherazade, Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov used the full might of the symphony orchestra to retell a few of those tales. He eloquently uses the solo violin to represent the clever orator, Scheherazade, while the heavy brass portrays her merciless monarch, the Sultan. Balancing the program is another of music’s most famous tales, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, a ferocious story of sacrifice and rebirth where the orchestra and dancers share the stage.