Ravel's Magical Opera
May 16 - May 18, 2019
PROGRAM
ELGAR: "Nimrod" from the "Enigma Variations"
TICHELI: "Rest" for Chorus and Strings
~Intermission ~
RAVEL: “L'enfant et les sortilèges” (“The Child and the Magic Spells”)
(One-act opera in a semi-staged production)
Celebrate your inner child with Ravel's masterpiece, the one-act opera “L'enfant et les sortilèges” (“The Child and the Magic Spells”), in which a young boy encounters magical forces, including dancing chairs, a grumpy grandfather clock, two amorous cats and a singing squirrel. The program opens with music selections in remembrance of Principal Cellist Timothy Landauer.