Dawn Upshaw with The Cleveland Orchestra Miami
Friday, March 2, 2012, at 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 8 p.m.
Knight Concert Hall
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami FL 33132
Tickets: $20 – $172. For tickets or more information, please call (305) 949-6722 or visit arshtcenter.org or clevelandorchestramiami.com.
Reduced price two-concert single ticket package announced
Prelude Concert at 7:00 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra
Nicola Luisotti, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Verdi Triumphal March and Ballet Music from Aïda
Golijov Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Prokofiev Symphony No. 5
Soprano Dawn Upshaw, one of the most significant and dramatically moving singers on the stage today, joins Conductor Nicola Luisotti for the second program of The Cleveland Orchestra Miami season on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, co-presented with the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and the Musical Arts Association of Miami. Performances are held in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center at 8 p.m.
The Cleveland Orchestra programs include excerpts from Verdi’s Aida, Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, and the Miami premiere of popular Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, with Ms. Upshaw as soloist. Prelude concerts featuring members of the Orchestra performing chamber music are free and open to all concert ticket holders at 7 p.m., also in Knight Concert Hall.
A new reduced-price, two-concert single ticket package is now on sale for The Cleveland Orchestra Miami’s March programs. Buyers will receive 20% off the price of a single ticket and will have the option to renew their seats next season.
Support for The Cleveland Orchestra Miami is provided by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. The 2012 Miami season sponsors are the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Funding Arts Network, Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc., Peacock Foundation, Inc., Northern Trust, Feldman Gale, and United Automobile Insurance Company. Media partners are Classical South Florida 89.7 FM, WLRN, The Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald.
This performance is presented by the Musical Arts Association of Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Media Partners: Classical South Florida 89.7 FM, WLRN, The Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald
