Orchestre National de France
Cristian Măcelaru direction
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
The voice and charm of Joyce DiDonato in a celebration of Mahler and Strauss.
Dates
Strauss Death and transfiguration
Alma Mahler 5 Lieder (orchestration Jorma Panula)
Mahler Rückert-Lieder
Strauss Don Juan
About
Life and its raptures, the next world and its promises. While Richard Strauss takes inspiration from texts and expresses them musically in two blazing symphonic poems, Gustav Mahler draws on five poems by Friedrich Rückert to depict joy, love, rupture, and a final farewell to the world in five lieder which represent one of the highlights of his career. Songs by Alma, beloved wife of Gustav Mahler, are something of a curiosity that grant us the great privilege of hearing mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and her voice enriched with all the nuances of time.
Coproduction Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | Radio France
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