Apr 23 24 2021
SHOW INFORMATION
Dates
| Apr 23, 2021 | 7:30 PM |
| Apr 24, 2021 | 7:30 PM |
Venue
Holland Center Outdoors
1200 Douglas Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Location
OVERVIEW
Omaha Symphony Presents: Bizet, Mahler & Chausson - A Collaboration With Opera Omaha
Two voices meld with the orchestra for a night of opera favorites that will leave you on the edge of your seat in this special collaborative concert from Omaha Symphony with Opera Omaha. With iconic works by Mozart and Bizet, coupled with song cycles by Mahler and Chausson, this collaboration is for opera and symphony lovers alike.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
MOZART: Overture to Cosi fan tutte
MAHLER: Songs of a Wayfarer (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen)
CHAUSSON: Poème de l'amour et de la mer
BIZET: Selections from Carmen Suites 1 and 2
Soprano Karen Slack has sung in opera houses and concert halls around the world. Having performed principal roles in Verdi’s Aida and Il Trovatore, Puccini’s Tosca, and Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Slack has been described as having “the kind of voice that can sing anything beautifully, engaging the heart brilliantly.” (San Francisco Classical Voice)
Hailed by Opera Today as possessing a “rock solid vocal presence,” Craig Irwin has performed with opera companies from Philadelphia to Cincinnati, Minnesota to Kansas City, and everywhere in between. Last seen as Valentine in Opera Omaha’s Faust in 2019, Irwin is a leading man you do not want to miss.