Concerts | Summer 2022
Saturday, July 16 | 8 PM
Brentano Quartet
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dawn Upshaw will not be able to perform tonight. The Brentano Quartet will perform a program of early music by Purcell, Locke, Gesualdo and Monteverdi, with Haydn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2 after the intermission. We apologize for this last minute change and are grateful to the Brentano Quartet for their flexibility substituting a remarkable new program on short notice. We are certain you will enjoy their performance.
Brentano Quartet
Mark Steinberg violin
Serena Canin violin
Misha Amory viola
Nina Lee cello
Tickets: $60 – $20, $10 Young Adults (18-25),
Kids Come Free! (under 18)
PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION
7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL
And new this season... Prior to the Saturday concerts, Festival Director Melvin Chen will be joined in conversation by Festival Artists to discuss the music, the life of a professional artist, and other on-stage and off-stage topics of interest. Don't miss this chance to peek behind the curtain.
Free and open to the public.
Reimagining the Myth of Dido
In Virgil’s Aeneid, Dido, queen of Carthage, despairs and ultimately ends her life when her great love, Aeneas, leaves her to fulfill his destiny. A strong, independent leader prior to Aeneas’ arrival, Dido kills herself with Aeneas’ sword.
The myth is musically memorialized in Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas. Considered Purcell’s only true opera, it includes a beautiful aria, Dido’s Lament. It’s a sad story of a woman who — literally — gives it all up for love.
What if it didn’t happen that way? What if Dido did something different?
It’s questions like these that prompted the Brentano Quartet embark on a new project, a work reconsidering the Dido myth. Called Dido Reimagined, the piece is for string quartet and soprano. The Quartet invited composer Melinda Wagner and librettist Stephanie Fleishmann to reimagine the story of Queen Dido. Award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw rejoins the Brentano for this newest collaboration. READ MORE
For All Events Patrons Must...
• Be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 including any booster dose(s) when eligible.
• Show their vaccination card and photo ID at the door.
• Wear ASTM or N95-equivalent mask at all times inside the building.
Cloth masks alone are not permitted.
Not able to make it in person?
Watch performances live on our website.
