Spoleto Festival USA announces full program for the Spoleto Celebration Concert, May 30
May 10, 2017
Spoleto Festival USA has announced that Evan Rogister will conduct the Spoleto Celebration Concert at the Charleston Gaillard Center on May 30 at 8:00pm. Rogister—conductor for the Festival’s 2017 production of Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin—will take the place of Anne Manson who, due to unforeseen circumstances, is no longer available.
Full program details for the evening’s program have also been announced. Tickets to the Spoleto Celebration Concert are available here.
Program for Spoleto Celebration Concert
Overture from Candide by Leonard Bernstein
“La ci darem la mano” from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano; Franco Pomponi, baritone
L’estro armonico, op. 3 no. 11 by Antonio Vivaldi
Geoff Nuttall and Livia Sohn, violin; Pedja Muzijevic, harpsichord; Christopher Costanza, cello
Charlestonia by Edmund Thornton Jenkins
Score Reconstructed by Vincent Plush
“I’m Thru with Love” by Joseph “Fud” Livingston
Arranged by Charlton Singleton
Quiana Parler, mezzo-soprano
“La tregenda” from Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini
“Vogliatemi bene” from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Natalia Pavlova, soprano; Jamez McCorkle, tenor
“Even When He is Silent” by Kim André Arnesen
Westminster Choir; Joe Miller, conductor
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
“Make our Garden Grow” from Candide by Leonard Bernstein
Kiera Duffy, soprano; Jamez McCorkle, tenor; Natalia Pavlova, soprano; Krysty Swann, mezzo-soprano; Franco Pomponi, baritone; Westminster Choir
SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA
For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in dance, music, opera, and theater. The Festival’s 41st season takes place May 26 to June 11. The full 2017 program, including more than 160 ticketed events, can be found at spoletousa.org.
The public can purchase Spoleto Festival USA tickets by visiting spoletousa.org anytime, or by calling the Festival box office at 843.579.3100 from 10:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Additionally, tickets are available in person at the Charleston Gaillard Center (95 Calhoun Street): Monday through Sunday from 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, June 11, from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
