Opening Night! Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
Celebrate the Spirit of America 250
Friday, October 2 at 7:30pm
Guest Artists
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor, Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Heather Mitchell, artistic director
HOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION MASTERWORKS
OPENING NIGHT! TCHALKOVSKY’S 1812 OVERTURE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 7:30PM
Pre-Concert Conversations: Get the real story behind the composers and their music, straight from the conductor and guest soloists. Starts one hour before each Masterworks concert in the theater. Included free with each concert ticket. Sponsored by The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation.
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Christopher Theofanidis: The Gift
Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Cannons roar. Drums thunder. For Opening Weekend, Michael Francis is not holding back – setting the tone for a season of bold, high-voltage music. We’re off and running with Rossini’s galloping William Tell Overture. Take a moment to catch your breath with the quiet intensity of Christopher Theofanidis’ The Gift, featuring tenor Anthony Dean Griffey. Then, hold on tight for a full blast of musical firepower as Beethoven’s Wellington’s Victory meets Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, featuring the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay like you’ve never heard them before. A concert of pure exhilaration from start to finish.