Two of classical music's favorite composers are paired on April 6 for the Barnett and Company Masterworks Series. Though they were born in different centuries and composed during different musical times, Gustav Mahler and W.A. Mozart are two composers every classical music fan should be familiar with. The two are paired on Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Theater.
Mozart’s Don Giovanni opera is based on the legend of Don Juan, a nice follow-up to the CSO’s Opening Night concert. The opera combines comedy, melodrama, and supernatural elements. Legend tells that the Overture, written just hours before the premiere, was sight-read by musicians, and received immediate accolades by the audience.
Soprano Maria Valdes then joins for Mozart’s sacred work, Exsultate jubilate, originally written for a castrato.
Ending the program is Mahler’s 4th symphony, considered his most accessible with a smaller orchestra and shorter performance time compared to other Mahler symphonies. It opens with flutes and sleigh bells, and concludes with text sung by a soprano, featuring Valdes once again.
Tickets are $21-$83 and are available here.