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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Muti & the CSO
Nov 8-9, 2024
Overview
Be transported to the landscapes of southern Spain with vivacious, dance-inspired works by Falla and Chabrier. The journey begins in Riccardo Muti’s native Italy with a boisterous overture by Donizetti and sumptuous ballet music by Verdi. Golijov’s Megalopolis Suite features music from his score to the 2024 release of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic film, in which the fate of Ancient Rome haunts a modern world.
Program
Donizetti
Overture to Don Pasquale
Verdi
The Four Seasons from I vespri siciliani
Golijov
Megalopolis Suite [World Premiere, CSO Commission]
Chabrier
España
Falla
Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Enhance your concert experience by dining at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare for a seamless preconcert dining experience. Reservations | Learn more and view the menu
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring Weston Williams in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Poems While You Wait
Friday, November 8: Poems While You Wait is a collective of poets and their vintage typewriters who provide an unexpected and unpretentious encounter with poetry. The process is simple: give us your name, give us the topic that you would like us to write a poem about (funny, sad or serious; big or small), give us a $10 donation (all of which goes to the nonprofit book publisher Rose Metal Press), and go enjoy the performance. Upon your return you will have a custom-made, one-of-a-kind original poem to keep for yourself or to give as a gift. Poetry requests will take place in front of Grainger Ballroom starting at 6:30 PM. No additional tickets required.
CSO Latino Alliance Reception
On Friday, November 8 the CSO Latino Alliance will host a networking reception. Tickets required for entry. Learn more about the event at CSO Latino Alliance »
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Sponsors & Partners
Megalopolis Suite is commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Riccardo Muti through the generous support of the Helen Zell Commissioning Program.
These performances are made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.
Official Airline of the CSO
Maestro Residency Presenter
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra commissioned a suite drawn from the two or so hours of music that Osvaldo Golijov wrote for the film "Megalopoosis." The CSO will present the world premiere of the work on Nov. 8-9.
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Regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the 20th century, Manuel de Falla developed an interest in native Spanish music, in particular Andalusian flamenco.
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His longtime collaboration with director Francis Ford Coppola has been so fruitful that Osvaldo Golijov calls it one of the most cherished experiences in his life. “I learn every day with him."
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