Xian Zhang conductor A breathtaking start to the 2024–25 season with international superstar Renée Fleming. As fall colors flare, America’s most celebrated soprano adds the exquisite hues of her own voice to this concert, inspired by her 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning album, Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene. Come be immersed in the majesty of nature, as the music will be accompanied by stunning film by the National Geographic Society. This special performance includes an eclectic mix of nature-inspired songs, plus arias by Handel and Puccini, music from Lord of the Rings and Carousel, contemporary hits by Björk, Kevin Puts and Nico Muhly and selections by famed film composer Ennio Morricone. Hazel Dickens/arr. Jeremy Kittel Pretty Bird Presented in collaboration with New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Renée Fleming soprano
New Jersey Symphony
George Frideric Handel “Care Selve” from Atalanta
Nico Muhly Endless Space
Joseph Canteloube “Baïléro” from Chants d’Auvergne (Series 1)
Maria Schneider “Our Finch Feeder” from Winter Morning Walks
Björk/arr. Hans Ek All is Full of Love
Heitor Villa-Lobos/arr. Abel Rocha Finale from Floresta do Amazonas
Howard Shore “Twilight and Shadow” from Lord of the Rings
Kevin Puts Evening
Curtis Green Red Mountains Sometimes Cry
Burt Bacharach/arr. Hal David What the World Needs Now
Ruggero Leoncavallo “Musetta svaria sulla bocca viva” from La Bohème
Giacomo Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Ennio Morricone Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
John Kander A Letter from Sullivan Ballou
Richard Rodgers “You’ll Never Walk Alone” from Carousel
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Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Ravel (1/9/25-1/9/25)
2025 Lunar New Year Celebration with Xian Zhang (1/25/25-1/25/25)
Holst’s The Planets—An HD Odyssey (1/31/25-1/31/25)
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (2/2/25-2/2/25)
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony (2/15/25-2/15/25)
Brahms and Chopin (2/20/25-2/20/25)
The Firebird with Xian Zhang (3/7/25-3/7/25)
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 (3/13/25-3/13/25)
Vadim Gluzman Plays Brahms (3/23/25-3/23/25)
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang (4/3/25-4/3/25)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert (4/12/25-4/12/25)
Discover Mozart & Bach (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Xian Conducts Mozart (5/17/25-5/17/25)
Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich (6/8/25-6/8/25)
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The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (12/7/24-12/7/24)
Dorado Schmitt and Sons: Django Festival All-Stars (11/23/24-11/23/24)
Paquito D'Rivera with New Jersey Symphony (11/8/24-11/8/24)
Opening Weekend: Xian Conducts Scheherazade (11/3/24-11/3/24)
Social Justice through Spoken Word (10/19/24-10/19/24)
Notes from America with Kai Wright (9/29/24-9/29/24)
Hillary Rodham Clinton Tour (9/17/24-9/17/24)
The Godfather Live in Concert (8/16/24-8/16/24)
Classical Favorites: Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and More! (8/15/24-8/15/24)
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Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
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Stone Soup & Other Stories
Pushcart Players (8/24 - 6/30) | |
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Carolyn Dorfman Dance to Perform at 92nd Street Y
Harkness Dance Center (1/12 - 1/12) | |
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
South Hunterdon Regional HS (2/27 - 3/1) | |
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/3 - 4/3) | |
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Wooden Ships – The music of Crosby, Stills & Nash
Sieminski Theater (1/25 - 1/25) | |
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FRONTIERS – The Ultimate Tribute to Journey
Sieminski Theater (4/26 - 4/26) | |
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Xian Zhang
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (4/4 - 4/4) | |
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