Die Zauberflöte
Saturday, June 3rd, 1pm
“Die Zauberflöte” is an opera about hope for a better society, and features comedy, magic and more.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, June 4th, 2pm
Principal Trumpet Micah Wilkinson plays the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, and the Scherzo for Trumpet by Micah’s teacher Anthony Plog. Plus, Kirill Karabits conducts the Pulcinella Suite by Stravinsky and the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2.
Der Fliegende Holländer
Saturday, June 10th, 1pm
Richard Wagner’s opera about attaining redemption through love.
Deutsche Welle Festival Concert
Sunday, June 11th, 2pm
Who isn't awed by the crashing of waves, or calmed by the babbling of a brook? Composers have been inspired by the sound of water for centuries, trying to capture its multitudes in their music. In a concert dedicated to water, Herne's "Tage alter Musik" festival, a premiere early music festival, offers a splendidly diverse selection of Baroque music on the theme of water. The Collegium Marianum, a top Czech period ensemble, presents Telemann's clever frog-filled violin concerto, French Versailles court composer Delalande's fountain dance music, and a suite from Händel's famous "Water Music," among numerous other pieces.
Fidelio (Beethoven)
Saturday, June 17th, 1pm
Vienna’s production of Fidelio stars Brandon Jovanovich as Florestan, alongside a vast that includes Anja Kampe as Leonore.
Deutsche Welle Festival Concert
Sunday, June 18th, 2pm
Too different, too innovative: That's what Beethoven's contemporaries thought of his now famous violin concerto! Violinist Augustin Hadelich gives a technically and emotionally impressive performance of the notoriously tricky piece in this concert from the 2022 Beethoven Festival in Bonn. He is joined by the WDR Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor, Cristian Măcelaru. Also on the program: Arnold Schoenberg's orchestral arrangement of Johannes Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 1, and Malika Kishino's "What the Thunder Said," a fascinating meditation on climate change from 2021.
Salome (Strauss)
Saturday, June 24th, 1pm
Philippe Jordan leads the ensemble in Strauss’s Salome, with Malin Byström in the titular role, alongside Gerhard Siegel (Herod), Wolfgang Koch (John the Baptist) and more.
WVIA Special: Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra: Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem Op. 45
Sunday, June 25th, 2pm
Tune in for a very special performance by the Wyoming Seminary Civic Orchestra, along with the Marywood University Concert Choir as they perform Johannes Brahms’ moving “Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45, conducted by Dr. Rick Hoffenberg, with soprano Jennifer Cowgill and bass M. Moses Andrade.