Colorado Symphony 2017/18 Season Presenting Sponsor:
SPECIAL • 2017/18 RENÉE FLEMING WITH THE COLORADO SYMPHONY COLORADO SYMPHONY BRETT MITCHELL, conductor RENÉE FLEMING, soprano Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall
PETER BOYER
New Beginnings
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs Frühling September Beim Schlafengehn Im Abendrot — INTERMISSION — BERNSTEIN/Peress Overture to West Side Story BERNSTEIN “Somewhere” from West Side Story “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story BERNSTEIN
“Take Care of This House” from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
DVOŘÁK
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
DVOŘÁK “Za štíhlou gazelou” (“In pursuit of the slender gazelle”) from Armida, Op. 115 “Songs My Mother Taught Me” from Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka, Op. 114 Renée Fleming appears by arrangement with IMG Artists, www.imgartists.com Ms. Fleming is an exclusive recording artist with Decca and Mercury Records (UK) Ms. Fleming’s gowns are by Vivienne Westwood. Ms. Fleming’s jewelry is by Ann Ziff for Tamsen Z. For more information, please visit www.reneefleming.com
SOUNDINGS 2017/18 | COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG PROGRAM 1