Event listing: Opening Night Concert & Gala with Ludovic Morlot & Joyce DiDonato | Benaroya Hall, S Mark Taper Auditorium | Sat 17 Sep 2016 at 17:00

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Benaroya Hall, S Mark Taper Auditorium Seattle, Washington, 98101, United States

Dates/times in Los Angeles time zone

Programme

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Royal Fireworks Music, HWV 351: Overture
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Pacini, Giovanni (1796-1867)	Stella di Napoli: Ove t'aggiri, o barbaro
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Ombra mai fù
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	La donna del lago: Tanti affetti in tal momento!
Weatherly, Frederick Edward (1848-1929)	Danny Boy
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Carousel: You'll never walk alone
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	West Side Story: Overture
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
Gershwin, George (1898-1937)	Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
Bolcom, William (b. 1938)	Ragomania, A Classic Festival Overture for Orchestra
Rodgers, Richard (1902-1979)	Oklahoma: Kansas City
Arlen, Harold (1905-1986)	Film music from Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow

Performers

Joyce DiDonato	Mezzo-soprano
Seattle Symphony
Ludovic Morlot	Conductor

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The Joyce of Music in Seattle

Thomas May, 17th September

To open the new season, the Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot were joined by star mezzo Joyce DiDonato, whose performance sent listeners over the top and over the rainbow.

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