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Giancarlo Guerrero leads Seattle Symphony into its new season with Mahler

By Erica Miner, 24 September 2017
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Reviewed at Benaroya Hall, S Mark Taper Auditorium, Seattle on 23 September 2017
Programme
Berlioz, La Mort de Cléopâtre
Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Performers
Seattle Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Malin Christensson, Soprano
Christianne Stotijn, Mezzo-soprano
Seattle Symphony Chorale
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Erica Miner
Erica Miner

As a Metropolitan Opera violinist Erica performed with James Levine, Leonard Bernstein and countless opera luminaries. Now an award-winning author, screenwriter, arts journalist and lecturer, Erica’s opera presentations include Wagner Societies in California, New York, Boston, North Carolina and Sydney, Australia. Her recently released novel Aria for Murder, the first in her ‘Operatic Mystery’ series, authentically reflects her experiences in the Met Orchestra. Sequels are due in 2023 and 2024. Erica’s personal website is here.