Work: Daphne

Nearing the end of their 15-concert European tour, The Cleveland Orchestra and outgoing Music Director play music from Strauss’ opera Daphne and Shostakovich’s gruelling Eighth Symphony.

Presented without staging, Seattle Opera’s concert Daphne places Strauss’ extreme vocal demands and saturated orchestral writing in sharp relief, offering a high-risk encounter with a rarely heard late opera.

A strong cast led by Hye-Youn Lee, Shengzhi Ren and Brad Cooper head a magnificent semi-staged Daphne, conducted by Stuart Stratford.