Opera
RIGOLETTO
Friday, March 2, 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 4, 2:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Joel Revzen, conductor
Mark Walters (Rigoletto)
Maureen O’Flynn (Gilda)
Russell Thomas (Duke of Mantua)
John Cheek (Sparafucile)

Verdi’s Rigoletto is a fascinating tale of seduction, revenge, murder,  and alas, misguided love. Produced in collaboration with Florida Opera Theatre.  Read More …

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Photo credit: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Special Presentation
MIDORI with the MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
Friday, March 9, 2012 • 8:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Osmo Vänskä, music director
Midori, violin

Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, op. 56a
Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, op. 47
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67

Renowned violinist Midori performs the Sibelius Concerto for Violin in D minor with the acclaimed Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Osmo Vänskä.  Read More …

*The Minnesota Orchestra is sponsored by an Anonymous Donor and Midori is sponsored by the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation.

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Super Series, Pops Series & Matinee Series
BOND & BEYOND
Saturday, March 10, 2012 • 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Michael Krajewski, conductor • Debbie Gravitte, vocalist

Pops sensation and Orlando resident Michael Krajewski conducts classic Bond action scores including Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger, in addition to the theme from Mission Impossible, Concerto for Cell Phone and more!
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Super Series & Classics Series
JOANN FALLETTA CONDUCTS
Saturday, March 24, 2012 • 8:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin

John Callahan:* Overture to The Old Man and The Sea (World Premiere)
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
*2009 winner, Young Composers Challenge – commissioned by Stephen Goldman

One of the most admired conductors of our time leads a masterpiece of the 20th Century, and is joined by her Buffalo Philharmonic concertmaster in a dazzling concerto in Spanish style.  Read More …

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Super Series, Pops Series & Matinee Series
Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s  CAROUSEL
Saturday, April 7, 2012 • 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Christopher Wilkins, conductor

Richard Rodgers considered Carousel his finest work. Time Magazine named it the best musical of the 20th Century. Incomparable talent from Central Florida in one of the greatest American dramas, staged in inimitable Orlando Philharmonic style.
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Focus Series
THE IMPRESSIONIST PRISM
Monday, April 30, 2012 7:00 PM

Jamie Strefeler

Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Jamie Strefeler, oboe
Rosalind Beck, harp

Debussy: Clair de lune
Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Goossens: Concerto in One Movement for Oboe & Orchestra
Griffes:The Vale of Dreams and The Night Winds

Rosalind Beck

Alwyn: Lyra Angelica: Allegro jubiloso
Fauré: Pelleas et Melisande (mvts. 2- 4)
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Special Outdoor Concert
The Springs 2012
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH at THE SPRINGS
A Tribute to the Music of John Denver
Featuring Jim Curry with the Orlando Philharmonic
Saturday, May 5, 8 PM
The Springs Community, Longwood
(1 mile west of I-4)

The Orlando Philharmonic’s annual concert tradition at The Springs returns on Saturday, May 5.  This season, the Philharmonic pays tribute to America’s beloved musical icon, John Denver, in a Rocky Mountain High at The Springs, featuring acclaimed tribute artist, Jim Curry.

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