2020/21 Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday (SA3)
This six-concert package brings plenty of drama with Berlioz’ Romeo and Juliet and John Adams’ seminal opera looking at the real people behind the headlines of Nixon’s meeting with Mao – plus, classics by Beethoven, Bach, Handel, Schumann, and more.
(Canceled) Nixon in China with Dudamel
An iconic American opera – in a highly acclaimed production – explores the humanity behind history-become-myth.
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- John ADAMS
Nixon in China
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Elkhanah Pulitzer, director
- Bill Morrison, film designer
- Alexander V. Nichols, scenic and projection designer
- Elisabeth A. Scott, costume designer
- David Finn, lighting designer
- Ryan McKinny, Nixon
- Craig Colclough, Kissinger
- Joélle Harvey, Pat Nixon
- Joo Won Kang, Chou En-lai
- John Matthew Myers, Mao
- So Young Park, Madame Mao
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
(Canceled) Baroque Christmas Celebration
A holiday-themed celebration with joyous music by Bach and Handel.
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- J.S. BACH
Cantata No. 1 from Christmas Oratorio
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- HANDEL
Royal Fireworks Music
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Intermission
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- J.S. BACH
Sinfonia to Cantata No. 42
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- J.S. BACH
Cantata No. 6 from Christmas Oratorio
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Ton Koopman, conductor
- Yetzabel Arias Fernandez, soprano
- Maarten Engeltjes, countertenor
- Nils Giebelhausen, tenor
- Jesse Blumberg, baritone
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
(Canceled) Berlioz’ Romeo and Juliet
This choral symphony is the most personal musical response to Shakespeare’s drama ever written.
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- BERLIOZ
Romeo and Juliet
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
- Isabel Leonard, soprano
- Nicholas Phan, tenor
- Gerald Finley, baritone
- Los Angeles Master Chorale
- Grant Gershon, artistic director
(Canceled) Schumann & Nielsen
Two leading artists join with the LA Phil to bring key masterpieces to vibrant life.
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- SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto
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Intermission
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- NIELSEN
Symphony No. 5
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
- Hélène Grimaud, piano
(Canceled) Beethoven & Bjarnason with Dudamel
Beloved Beethoven classics and brand new Bjarnason, with Gustavo at the helm.
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- BEETHOVEN
Leonore Overture No. 3
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- Daníel BJARNASON
FEAST (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from the Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund)
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Intermission
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- BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 7
Artists
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
- Víkingur Ólafsson, piano