LA Chamber Orchestra presents Bel Canto December 12, 2009

Four years ago, lyric coloratura Laura Claycomb wowed Los Angeles audiences as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos. Now she brings her delicacy, refinement and theatricality to LACO in a program that culminates in her show-stopping interpretation of the Strauss aria. Meet Derek Bermel as he begins a three-year tenure as the Orchestra’s composer-in-residence. Drawing from a rich variety of musical genres, this “brilliant musical vagabond has made the sounds of the world his palette to create a singular artistic vision” (Sequenza 21).

*Jeffrey Kahane, conductor & piano
* Laura Claycomb, soprano

Bermel - A shout, a whisper, and a trace (west coast premiere)
Mozart - “Chi’o mi scordi di te…non temer, amato bene” (“To forget you…do not fear, beloved”) – recitative and aria for soprano, piano and orchestra, K.505
Mozart - “Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!” (“Dear God, would that I could explain”), K. 418
Copland - Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
R Strauss - Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85
R Strauss - “Grossmächtige Prinzessin” (Zerbinetta’s aria) from Ariadne auf Naxos (1912 version)

Find inspiration in the burgeoning talent of two American artists.

Concert Preludes are fun, informative and free to all ticket holders.

Join us one hour before each concert in the theatre. Some Preludes will feature LIVE performances of short chamber works. All will provide interesting insights into the music and the artists.

Tickets $18-100*

*Senior and student discounts available. One per valid ID. Please call.

Call Jacquie, Marcella or Laura in the box office at 213 622 7001 × 215.

Official Website: http://www.laco.org