Nicholas McGegan to Conduct Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato on NOVEMBER 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 at DAVID KOCH THEATER
By: Robert Diamond Oct. 15, 2013
On November 21, 22, 23, 2013 at 7:30pm, at The David Koch Theater, British conductor and early music specialist Nicholas McGegan leads Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Mark Morris' luminous L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, set to Handel's glorious oratorio, is one of the most beloved dance works of our time. The Mark Morris Dance Group will be joined by the MMDG Music Ensemble, vocal soloists Dominique Labelle, soprano; Yulia Van Doren, soprano; John McVeigh, tenor; Douglas Williams, bass-baritone and the Riverside Choral Society Chamber Singers, PatRick Gardner, director, all led byconductor Nicholas McGegan, for this engagement. The White Light Festival performances mark the 25th anniversary of L'Allegro's premiere at Brussels' Théâtre de la Monnaie. The final performance, on November 23, which also closes the Festival, takes place 25 years to the day of its first performance in 1988.
There will be a pre-performance discussion with Mark Morris and Ara Guzelimian on November 22 at 6:15 pm in the David Rubenstein Atrium, Broadway between W. 62nd and W. 63rd Streets.
White Light Lounge: Audience members are invited to mingle and enjoy a glass of wine in the David Rubenstein Atrium, Broadway, between W. 62nd and W. 63rd Streets, immediately following each performance.
PROGRAM
Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris, choreographer
MMDG Music Ensemble
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Dominique Labelle, soprano
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
John McVeigh, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass-baritone
Riverside Choral Society Chamber Singers
PatRick Gardner, director
Adrianne Lobel, set design
Christine Van Loon, costume design
James F. Ingalls, lighting design
TICKETS
Tickets for White Light Festival performances are available online at WhiteLightFestival.org, by calling CenterCharge, 212-721-6500, or at the Avery Fisher or Alice Tully Hall box offices, Broadway and 65th Street.
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