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Exploring the Theatre of a Concert
October 11, 2009
Ken Meltzer program annotator, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano music director, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
James Alexander staging director, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Dennis Hanthorn general director, Atlanta Opera

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Spano, Staging Director James Alexander, and Atlanta Opera General Director Dennis Hanthorn join ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer to compare and contrast the elements of opera and the theatre of a concert. In particular, they discuss the ASO productions of Angel Lam's New Cello Concerto--which features soloist Yo-Yo Ma--and Stravinsky's opera, The Nightingale.

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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
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