PROGRAM 1
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) Musical Director Marco Parisotto leads the orchestra in the opening program of the summer season.
The “Homage to Richard Strauss” features two works by the great Austrian composer, who was born in 1864 – “Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks” and “An Alpine Symphony.” U.S. soprano Amber Wagner (right) sings Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” composed in 1948 when the composer was 84. The songs are “Frühling” (Spring), “September”, “Beim Schlafengehen” (When Falling Asleep) and “Im Abendrot” (At Sunset).
Teatro Degollado, Friday, June 6, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 8, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
PROGRAM 2
The summer season second program sees Marco Parisotto again at the helm for a “Jazz Symphony.” The orchestra plays selections from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” as well as George Gershwin’s “Promenade” (Walking the Dog), “I Got Rhythm,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and “An American in Paris,” and Duke Ellington’s “Harlem.” Giuseppe Albanese is the invited pianist.
Teatro Degollado, Friday, June 13, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 15, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
PROGRAM 3
Famed flutist Horacio Franco guest directs and performs in a “Barroque Philharmonic” program. Pieces include Handel’s “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba,” “Music for the Royal Fireworks” and “Water Music.” Franco interprets his own arrangement of Bach’s “Concert for Flute,” played on the recorder, as well as two concertos from Vivaldi’s “The Contest Between Harmony and Invention.”
Teatro Degollado, Friday, July 4, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 6, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
PROGRAM 4
Invited conductor John Nelson from the United States is joined by the Jalisco State Choir to lead the orchestra in a program titled “Impressions of Italy.” Featured are Verdi’s “Four Sacred Pieces” (Ave Maria, Stabat Mater, Laudi alla Vergine Maria, Te Deum), Puccini’s “Edgar” (Prelude to Act III), Giodano’s “Fedora” (Intermezzo), Mascagni’s “Rustic Chivalry” (Intermezzo Sinfonico) and Respighi’s “Feste Romane.”
Teatro Degollado, Friday, July 11, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
PROGRAM 5
JPO Musical Director Marco Parisotto returns for the final program of the summer season: the second homage to Richard Strauss. The orchestra plays waltzes from “The Knight of the Rose,” Op. 59 and “Thus Spoke Zarathustra,” Op. 30. Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz (left) is the invited guest for Schumann’s “Cello Concerto in A minor,” Op. 129.
Teatro Degollado, Friday, July 18, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 20, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.