If you go
› What: CSO presents Mozart and Mahler› Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.› When: 6:45 p.m. Spotlight talk, 7:30 p.m. concert, today, April 6› Admission: $21-$83› Phone: 423-267-8583› For more information: chattanoogasymphony.org
Atlanta soprano Maria Valdes will be the CSO’s guest artist for the “Mozart and Mahler” concert.
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Music Director Kayoko Dan was inspired by more than a catchy alliterative title when she paired works by composers Mozart and Mahler together for the symphony’s concert tonight, April 6.
“I wanted to feature our soprano, Maria Valdes, on two pieces on the program. The two pieces Maria is singing are ‘heavenly’ in nature, which connects them. Also, the Mahler symphony is an homage to classical symphonies written by Mozart and Haydn,” says Dan.
So the CSO will open tonight’s concert in the Tivoli Theatre with Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” overture, followed by Mozart’s “Exsultate Jubilate,” featuring Atlanta soprano Valdes.
According to legend, the “Don Giovanni” overture was completed just hours before its premiere, so the piece had to be sight-read by musicians, but still received accolades from the audience.