Paul Dresher is an inventive Berkeley composer whose Cornucopia was premiered with John Adams conducting. Esa-Pekka Salonen was Carneiro’s mentor at the LA Phil, where he steps down this year as Music Director. Resident artist Jessica Rivera sings his chamber setting of texts by an ancient Greek poet.
- Venue: Zellerbach Hall
- Date: Thu February 11, 2010 8:00pm
- City: Berkeley
- Price Range: $10 to $60
- Tickets: 510-841-2800 ext. 1 (M-F, 9:00-6:00)
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Program
Paul Dresher
Cornucopia
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Five Images After Sappho (Jessica Rivera, soprano)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Performers
Joana Carneiro
Music Director
Paul Dresher
Composer
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Composer
Jessica Rivera
Soprano
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Artist Spotlights
February 9, 2010
Soprano Jessica Rivera first made her mark internationally when she created the character Kumudha in Peter Sellars’ production of John Adams’ opera A Flowering Tree. After repeating the role in the San Francisco Symphony’s Bay Area premiere, her success helped land her the role of Kitty Oppenheimer in the European debut of Sellars’ production of Adams’ Doctor Atomic. She has since sung the part with Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera. More »
