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Carnegie Hall Live: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performs 'Carmina Burana'

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Published October 3, 2012 at 9:32 AM EDT
Riccardo Muti so impressed composer Carl Orff with his 1980 'Carmina Burana' performance that Orff reworked some tempo and dynamic markings in the score to hew to Muti's interpretation.
1 of 7  — Riccardo Muti so impressed composer Carl Orff with his 1980 'Carmina Burana' performance that Orff reworked some tempo and dynamic markings in the score to hew to Muti's interpretation.
Riccardo Muti so impressed composer Carl Orff with his 1980 'Carmina Burana' performance that Orff reworked some tempo and dynamic markings in the score to hew to Muti's interpretation.
This was the first concert in Carnegie Hall's 2012-13 season, and was greeted with relief: little more than a week ago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's musicians were on strike in their home city.
2 of 7  — This was the first concert in Carnegie Hall's 2012-13 season, and was greeted with relief: little more than a week ago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's musicians were on strike in their home city.
This was the first concert in Carnegie Hall's 2012-13 season, and was greeted with relief: little more than a week ago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's musicians were on strike in their home city.
An excited audience poured into the lobby for this performance that opened the Carnegie Hall season.
3 of 7  — An excited audience poured into the lobby for this performance that opened the Carnegie Hall season.
An excited audience poured into the lobby for this performance that opened the Carnegie Hall season.
Orff's cantata calls for an enormous corralling of forces: orchestra, adult chorus, children's chorus and three vocal soloists.
4 of 7  — Orff's cantata calls for an enormous corralling of forces: orchestra, adult chorus, children's chorus and three vocal soloists.
Orff's cantata calls for an enormous corralling of forces: orchestra, adult chorus, children's chorus and three vocal soloists.
Masses of singers from the Chicago Symphony Chorus were on hand for this hefty cantata, with its 24 medieval texts centered on love, drinking and gambling.
5 of 7  — Masses of singers from the Chicago Symphony Chorus were on hand for this hefty cantata, with its 24 medieval texts centered on love, drinking and gambling.
Masses of singers from the Chicago Symphony Chorus were on hand for this hefty cantata, with its 24 medieval texts centered on love, drinking and gambling.
Young singers from the Chicago Children's Choir, directed by Josephine Lee, traveled to New York to take part in this performance.
6 of 7  — Young singers from the Chicago Children's Choir, directed by Josephine Lee, traveled to New York to take part in this performance.
Young singers from the Chicago Children's Choir, directed by Josephine Lee, traveled to New York to take part in this performance.
The gala performance was greeted with rapturous applause before patrons adjourned for a celebratory dinner.
7 of 7  — The gala performance was greeted with rapturous applause before patrons adjourned for a celebratory dinner.
The gala performance was greeted with rapturous applause before patrons adjourned for a celebratory dinner.

Hear the opening concert of Carnegie Hall's new season with a gala performance of Carl Orff's lusty, rowdy masterpiece, featuring the CSO and music director Riccardo Muti.

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

  • Riccardo Muti, music director and conductor

  • Rosa Feola, soprano

  • Antonio Giovannini, countertenor

  • Audun Iversen, baritone

  • Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, chorus director)

  • Chicago Children's Choir (Josephine Lee, artistic director)

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