Current Area
When & Where
Concerts
Wed
Jul
27
2016
Jay Pritzker PavilionInfo
Program
Nico Muhly: Mixed Messages
Nico Muhly: Two Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Carlisle Floyd: Of Mice and Men, Act I
Description
Conductor Edwin Outwater makes his Festival debut with artists from the Ryan Opera Center performing Floyd's dustbowl opera Of Mice and Men, based on John Steinbeck's novella.
Featured performers:
Grant Park Orchestra
Edwin Outwater, Guest Conductor
Annie Rosen, Mezzo-Soprano
Jesse Donner As Lennie Small
Emmett O'Hanlon As George Milton
Alec Carlson As Curley, Ballad Singer
Bradley Smoak As Candy
Diana Newman As Curley's Wife
Takaoki Onishi As Slim, Carlson