Toledo Symphony: Songs of the Earth
November 19, 2021 - November 20, 2021
Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle | November 19-20
PROMEDICA MASTERWORKS SERIES: SONGS OF THE EARTH
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 8 PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 8 PM
Alain Trudel, conductor
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
Brandon Scott Russell, tenor
Chen Yi: Shuo
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
In his symphonies, Mahler creates a world, embracing everything within it. In his final farewell, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), Mahler transcends this world to offer a musical glimpse into immortality and the divine. Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts and tenor Brandon Scott Russell join the TSO.