Philip Kraus
MAY 15, 2011 - 4 pm





Folk Tales and Legends

A Musical Journey into the
Realm of Fantasy

 Philip Kraus, Baritone

Program Selections
Humperdinck
Prelude to Hansel and Gretel

Mahler
Songs from "The Youth's Magic Horn"

Dvorak
The Wild Dove. op. 110

Sibelius
Lemmenkainen's Journey Homeward, op. 22, No. 4

 

  

Both Mahler’s and Humperdinck’s music embodies the fascinating spirit of German folktales, where good and evil exist side-by-side and mortals encounter fantastic, unimaginable dangers. The result is music of amazing color, mystery, and excitement!

The distinguished Baritone Philip Kraus joins the NSO for a selection of captivating songs by Mahler, while the orchestra journeys even farther “into the woods,” as it were, with a thrilling tale of murder and otherworldly revenge by everyone’s favorite Bohemian folklorist, Antonin Dvorak.

An event not to be missed!
 

  

There will be a free pre-concert lecture given by our popular lecturer, Jim Kendros, starting at 2:30 pm.