"Emmanuel Villaume is among the most sensitive and intelligent opera conductors on the planet …
– Post and Courier

Gustav Mahler’s brilliant intertwining of symphony and orchestral song-cycle resulted in the extraordinary “song-symphony” Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth). Noted for their mastery of Mahler symphonies, Emmanuel Villaume, Music Director for Opera and Orchestra and Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra performed this definitive Mahler masterpiece, based on ancient Chinese poems that exult in life’s joys and lament life’s brevity.

Featuring: SASHA COOKE (mezzo-soprano) | RUSSELL THOMAS (tenor)


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