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Kristine Opolais in Puccini's "Suor Angelica"

Kristine Opolais
Elena Nezenceva
Kristine Opolais

Saturday, February 23, 2019 (encore Monday, March 4)
8:00 PM

The Latvian soprano sings the title role in a tragic one-act opera, with the Boston Symphony, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the Lorelei Ensemble, led by Andris Nelsons.

Also on the program, rarely-heard music by Lili Boulanger and Debussy's gorgeous Three Nocturnes.

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Kristine Opolais, soprano (Sister Angelica)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (The Princess)
Lorelei Ensemble,
   Beth Willer, Artistic Director
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
   James Burton, conductor
Boston Symphony Children's Choir

Lili BOULANGER D'un Soir triste
DEBUSSY Nocturnes
PUCCINI Suor Angelica
   (sung in Italian with English supertitles)