CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Performance Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 | 7 PM

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Opening Night Gala

Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Seating Chart
An opening night with Orff’s Carmina Burana is auspicious; performed by Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, it’s breathtaking. Kick off Carnegie Hall’s 2012–2013 season with this outstanding group and its illustrious music director as they dive into Carmina Burana’s exciting rhythms and powerful melodies.

Performers

  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    Riccardo Muti, Music Director and Conductor
  • Rosa Feola, Soprano
  • Antonio Giovannini, Countertenor
  • Audun Iversen, Baritone
  • Chicago Symphony Chorus
    Duain Wolfe, Chorus Director
  • Chicago Children's Choir

Program

  • CARL ORFF Carmina Burana

Audio

Orff's Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, Fortune plango vulnera
Chicago Symphony Orchestra | James Levine, Conductor | Chicago Symphony Chorus | Glen Ellyn Children's Choir
Deutsche Grammophon

Gala Details

Gala Corporate Chairman  

Dennis M. Nally

Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd.

 

Gala Journal Sponsor  

Macy's and Bloomingdale's

 

5:30 PM  
Pre-Concert Reception
Rohatyn Room, Carnegie Hall
7PM  
Concert
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
9 PM  
Post-Concert Gala Dinner
The Waldorf=Astoria

Black Tie

 

Attended by more than 600 guests every year, Carnegie Hall's Opening Night Gala is a premier event in New York's cultural and social calendar.

 

Gala Benefit Tickets  

Gala benefit tickets include prime concert seating and the option of attending either a pre-concert reception ($1,000 per person) or a post-concert, black-tie dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria (starting at $1,500 per person).

Please reserve online or contact the Special Events office at 212-903-9679. Please note that exact seating assignments will not be determined until the month of the event.

Opening Night Gala benefit tickets directly support Carnegie Hall's artistic and education programs.

Gala RSVP
Opening Night Gala Sponsor: PwC
This performance is part of the Non-Subscription Events series.