Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) presents

Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

Gustav Mahler’s surrender to the relentless march of time is conveyed in his tragic and introspective Sixth Symphony. In response to this deeply poignant work, Alma Mahler’s Lieder call forth with consummate artistry the memories of a life in which love and nature brought a measure of solace, rendered by the deep and soulful voice of young breakthrough artist Beth Taylor.

Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Rafael Payare, conductor
Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano

Lauded by The Guardian for her “dark and focused” voice, “sensational coloratura” and “spectacular singing” and by The Times for her “fierce, indeed terrifying, cane-swishing” characterisations, Beth Taylor is one of today’s most electrifying young mezzo-sopranos.

Taylor appears regularly in events and venues such as the Salzburg Festival, BBC Proms, Glyndebourne, Berlin Festival, the opera houses of Zurich, Berlin, Frankfurt and Lyon, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and the Palau de la Musica of Barcelona and of Valencia. Her repertoire includes Bradamante (Alcina), Cornelia (Giulio Cesare), Arsace (Semiramide), La Cieca (La Gioconda), Anna (Les Troyens), Erda (Das Rheingold), Mahler’s Second Symphony, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Bach’s B minor Mass. She has worked with Maestros Gardiner, Gardner, Marcon, Metzmacher, Nelson, Pichon and Runnicles. Beth Taylor is a grand finalist of the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and the recipient of the 2022 Elizabeth Connell Award.

Program
Alma MAHLER, Five Lieder (orch. C. & D. Matthews, 17 min.)
Gustav MAHLER, Symphony no. 6 in A minor, ‘‘Tragic’’ (79 min.)

Maison symphonique
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30pm
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 7:30pm
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 2:30pm

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