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Muti Conducts Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake

Jan 20-23, 2022
Muti Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake
Overview Program Performers

Overview

Muti leads the CSO in suites from two of Tchaikovsky’s most popular ballets, the timeless and romantic Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Also included in the program are Emil von Reznicek’s delightful overture to his comic opera Donna Diana and Johann Strauss’ regal Emperor Waltz.

Ticket holders are invited to a free preconcert conversation featuring Stephen Yaness in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets required.

Program
Reznicek

Overture to Donna Diana

Tchaikovsky

Suite from The Sleeping Beauty

Tchaikovsky

Suite from Swan Lake

J. Strauss, Jr.

Emperor Waltz

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Riccardo Muti
Music Director Emeritus for Life
Sponsors

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra thanks Betty W. Smykal for sponsoring the performance on January 23, 2022.

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