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Calendar crazy
Mahler, Mahler, and more Mahler, plus lineups for FleetBoston Celebrity Series, Opera Boston, Tanglewood, and Gloucester Stage

All Mahler all the time?

You read it right: the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra has announced its 25th-anniversary season, and the line-up for the four concerts is Mahler, Mahler, Mahler, and . . . Mahler. There’s a bit of history here: the BPO came into existence back in 1978 after Benjamin Zander was dismissed from his position as director of the Boston Civic Symphony for, it was widely bruited, "playing too much Mahler." He promptly formed the Boston Philharmonic (most of the Civic Symphony members choosing to join him), and the orchestra has achieved international status with its recordings of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Stravinsky’s Sacre du printemps and, of course, Mahler. So it’s appropriate that the BPO should celebrate its silver anniversary with a season devoted to Gustav’s works — and keep in mind that though Zander is in the midst of recording all of the symphonies for Telarc with the renowned Philharmonia of London, some observers think the Philharmonic is a better Mahler orchestra.

What’s more, three of the four symphonies Zander has scheduled are works he hasn’t recorded. The BPO season kicks off in October with early Mahler: "Blumine," the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen ("Songs of a Wayfarer"), and Symphony No. 1. These works share some themes: the symphony draws on two of the four Gesellen songs, and "Blumine" is its original second movement (Mahler dropped it after the first three performances and it was lost for 70 years before being rediscovered in 1966). That’ll be October 9 and 12 in Harvard’s Sanders Theatre and October 11 in NEC’s Jordan Hall. Next up is the Kindertotenlieder ("Songs on the Death of Children") and Symphony No. 4, whose final movement depicts a child’s experience of Heaven; that’s November 20 and 23 at Sanders Theatre and November 22 at Jordan Hall. For Symphony No. 2, the Resurrection, the BPO moves to Symphony Hall, inviting comparisons with the BSO (which hasn’t done No. 2 in some time, if memory serves). That’s February 18 and 22. On March 27, the orchestra will perform its annual gala benefit concert in Sanders Theatre. And it’ll wrap up the season with Mahler’s enigmatic Symphony No. 7, which it did superbly last time around, in 1995. That’s April 29 and May 2 at Sanders Theatre and May 1 at Jordan Hall. For tickets, call (617) 236-0999, or visit www.bostonphil.org.

FleetBoston Celebrity Series 2003-2004

Here’s next season’s Celebrity Series line-up, arranged by category:

Dance: the Kirov Ballet will be performing works by Michel Fokine: Le spectre de la rose, The Dying Swan, Scheherazade, Chopiniana, and Firebird (Wang Theatre, November 13-16). After Christmas, we’ll get Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Shubert Theatre, February 6-8), Mark Morris Dance Group (Shubert Theatre, March 11-14), Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Wang Theatre, April 13-18), and the Paul Taylor Dance Company (Shubert Theatre, May 21-23).

Symphony Orchestras: Vladimir Fedoseyev and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, with Nikolaj Znaider, and Eroica Symphony (Symphony Hall, November 5); Yoel Levi and the Israel Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Emperor Concerto, with pianist AndrŽ Watts, and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 (Symphony Hall, March 8); Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in John Adams’s My Father Knew Charles Ives and Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 (Symphony Hall, March 22).

Chamber Music: Brandenburg Ensemble with pianist Peter Serkin in a program of Bach concerti (Symphony Hall, November 2); Emerson String Quartet (Jordan Hall, November 21) in music by Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Shostakovich; Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Silk Road Project; (Symphony Hall, January 6); St. Lawrence String Quartet in music by Haydn, Ravel, and Golijov; (Sanders Theatre, January 17); Tak‡cs Quartet with pianist Andreas Haefliger in music by Haydn, Bart—k, and Dvo<t-70>ÿ<t$>r‡k; (Jordan Hall, February 22); Guarneri String Quartet in music by Beethoven and Schubert (Jordan Hall, March 14); Beaux Arts Trio in music by Rachmaninov and Schubert (Jordan Hall, March 20); Anne-Sophie Mutter, AndrŽ Previn, Lynn Harrell Trio in Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 1 and Ravel’s Piano Trio in A minor (Symphony Hall, April 14); Australian Chamber Orchestra with pianist Piotr Anderszewski in music by Corelli, Bach, Haydn, and Schubert (Jordan Hall, April 30).

Soloists: pianist Lang Lang (Jordan Hall, November 8); pianist Leon Fleisher (Jordan Hall, February 7); violinist Joshua Bell (Jordan Hall, March 26) pianist Alfred Brendel (Symphony Hall, April 25).

Vocalists: Marilyn Horne and Barbara Cook (Symphony Hall, October 3); Thomas Hampson (Jordan Hall, October 19); Lorraine Hunt Lieberson with pianist Peter Serkin (Jordan Hall, December 7); Cecilia Bartoli (Symphony Hall, February 27); Susan Graham (Jordan Hall, March 18); Dawn Upshaw (Jordan Hall, April 2); Frederica von Stade and Samuel Ramey (Symphony Hall, May 7).

Cabaret and Jazz: Patti LuPone (Symphony Hall, October 25); Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway (Sanders Theatre, January 31); Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Symphony Hall, March 12); Wynton Marsalis Septet (Symphony Hall, April 28).

Entertainment: Flying Karamazov Brothers (Symphony Hall, November 23); Vienna Choir Boys (Jordan Hall, December 5 & 6); Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (Majestic Theatre, January 16-18); Cirque ƒloize (Wilbur Theatre, January 20-15); Chieftains (Symphony Hall, March 17); New Shanghai Circus (Symphony Hall March 21); Bobby McFerrin (Symphony Hall, April 4).

Boston Marquee: Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (Sanders Theatre, January 25); Borromeo String Quartet (Jordan Hall, February 29); pianist Andrew Rangell (Jordan Hall, April 3); Snappy Dance Theater (Majestic Theatre, January 4 & 5).

On-line subscriptions are available now; visit www.celebrityseries.org. Phone subscriptions will be taken beginning June 16; call (617) 482-2595. Tickets for individual events will be available September 8; call (617) 482-6661 or visit the Web site.

Opera Boston 2003-2004

Ooh, a new company in opera-starved Boston? Well, not quite: Boston Academy of Music is changing its name to Opera Boston, perhaps to avoid confusion with that other BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music). And that’s not all: following the dismissal of BAM founder and artistic director Richard Conrad last August, Boston Modern Orchestra Project artistic director Gil Rose has been named music director of Opera Boston — no surprise given that BMOP and OB have teamed up for next month’s ambitious "Opera Unlimited" project. Next season’s Opera Boston schedule has now been announced, and it’s also not a surprise that the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta traditionally presented on Thanksgiving weekend has been replaced by Leonard Bernstein’s Candide (Majestic Theatre, November 28-30). In the spring, we’ll get the Boston premiere of John Adams’s Nixon in China (Majestic Theatre, March 12 & 14), and then Verdi’s seldom seen Luisa Miller (Majestic Theatre, April 30 and May 2). For subscription and ticket information, call (617) 451-9944.

Tanglewood Jazz Fest 2003

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the line-up for its annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival, which this year will be held August 29-31:

August 29, 8 p.m., Ozawa Hall: Gato Barbieri; Michel Camilo Trio with bassist Charles Flores and drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez; Jonathan "Juanito" Pascual ($31, $42 and $57; lawn tickets, $20).

August 30, 3 p.m., Ozawa Hall: Marian McPartland with special guest Norah Jones ($29, $36 and $43; lawn tickets, $15).

August 30, 8 p.m., Ozawa Hall: Shirley Horn and her Trio; Kenny Barron & Canta Brazil with Trio da Paz featuring bassist Nilson Matta, drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, and guitarist Romero Lubambo plus as special guests flutist Anne Drummond and percussionist Valtinho ($31, $42 and $57; lawn tickets, $20).

August 31, 1 p.m., Tanglewood Theatre: Donal Fox with vibraphonist Stefon Harris, drummer Yoron Israel, and bassist John Lockwood ($22 general admission seating; lawn tickets, $15).

August 31, 3 p.m. Ozawa Hall: Jay McShann; Louisiana Red; the Nicole Nelson Band; Kendrick Oliver & the New Life Jazz Orchestra ($29, $36 and $43; lawn tickets, $15).

August 31, 8 p.m. Koussevitzky Shed: Natalie Cole; Wynton Marsalis Septet ($30, $45, $60, $75; lawn tickets, $20)

For tickets, call SymphonyCharge at (888) 266-1200 or Ticketmaster at (617) 931-2000, or visit www.bso.org or www.ticketmaster.com. The Tanglewood Box Office will open on June 7. For additional information, call (617) 266-1492 or visit www.bso.org.

Gloucester Stage 2003

Gloucester Stage Company has also announced its 2003 line-up, which includes two pre-season events. Nationally known storyteller Jay O’Callahan appears May 30 through June 1 with his newest tale, The Labyrinth of Uncle Mark, which is about a family’s struggle to welcome a disgraced relative back into the fold. Then the New York–based Barefoot Theatre Company brings its Off Broadway 35th-anniversary production of Gloucester Stage Company artistic director Israel Horovitz’s The Indian Wants the Bronx to town June 4 through 22. It’s on a bill with two new, short Horovitz plays, Security and A Mother’s Love (the latter of which the troupe performed last month in the Boston Theater Marathon).

GSC’s subscription season kicks off June 25 through July 13 with the long-running 1968 Off Broadway revue Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. In fact, the Belgian composer died in 1978, but the compilation of his memorable songs, conceived by Americans Eric Blau and Mort Shuman, who provided English lyrics and additional material, lives on. Elliot Norton Award–winning director Scott Edmiston is at the helm. Next up, Boston Theatre Works honcho Jason Southerland helms David Auburn’s Pulitzer-winning Proof, July 16 through August 3. Lily Rabe, the actress daughter of Jill Clayburgh and playwright David Rabe, returns to Gloucester, where she appeared last summer in Horovitz’s September 11–inspired Speaking Well of the Dead, to play the young heroine struggling with a legacy of mathematical genius and instability.

Horovitz and Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally team up August 6 through 24 for Off Season, a "duet of world-premiere plays," Horovitz’s set in Gloucester in the dead of winter, McNally’s in Key West in summer. Directed by Tom Caruso, the plays will utilize the same set and cast. Also boasting celebrity power is Tom Stoppard’s dazzling Arcadia, which comes to GSC August 27 through September 14, in a production directed by Michael Morris and featuring Oscar-nominated actress Lindsay Crouse and Mary McCormack, whose films include Private Parts and Full Frontal. The season also includes Marie Jones’s two-man Irish comedy Stones in His Pockets, September 17 through October 5, and a "star-studded" one-performance midsummer reading of Long Day’s Journey into Night, with date and cast to be announced.

Gloucester Stage Company is at 267 East Main Street in Gloucester. Tickets for The Labyrinth of Uncle Mark are $15; tickets for The Indian Wants the Bronx are $20; tickets for all other shows are $30. Call (978) 281-4433.

Issue Date: May 16 - 22, 2003

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