THE BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT WITH RENÉE FLEMING

RITA BARBOUR KERN MASTERWORKS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 118PM | THE PERISTYLEALAIN TRUDEL, CONDUCTORRENÉE FLEMING, SOPRANOROD GILFRY, BARITONE

Reena Esmail: Black IrisPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture “Romeo and Juliet”Kevin Puts: The Brightness of Light

Inspired by two iconic American women, Pulitzer-prize winning composer Kevin Puts has created a multimedia experience that demands to be seen and heard live. Renée Fleming makes her triumphant return to Toledo, singing from the letters of Georgia O’Keefe. Joined by baritone Rod Gilfry, who portrays Ms. O’Keefe’s longtime correspondent and partner Alfred Stieglitz, this orchestral song cycle traces their relationship in a piece that explores the intersection between visual art, letters, the orchestra, and the human voice.