Musically Speaking: Mozart — Wunderkind to Man

Overview

Musically Speaking:  Mozart — Wunderkind to Man
For this edition of our Musically Speaking series, the great Hollywood actor John de Lancie writes, produces, and directs a unique look at one of the greatest composers of all time. As a wunderkind child performer, and as a creative musician. In the first half, the Orchestra performs excerpts of the “Haffner” Serenade to demonstrate important themes in the composer's life.  After intermission, the Orchestra presents a performance of movements from the Serenade interspersed with arias from Mozart's operas.

Before the concert, members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform a free prelude chamber concert in Reinberger Chamber Hall at 2:00 p.m.

After the concert, stay for a casual post-concert chat and Q&A with guest artists and musicians.

At a Glance
Musically Speaking:  "Mozart — Wunderkind to Man"
        with host John de Lancie
followed by intermission and a performance
of selections from:
MOZART – "Haffner" Serenade, K250
MOZART – Operatic Arias (for tenor and orchestra)


The Musically Speaking series is made possible in part through
the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Foundation.

Program

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Tito Muñoz, conductor
John de Lancie, writer, director, narrator

Musically Speaking presentation of “Mozart the Man”
Nicholas Pappone, actor performing the role of Mozart
Mark Blum, actor
      performing the role of Leopold Mozart
Steve Vinovich, actor
     performing the role of Sigmund Haffner,
     Archbishop Collerado, etc.
Marni Mosiman, actor
      performing the role of Nannerl Mozart,
     Marie Elisabeth Haffner, etc.
Peter Otto, violin
Joela Jones, fortepiano

INTERMISSION

Serenade No. 7 ("Haffner") in D major, K250 (K6-248b)
1.  Allegro maestoso — Allegro molto
3.  Menuetto — Trio
4.  Rondo: Allegro
8.  Adagio — Allegro assai
with Peter Otto, violin

Operatic Arias 
from Don Giovanni 
and The Abduction from the Seraglio
with Martin Mitterrutzner, tenor

The concert will conclude at approximately 5:05 p.m.

About the Music

Program Notes
Program notes about the music are printed in program books for most Cleveland Orchestra concerts.  These are usually available on-line ahead of time.  

Click here to read program notes for this concert.

Pre-Concert Prelude

Pre-Concert Prelude
A free presentation of chamber music by members
of The Cleveland Orchestra will be performed at 2:00 p.m.

This program of music by Mozart features Six Variations in G minor on “Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant,” K360 (performed by violinist Leon Lazarev and pianist Carolyn Gadiel Warner) and the Piano Concerto in E-flat major, K449 (performed as a quintet by pianist Joela Jones with violinists Takako Masame and Miho Hashizume, violist Lynne Ramsey, and cellist Ralph Curry).

Location:
Reinberger Chamber Hall in Severance Hall

Concert Previews are free to all ticketholders.  Previews are held prior to every Cleveland Orchestra subscription concert, beginning 1 hour prior before the performance.  This series is funded by a generous endowment gift from Dorothy Humel Hovoraka.