Program Sponsor

Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc. This concert is part of the Breaking the Silence Series.

Roslyn and James Marks

Music Downloads

James Conlon
James Conlon Showcase

Thursday, July 19, 2012
8:00 PM
Martin Theatre

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
T. Daniel Productions (T. Daniel and Laurie Willets Artistic Directors)
Janai Brugger, Soprano

Reserved $60/$40
Lawn $10
Ticket & dining package $75

Gates open at 5:00 PM


About the ArtistProgram

Ravinia Music Director James Conlon gives us a fascinating glimpse of the young Kurt Weill with a production of his very first piece for the musical stage, “Magic Night.” Described alternately as a “ballet with song” and a “pantomime for children,” the work brims with distinctive Weill touches even at the early age of 22, boasting a series of popular dance forms—the waltz, fox trot and can-can, among others—that came effortlessly to the composer who had worked part-time as a pianist in a beer-cellar cabaret. This night will be not only magical, but also musically delightful.