Posted May 26, 2015

Posted May 26, 2015

PBS – GREAT PERFORMANCES – Boston Symphony Orchestra: Andris Nelsons’ Inaugural Concert – Featuring acclaimed Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais and the internationally renowned German tenor Jonas Kaufmann singing selections from the Wagnerian and Italian verismo repertoires, then joining forces for a powerful duet from Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.

The concert opens with the overture to Wagner’s Tannhauser – the work that first inspired a five-year-old Nelsons to a life in music – and closes with Respighi’s spectacular orchestral showcase, Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome).

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Fri May 29 at 9pm and Say May 30 at 3am on KQED 9

Photo courtesy of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden production of Manon Lescault featuring Kristine Opolais and Jonas Kaufmann