Bernstein's "Fancy Free"
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Tanglewood 297 West St., Lenox, Massachusetts 01240
Artist & Program Information
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Boston Ballet, Mikko Nissinen, artistic director
Baiba Skride, violin
ALL-BERNSTEIN PROGRAM
"Fancy Free"*
Divertimento for Orchestra
Serenade (after Plato's "Symposium"), for violin and orchestra
When Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins created the hit ballet "Fancy Free" in 1944, each was just twenty-five years old. As Bernstein's first ballet score and Robbins' first full-scale choreographic effort, it catapulted both men to stardom. In what would become his signature style, Robbins combined classical choreography with jazz and popular dance moves. Just months after "Fancy Free" was premiered at the old Metropolitan Opera House, its scenario had become the basis for Bernstein and Robbins' hit Broadway musical "On the Town" (being performed July 7). "Fancy Free" will be presented here in collaboration with Boston Ballet, using Robbins' original choreography.
*Fully staged production
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6pm, Ozawa Hall
TMC Prelude Concert