LAS VEGAS PHIL KICKOFF

Single tickets to the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 2014-15 season concerts on sale Friday, August 15^th

 

Full season and mini-series subscriptions available

Guest artists and programs highlighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The orchestra’s 2014-15 season with newly-appointed Music Director Donato Cabrera features five Masterworks Series concerts and five Pops Series concerts performed September 2014 through May 2015

Opening night concert on Saturday, September 27, 2014 to feature opera arias by Beethoven and Wagner plus Broadway classics performed by the orchestra with soprano Deborah Voigt

 

August 7, 2014 (Las Vegas, NV) On Saturday, September 27^th, the Las Vegas Philharmonic starts its new concert season and Music Director Donato Cabrera makes his debut as Music Director on Reynolds Hall stage. Tickets to all 10 of the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s 2014-15 season concerts will be on sale Friday, August 15th.  Single tickets are priced $26, $46, $66 and $96.  Seniors and military personnel receive a 10% discount, and students receive a 50% discount on all tickets to all concerts with ID. Tickets are available from The Smith Center Box Office, phone 702.749.2000702.749.2000 or online from www.lvphil.org.  Groups of 10 or more receive a 20% discount on their ticket purchase.  Group sales orders go through the Las Vegas Philharmonic office at 702.462.2009702.462.2009.

Full season subscriptions are still available to all 10 concerts or to the five-concert Masterworks Series or five-concert Pops Series.  In addition, patrons can receive 15% off their purchase when selecting a custom three or four-concert mini series subscription package.  Season subscriptions secure the same seat at each concert and also save money on ticket fees.  Subscribers can exchange tickets and receive special offers from the Las Vegas Philharmonic. 

All concerts will be held in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center at 7:30PM.  Masterworks Series pre-concert conversations by the conductor will take place at 6:45PM in the concert hall and are open to all ticket holders.  There will be a 2:00PM matinee performance of the holiday concert “Fa La La Las Vegas” on December 6th.

 

Opening Night

                The 2014-15 season will open on Saturday, September 27^th with the first Masterworks Series concert “Introducing Maestro Cabrera with special guest Deborah Voigt.” The orchestra’s new conductor Donato Cabrera, who conducted last season’s “Battle Born – Nevada Proud!” concert, leads a program of opera arias, Broadway classics and orchestral works.  The guest vocalist for this concert will be soprano Deborah Voigt.  She will perform arias by Beethoven and Wagner from operas Fidelio and The Ring of the Nibelung (The Valkyrie), and sing Broadway selections from Sweet Adeline, Show Boat, and Porgy and Bess (full program details follow).

This concert will be Maestro Cabrera’s first performance as Music Director for the Las Vegas Philharmonic and Deborah Voigt’s debut in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center.  Deborah appears regularly, as both performer and host, in the Metropolitan Opera’s The Met: Live in HD series.  In March 2014, she portrayed Marie in Wozzeck at The Metropolitan Opera. The New York Times claimed “she gives a vulnerable, intense portrayal of a role that suits her well.”  Upcoming engagements for Ms. Voigt include the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and The Dallas Opera.

The opening night celebration includes a pre-concert Cocktail Party in The Founder’s Room at The Smith Center at 6:00PM.  Tickets are $50 per person and available now from the Las Vegas Philharmonic, phone 702.258.5438702.258.5438.

 

Guest Conductors & Soloists

Guest conductors have been engaged for five of the concerts in the 2014-15 season.  The first Pops Series concert on November 15^th will feature returning guest conductor, Matt Catingub and female vocalist, Amy Hānaiali’i in a Hawaiian-themed program.  Bulgarian conductor Danail Rachev will lead the second Masterworks Series performance on November 22^nd featuring Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 performed by guest pianist, Markus Groh.  On January 10^th, Rei Hotoda, who guest conducted the 2014 Youth Concert Series, will lead the orchestra’s Rising Star concert featuring violinist Bella Hristova.   For Valentine’s Day, Peter Bay conducts an all Gershwin program and on May 16^th, Matt Catingub closes the Pops Series with A Tribute To The Music Of Frank Sinatra. In addition, Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Francesco Lecce-Chong, has been engaged to conduct the ten Youth Concert Series performances in January 2015. 

 

LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC

2014-15 SEASON CONCERT CALENDER & PROGRAMS

 

All concerts are held in Reynolds Hall at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, located at 361 Symphony Park Drive, Las Vegas, NV.

Ticket prices:  $26, $46, $66 & $96.  Tickets are available from The Smith Center Box Office, phone (702) 749-2000(702) 749-2000 or online from www.lvphil.org. 

 

Saturday, September 27, 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Masterworks Series I: INTRODUCING MAESTRO CABRERA WITH SPECIAL GUEST DEBORAH VOIGT

Pre-concert conversation 6:45 p.m.

Opening Night Cocktail Party 6:00 p.m.

Party tickets $50; Advanced reservations required; Concert admission additional.

 

Las Vegas Philharmonic

Donato Cabrera, conductor

Deborah Voigt, soprano

 

Celebrate a new era for your Las Vegas Philharmonic with the first concert by Maestro Donato Cabrera as our Music Director.  The season opens in star-studded style with special guest soprano Deborah Voigt, internationally renowned opera superstar.  Ms. Voigt’s regard for Maestro Cabrera brings her to Las Vegas for a breathtaking program created particularly for this occasion.  Be part of Las Vegas music history and join us for this momentous inaugural concert!

 

PROGRAM:

WAGNER                                            Overture to Der fliegende Holländer
WAGNER                                             Du bist der Lenz from Die Walküre
BEETHOVEN                                       Abscheulicher from Fidelio
BEETHOVEN                                       Leonore No. 3

INTERMISSION

MASON BATES                                  Attack Sustain Decay and Release
KERN/HAMMERSTEIN                    Why Was I Born
KERN/HAMMERSTEIN                    Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine
GERSWHIN                                         My Man’s Gone Now from Porgy and Bess
RAVEL                                                   La Valse