Anniversary Concert
Anniversary Concert
Saturday January 30, 2010
7:30  PM
Academy of Music

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - Conductor

Juan Diego Flórez - Tenor

Sting - Special Guest Artist

Program:

MOZART - Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

DONIZETTI - "Ah! mes amis . . . Pour mon ame," from The Daughter of the Regiment

DONIZETTI - "Una furtiva lagrima," from The Elixir of Love

GIMÉNEZ - Intermezzo, from The Wedding of Luis Alonso

Description:

The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to the Academy of Music for the 153rd Anniversary Concert--the region's premier annual gala benefit. Singer/songwriter Sting and additional special guests perform and pay tribute to the Grand Old Lady of Locust Street.

The Academy Ball, which immediately follows the Anniversary Concert, takes place at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue. Invitations will be mailed in late September. For additional information on this event, please call the Academy of Music Restoration Fund Office at 215.893.1978.

Concert-only tickets, priced at $200 and located in the Amphitheatre level, are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215.893.1999.