In Friday’s (3/22) Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana), Chris Waddington writes, “If Carlos Miguel Prieto ran the New Orleans Public Works Department, our streets would be paved with gold. Instead, the maestro has delivered a golden age at the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, leading it to national prominence in the 8 years since federal levee failures loosed devastating floods in New Orleans and temporarily scattered our resident classical band. The LPO’s 2013-14 season promises to reprise that post-Katrina success story. … In the coming season, for example, the group will share the stage with a circus troupe, experiment with multimedia theatrical presentations, perform classic film themes and pay tribute to The Doors. … The LPO will show its expressive range in the new season, presenting an entire program of 20th century works by Benjamin Britten, and reaching back to the 18th century for a Baroque Christmas show of Bach and Handel compositions. Instead of starting shows with easy overtures, the LPO will open many programs with complex, rarely heard works: a contemporary rave up from Christopher Rouse, a choral work by Bruckner, Liadov’s ‘The Enchanted Lake,’ and the ‘Homage to Federico Garcia Lorca’ by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas.”
Posted March 25, 2013
