Girl of summer
parterre box looks forward to the official start of summer tomorrow with a wistfully pointed performance of Samuel Barber‘s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” by soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

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The young South African soprano’s most high-profile U.S. appearance thus far was as Liù in Washington last spring and she will return to the part for her role debut at the Met in September.
Barber: “Knoxville: Summer of 1915”
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
Marin Alsop, conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Ravinia
12 July 2024
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Topics: grand tier grab bag
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People: Marin Alsop, Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha
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Works: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
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Places & Organizations: Chicago Symphony Orchestra