Boston Symphony performs Falla's Opera “La Vida Brev”

12:00AM / Thursday, July 10, 2003Print Story | Email Story

Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck De Burgos leads Boston Symphony in encore performance of Falla's Opera "La Vida Breve," featuring Maria Rodriguez, Jane Henschel, and Allyson Cchardy, July 25 at Tanglewood. Soprano Jane Eaglen makes her Boston Symphony debut July 26, performing excerpts from Wagner's "GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung" under Jeffrey Tate; program also features Tanglewood favorite Gil Shaham in Mozart's violin concerto no. 5. Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya makes his bso debut July 27 in program of music of Rossini, Mozart, Golijov, and KodÃ¡ly, featuring Garrick Ohlsson and Dawn Upshaw as soloists. Week four Seiji Ozawa hall schedule includes appearances by the Emerson String Quartet with Jeffrey Kahane on July 30 and pianist Piotr Anderszewski on July 31; FrÃ¼hbeck De Burgos leads Tanglewood music center orchestra in music of Stravinsky on July 29. Renowned Spanish conductor Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos leads the Boston Symphony in a special encore concert performance of Manuel de Falla's opera La vida breve, on Friday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and many of the same soloists who performed the work to great acclaim at Symphony Hall in March 2002. Soprano Maria Rodriguez returns in the lead role of Salud, joined by mezzo-sopranos Jane Henschel and Allyson McHardy, tenors Vincente Ombuena and Vinson Cole, baritone Gino Quilico, and bass-baritone Stephen West, as well as Flamenco performers Pedro Sanz (vocals), Antonio Reyes (guitar), and Nuria Pomares Rojas (dance). Written early in the composer's career, this story of unrequited love features the chorus to great effect, along with elements of Spanish folk music, dance, and percussion. This program opens with Schubert's Unfinished Symphony. On Saturday, July 26, at 8:30 p.m. in the Shed, one of the world's great Wagnerian sopranos, Jane Eaglen, returns to Tanglewood for the first time since 1994, joining conductor Jeffrey Tate and the Boston Symphony in excerpts from Wagner's GÃ¶tterdÃ¤mmerung, including Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Siegfried's Death and Funeral Music, and the Immolation Scene. Tanglewood favorite Gil Shaham is also featured in this concert, as soloist in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K.219. This program opens with the overture to Humperdinck's HÃ¤nsel und Gretel. Peruvian-born conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya - currently music director of the Fort Worth Symphony and associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and a recent winner of the Seaver Award, given annually to the most outstanding young conductor in America - makes his much-anticipated Boston Symphony debut on Sunday, July 27, at 2:30 p.m. in the Shed. Mr. Harth-Bedoya is joined by two popular soloists for this program, Garrick Ohlsson in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat, K.482, and soprano Dawn Upshaw in Osvaldo Golijov's Three Songs with Orchestra. The concert opens with Rossini's William Tell Overture and closes with KodÃ¡ly's Dances of GalÃ¡nta. This concert is sponsored by TDK. There will be an Open Rehearsal of the Sunday program on Saturday, July 26, at 10:30 a.m. in the Shed, with a Pre-Rehearsal Talk open to rehearsal ticket holders at 9:30 a.m. On Wednesday, July 30, at 8:30 p.m. in Seiji Ozawa Hall, the Emerson String Quartet returns to Tanglewood for a program to include Smetana's Quartet No. 1, From My Life, JanÃ¡cek's Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer, and Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, the latter featuring pianist Jeffrey Kahane in his Tanglewood debut. 2002 Gilmore Artist Award for piano winner Piotr Anderszewski, whose recording of Beethoven's Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, won great acclaim two years ago, performs this work on Thursday, July 31, at 8:30 p.m. in Ozawa Hall on a program with music of Bach: Three Preludes and Fugues from The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 893, and Partita No. 1 in B-flat, BWV 825. TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER CONCERTS The Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony's advanced music academy for young performers and composers, presents a concert with conductor Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra on Tuesday, July 29, at 8:30 p.m. in Ozawa Hall. This concert - the Daniel and Shirlee Cohen Freed Concert - features Mr. FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos leading the TMCO in Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, on a program with Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 2 (led by TMC Conducting Fellow James Gaffigan), and Haydn's Symphony No. 104, London (led by TMC Conducting Fellow Laura Jackson). Other TMC programs during Tanglewood's Week 4 including a Prelude Concert on Saturday, July 26, at 6 p.m. in Ozawa Hall (free to ticketholders for that evening's BSO Shed concert); a chamber music concert in Ozawa Hall on Sunday, July 27, at 10 a.m.; and a Steinway Piano Recital in the Chamber Music Hall at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 28. TANGLEWOOD TICKET INFORMATION Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is located in Lenox, Mass. The 2003 season continues through the end of August, concluding with the annual Jazz Festival. Tickets for the July 25 BSO concert featuring Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos and a concert performance of Falla's opera La vida breve; the July 26 BSO concert with Jeffrey Tate, Jane Eaglen, and Gil Shaham; and the July 27 BSO concert with Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Garrick Ohlsson, and Dawn Upshaw are priced at $17, $25, $43, $65, and $80, with lawn tickets available at $15. Tickets for the Emerson String Quartet in Ozawa Hall on July 30 are priced at $33, $39, and $48, with lawn tickets available at $15. Tickets for the Piotr Anderszewski recital in Ozawa Hall on July 31 are priced at $27, $35, and $43, with lawn tickets available at $14. Tickets for the Daniel and Shirlee Cohen Freed Concert in Ozawa Hall on July 29, featuring the Tanglewood Music Center and Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos, are priced at $25, with lawn tickets available at $10. Tickets for other TMC concerts are $10. To charge tickets to a major credit card, call SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200, or Ticketmaster in Boston at 617-931-2000; in New York City at 212-307-7171; in western Massachusetts at 413-733-2500; and in all other areas at 800-347-0808. Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood's Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, Mass. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, personal checks, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office. Beginning June 6, box office hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Extended hours go into effect June 23. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Boston Symphony Orchestra's website at www.bso.org . There is a service charge for each ticket purchased on line or by phone. Tanglewood concerts are broadcast live on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons in Boston on WCRB 102.5 FM, in Albany on WAMC 90.3 FM, and in Connecticut on WMNR 88.1 FM; in addition, Sunday afternoon concerts are broadcast in Boston on WGBH 89.7 FM. Tanglewood is handicapped-accessible. For the 15th consecutive year, TDK, a world leader in digital recording and playback solutions, has generously provided a grant offering free lawn tickets for children the age of 12 and under. Up to four free children's tickets are available per parent or legal guardian per concert at the Tanglewood Box Office the day of the concert. Children admitted without charge must sit with their parent or legal guardian on the lawn and those under age 5 must sit on the rear half of the lawn. Children under age 5 are not permitted in the Koussevitzky Music Shed or Seiji Ozawa Hall during concerts. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. This policy does not apply to organized groups of children. In consideration of all patrons, Tanglewood offers a smoke-free environment. Designated smoking areas are marked outside the Tanglewood entrance gates. All programs and artists are subject to change. For further information on Tanglewood, including complete concert programs, call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 413-637-5165. Tanglewood is on the Internet at www.tanglewood.org .

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Friends of Great Barrington Libraries Holiday Book Sale

12:15PM / Wednesday, December 17, 2025

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Friends of Great Barrington Libraries invite the community to shop their annual Holiday Good-as-New Book Sale, happening now through the end of the year at the Mason Library, 231 Main Street.

With hundreds of curated gently used books to choose from—fiction, nonfiction, children's favorites, gift-quality selections, cookbooks, and more—it's the perfect local stop for holiday gifting.

This year's sale is an addition to the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Stroll on this Saturday, Dec. 13, 3–8 PM. Visitors can swing by the Mason Library for early parking, browse the sale until 3:00 PM, then meet Pete the Cat on the front lawn before heading downtown for the Stroll's shopping, music, and festive eats.

Can't make the Holiday Stroll? The book sale is open during regular Mason Library hours throughout December.

Proceeds support free library programming and events for all ages.

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