Dragon Conducts Scheherazade

The spirit of adventure calls to you as your Colorado Symphony presents Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, an exhilarating journey through love, intrigue, and suspense. This poignant adaptation of the classic Arabian Nights tale casts the violin as the cunning Scheherazade, who outwits her murderous Sultan husband through the telling of exotic stories. Rimsky Korsakov's score is filled with such dynamic emotion and riveting melodies that you’ll feel instantly transported into a fairy tale world. The classic Hansel and Gretel tale awakens in the Prelude to Engelbert Humperdinck’s opera of the same name, while superstar vocalist Hannah Ludwig breathes new life into five poems which inspired Elgar’s Sea Pictures, capturing the beauty, symbolism, and power of the sea. With Resident Conductor, Christopher Dragon at the helm, this is an exhilarating program that will delight audiences of all ages.