BSO.ORG Launches Williams Shakespeare Classical Comapnion Through Collaboration with Shakespeare & Company

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

DATE:

March 23, 2011

NEW CLASSICAL COMPANION IS LAUNCHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH

BSO PROGRAMS FEATURING MUSIC INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE’S

THE TEMPEST,

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THOMAS ADÉS, MARCH 25-26,

AND

ROMEO AND JULIET

, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHARLES DUTOIT, MAY 5-7

BSO.org launches the final installment in its 2010-11 online Classical Companion series this week with an edition focusing on music influenced by the writings of William Shakespeare, available at www.bso.org/classicalcompanion. The William Shakespeare Classical Companion is presented in conjunction with BSO programs inspired by Shakespeare’sThe Tempest, including works by Sibelius, Thomas Adès, and Tchaikovsky, under the direction of Mr. Adès, March 25 and 26, andRomeo and Juliet, with Charles Dutoit leading Berlioz’s extraordinary interpretation of that drama, May 5, 6, and 7.

The new William Shakespeare Classical Companion features a special video collaboration featuring Lenox, MA’s acclaimed Shakespeare & Company in scenes fromThe Tempest, available now a twww.bso.org/classicalcompanion, andRomeo and Juliet, available starting Thursday, March 24.

The William Shakespeare Classical Companion will also include an introductory segment entitled “Shakespeare and Music” by BSO Assistant Director of Program Publications Robert Kirzinger; a video commentary entitled “Music in Shakespeare” by Shakespeare and Company actors and staff about the collaboration with the BSO; and audio analysis of each composer’s interpretation of the Shakespeare plays, narrated by BSO Assistant Director of Program Publications Eleanor McGourty. Classical Companion, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s popular interactive online education program, is available at

www.bso.org/classicalcompanion

.

For complete programs, ticket information, photos, and artist bios, click here:

www.bso.org/presskit

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DETAILS ON THE BSO’S NEW SHAKESPEARE-INSPIRED CLASSICAL COMPANION

Featuring Shakespeare and Company actors in excerpts fromThe TempestandRomeo and Juliet, the BSO’s new Classical Companion will offer viewers two options for viewing these scenes—first, as straight dramas with no music accompaniment, and second, with music accompaniment, illustrating how each composer interpreted the scenes and depicted the action through his music. Scenes fromRomeo and Julietto be featured include the Balcony Scene (Act 2, Scene 2), with music by Tchaikovsky, and the Fight Scene between Romeo and Tybalt (Act 3, Scene 1), with music by Prokofiev. Scenes fromThe Tempestto be featured include the scene in which Miranda and Ferdinand meet (Act 1, Scene 2), with music by Sibelius, and the Log Scene (Act 3, Scene 1), in which Ferdinand and Miranda agree to marry, with music by Tchaikovsky.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the regular-season Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts range in price from $29 to $118: Tuesday and Thursday evenings are priced from $29 to $108, Friday afternoons are priced from $29 to $103, and Friday and Saturday evenings are priced from $31 to $118. Open rehearsal tickets are priced at $20. Tickets may be purchased by phone through SymphonyCharge (617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200), online through the BSO’s website (

www.bso.org

), or in person at the Symphony Hall Box Office (301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston). There is a $5.50 service fee for all tickets purchased online or by phone through SymphonyCharge. American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club, and Discover, and cash (in person only) are all accepted at the Symphony Hall Box Office.

SPONSORSHIPS

UBS will continue its partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as its exclusive season sponsor, building on the mutually successful partnership that began in 2003. EMC Corporation is the supporting partner of the 2010-11 BSO season. The Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston, together with Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, is the Official Hotel of the BSO. Commonwealth Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation is the Official Chauffeured Transportation Provider of the BSO. The Evening Open Rehearsal series is supported by Harvard University Extension School and Harvard Summer School.

BSO.ORG

The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s extensive website, www.bso.org, is the largest and most-visited orchestral website in the country, receiving more than 7.3 million visitors annually and generating over $60 million in revenue since its launch in 1996. BSO Concert Preview Podcasts, focusing on each of the programs of the BSO’s 2010-2011 season, are available through

www.bso.org

, Facebook, and iTunes, and the BSO Video Podcasts are available through

www.bso.org

, iTunes, Facebook, and YouTube.

PRESS CONTACTS:

Bernadette Horgan, Director of Public Relations (bhorgan@bso.org) 617-638-9285
Kathleen Drohan, Associate Director of Public Relations (kdrohan@bso.org) 617-638-9286

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PROGRAM LISTING

Music Inspired by the Writings of William Shakespeare

Friday, March 25, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 26, 8 p.m.

Thomas Adès, conductor

Anthony Marwood, violin

Hila Plitmann, soprano

Kate Royal, soprano

Toby Spence, tenor

Christopher Maltman, baritone

TCHAIKOVSKYThe Tempest

ADÈS Violin Concerto,Concentric Paths

SIBELIUS Prelude and Suite No. 1 fromThe Tempest

ADÈS Scenes fromThe TempestWednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. (Open Rehearsal)

Thursday, May 5, 8 p.m.
Friday, May 6, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.

Charles Dutoit, conductor

Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano

Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor

Laurent Naouri, baritone

Tanglewood Festival Chorus,

John Oliver, conductor

BERLIOZRoméo et Juliet

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