Haydn		Symphony No. 6 in D Major,  Hob.  1/6 (Morning)
Haydn		Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in D Major, Hob. VIIb: 2
Schubert		Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, D.485

Alisa Weilerstein, the most brilliant cellist of her generation, returns to Caramoor for a celebration of Haydn and Schubert with the Orchestra of St. Luke's. These beautiful works of the Viennese masters are infused with the sound and spirit of summer and youthful joy.

At 26, she’s arguably Yo-Yo Ma's heiress apparent as sovereign of the American cello.  --New York Magazine

Lawrence Brownlee

Georgia Jarman

Markus Beam

Marco Nistico

JULY 18  DONIZETTI: L'ELISIR D'AMORE (The Elixir of Love)
Bel Canto at Caramoor
Saturday, 8:00pm ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $20.00, $35.00, $50.00, $65.00, $85.00    order online
Critical edition by Alberto Zedda

Orchestra of St. Luke's; Caramoor Opera Chorus; Will Crutchfield, conductor

Nemorino	Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Adina	Georgia Jarman, soprano
Belcore	Markus Beam, baritone
Dulcamara	Marco Nistico, baritone

Donizetti's heartwarming comedy is the latest of the familiar Bel Canto classics to get a fresh look at Caramoor. Star tenor Lawrence Brownlee takes on the classic role of Nemorino for the first time anywhere, with returning Caramoor favorites Georgia Jarman as Adina and Marco Nisticò as the quack doctor Dulcamara. As usual, our public can expect the unexpected, with alternative music the composer inserted into later revivals of the opera. 

Opera in concert, with English supertitles.

Pre-Opera Events:  Free for Opera ticket holders: prior to this Saturday's performance there will be Pre-Opera events beginning at 3:30pm. 

Just for Opera: 
Ride the Caramoor Caravan round-trip to and from NYC.   more info  


JULY 25  FAMILY CONCERT - PROKOFIEV'S PETER AND THE WOLF
Appropriate for children 6 and older
Saturday, 4:00pm ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $10.00, $15.00, $25.00    order online

Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Barrett, conductor; Ed Schloth, narrator; Michelle Ellsworth and Stephen Goldstein, choreographers

Satie		Sports and Divertisements
Prokofiev		Peter and the Wolf

Conductor Michael Barrett and the Orchestra of St. Luke's perform Prokofiev’s masterpiece of music and storytelling, the tale of Peter, who outsmarts the dangerous wolf. Eric Satie's brief and zany Sports and Divertisements, portrayed by Michelle Ellsworth and Stephen Goldstein, kicks off this afternoon concert, exploring the musical worlds of tennis, golf, yachting, and even the picnic.

This program is appropriate for children six and older. (Children must be accompanied by an adult.)

JULY 25 FAMILY PROGRAM
And For Children Under Six....
a Peter and the Wolf of their own.
Saturday, 4:00pm ~ Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $15.00   order online
(Children must be accompanied by an adult)
Katie Kresek, Family Program Designer

JULY 25 JONATHAN BISS PLAYS MOZART
Saturday, 8:00pm - Venetian Theater
Tickets: $15.00, $20.00, $35.00, $50.00, $70.00    order online   program notes

Jonathan Biss, piano; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Peter Oundjian, conductor

Grieg		Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Stravinsky		Pulcinella Suite
Mozart		Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, in C Major, K. 467

Peter Oundjian returns to Caramoor with his young friend and Caramoor favorite, Jonathan Biss. This offering of works by Grieg, Stravinsky and Mozart rounds out the Orchestra of St. Luke's symphonic season at Caramoor.

The brilliant twenty-something American pianist proclaims his Mozartian credentials in scintillating, beautifully proportioned performances… with a limpid, 'centred' tone and crystal-clear articulation...-- The Daily Telegraph (London)

Bel Canto at Caramoor
Friday, 8:00pm ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $20.00, $35.00, $50.00, $65.00, $85.00     order online
Critical edition by Philip Gossett

Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Caramoor Opera Chorus;  Will Crutchfield, conductor

Semiramide	Angela Meade, soprano
Arsace	Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano
Idreno	Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
Assur	Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Oroe	Christopher Dickerson, bass

The last and grandest opera Rossini composed for his native Italy, Semiramide, spearheaded the Rossini revival in the heyday of Sutherland and Horne. A new generation of stars is now ready to be measured against its demands. Angela Meade makes her Caramoor debut as the Babylonian queen, opposite Vivica Genaux, Lawrence Brownlee, and Daniel Mobbs. Caramoor's production includes the dramatic death scene Rossini added for Paris, reconstructed by Philip Gossett.

Opera in concert, with English supertitles.

Pre-Opera Events:
Free for Opera ticket holders: prior to this Friday's performance there will be Pre-Opera events beginning at 5:00pm.

Just for Opera:
Ride the Caramoor Caravan round-trip to and from NYC.  more info

ORCHESTRA OF ST. LUKE'S
The 2008-2009 season marked the 34th year of America's foremost chamber orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, which was formed at the Caramoor International Music Festival in 1979 from the existing St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble (founded in 1974).  This unique musical organization began as a chamber ensemble in the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in New York's Greenwich Village and comprises the Orchestra of St. Luke's, St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, and St. Luke's Arts Education Program.  St. Luke's currently performs approximately 100 orchestral, chamber, and educational concerts throughout New York each year, all showcasing the hallmark collaborative spirit that has garnered consistent critical acclaim for vibrant music-making of the highest order.  This summer will mark its 30th consecutive year as orchestra-in-residence at Caramoor.

"St. Luke's started as a chamber ensemble with the impossible dream that it could do everything from Baroque to contemporary and chamber ensemble to chamber orchestra - this was our vision from the very first day," said OSL President and Executive Director, and Co-Founder, Marianne Lockwood.  "That it has grown to embrace all of that and more, with a list of pre-eminent collaborating artists, presenters, and venues, is the fruition of that dream."

"There is one orchestra very few people seem to disagree about," said Anne Midgette in The New York Times.  "In the last couple of years, everyone I know, it seems, has come back from hearing the Orchestra of St. Luke's with great excitement about the quality of the playing and the experience.  And each time it has been a different concert.  It's hard to ignore the example of an orchestra capable of making vivid music in a wide range of settings, and sustaining that model economically. It's vitally important - more so than the musical establishment may think."

In addition to being presented by Carnegie Hall in an annual series in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, the Orchestra of St. Luke's continues a 20-year collaborative relationship with Carnegie Hall that currently includes participation in such Carnegie events as the Choral Workshop, Family Concerts, concert presentations of musical theater, including the recent presentation, recording, and telecast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, and others.  The Orchestra is also engaged throughout the year in a number of artistic collaborations, including the U.S. premiere of Paul McCartney's Ecce Cor Meum at Carnegie Hall.  

In chamber music, St. Luke's performs three concert series annually: a series at Gilder Lehrman Hall in the newly-renovated Morgan Library & Museum; a four-concert series at the Brooklyn Museum; and a four-concert series at Dia:Beacon in Beacon, New York. St. Luke's Arts Education Program comprises free education performances and year-long in-school residencies supported by professional development for teachers and standards-based curriculum materials. Fifteen thousand New York City school children and their teachers are served by the program annually.

The Orchestra released two critically-acclaimed recordings on its own label, St. Luke's Collection: Mozart's Symphonies 39 and 41 under the direction of Donald Runnicles and Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, performed by the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. The Collection also includes Morning, Noon and Evening, featuring Haydn's Symphonies 6, 7, and 8; With Valour Abounding, music by Handel inspired by the Old Testament; and a recording of J.S. Bach's complete wedding cantatas entitled Wedding Gifts. These are the most recent additions to an already stellar and extensive discography, numbering more than 70 recordings, that includes three Grammy Award-winning discs.