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Discover Ravel’s rich body of work in a musical-theatrical event highlighting his style and influences, from childlike charm to American jazz to glittering exoticism. Known for lush harmonies and vibrant orchestral color, Ravel is one of the most extraordinary composers of the 20th century.
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WORLD PREMIERE APRIL 2018
The New World Symphony
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Stéphane Denéve, Conductor

Playwright & Stage Director
Didi Balle

April 14, 2018: 
New World Center

Commission: 
The New World Symphony
Cast
Actor: Scott Lowell as Maurice Ravel
with
Mezzo-soprano: Kelley O’Connor
Mezzo-soprano: Kara Dugan
Tenor: Aaron Crouch
Piano: Kyu Yeon Kim
Includes excerpts from:

L’enfant et les sortilèges
Ma mère l'Oye
Daphnis and Chloe
Histoires naturelles
Alborada del gracioso
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Chansons madécasses
Concerto pour la main gauche
Balle’s intelligently conceived dramatic biography ranged through Ravel’s shy, dreamy childhood to his discovery of American jazz and friendship with George Gershwin to the final tragedy of a degenerative condition that rendered Ravel unable to play the piano and putting notes to paper. 
​A nearly flawless fusion of musical biography and theater.
  _ Lawrence Budmen, South Florida Classical Review
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