The Classical Style
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Bass Performance Hall 330 E. 4th St., Ste. 200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Symphonic concert featuring Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony and Steven Stucky’s comic opera “The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts).”
Mozart cobbled together his “Haffner” Symphony from music he wrote to celebrate the young Sigmund Haffner’s ascension to nobility, instructing musicians to play as “as fast as possible” in the thrilling finale.
After the symphony, FWSO music director Robert Spano conducts American composer Steven Stucky’s The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts), a comedy in which Mozart is a character alongside other famous composers like Beethoven and Haydn, all portrayed by the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera.
Works:
MOZART: Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
STUCKY: The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts)
Featured Artists:
Robert Spano, conductor
Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera, vocals
Peter Kazaras, director