2023-2024 Season
Our 2023-2024 season features another exciting slate of commissions, premieres, and rarely performed works!
BUT LOVE IS STRONGER - May 18 & 19, 2024
Saturday, May 18 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 PM
Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 9th Avenue
✱ But Love Is Stronger, by Lukáš Janata
Setting texts by Brontë, Cummings, and others, fast-rising Czech composer Lukáš Janata explores themes of passage and transformation in BUT LOVE IS STRONGER. Commissioned by Cantori New York, we present the world premiere with string quintet, countertenor, and percussion.
✱ The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne, by Vittorio Rieti
First presented in 1948 by the New York City Ballet, Vittorio Rieti brings the Renaissance poem by Lorenzo de’ Medici to the stage in THE TRIUMPH OF BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Performed with piano, soprano, and baritone.
Lukáš Janata
