The all-new The Princeton Festival (the first overseen by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra) begins this evening at 7:30, with Storm Large in Kurt Weill’s “The Seven Deadly Sins.” On the second half of the program: Rodion Shchedrin’s colorful arrangement for strings and percussion of Bizet’s most famous music as the “Carmen Suite.”
Rossen Milanov will conduct, in a specially-constructed outdoor 10,000 square foot state-of-the-art performance tent on the grounds of Morven Museum & Garden on Route 206 (55 Stockton Street), not far from the Princeton Battle Monument.
The Princeton Festival runs through June 25, with a variety of musical events filling every evening: opera, jazz, cabaret, musical theater, chamber music, classical and Broadway pops, and Baroque music across the street at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Partake of free pre-concert talks, a poetry workshop, an on-site bar, and abundant lawn space at Morven for picnicking prior to the concerts. For a complete schedule, visit princetonsymphony.org/festival.
In case you missed it, here’s my preview in last week’s U.S. 1
The raising of the tent!
Storm Large sings “The Seven Deadly Sins” with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Suite”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QysD8zCfGTs
Direct link to tickets for tonight’s concert
https://princetonsymphony.org/performances/seven-deadly-sins/2022-06-10