Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened up the 2012-2013 season for Carnegie Hall Oct.4 to standing ovations and cheers from a New York crowd.
Muti and his orchestra were joined by soprano Rosa Feola, baritone Audun Iversen and countertenor Antonio Giovannini. With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus directed by Duain Wolfe and the Chicago Children's Choir directed by Josphine Lee in support.
The piece on the night was Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana,Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi Fortune plango vulnera" a cantana based around medieval poetry. The performance by the group received an eight minute ovation at the end of the night.
WFMT-FM (98.7) critic Andrew Patner said. "The orchestra itself reminded listeners that, with the right artist on the podium it can make any work sound clear, elegant, alluring."
Labeled by the critic as "the best performance Muit and Chicago have yet given together of this work over seasons."
The other players on the night, the vocalist were also given high praise for their performances alongside the orchestra.
"Italian soprano Rosa Feola and Norwegian Audun Iversen made their daunting, range-riding parts seem almost effortless and wholly winning. Duain Wolfe's CSO Chorus was completely back in the saddle of clarity and musicality that have been long-been its hallmarks," said Patner according to Chicago Sun-Times.
Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony will continue proceedings at Carnegie Hall with performances Thursday Oct.4 and Friday Oct.5. After which the ensemble will tour Mexico, making stops in Guanajuato and the capital, Mexico City Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 respectively.
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