NJ Symphony Orchestra's Jacques Lacombe to Conduct SCHEHERAZADE & PETROUCHKA

Music Director Jacques Lacombe and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade and the 1947 version of Stravinsky's Petrouchka, October 30-November 2, in a program celebrating the fairytale-inspired works of two Russian masters.

Performances take place on Thursday, October 30, at 7:30 pm at bergenPAC in Englewood and Saturday, November 1, at 8 pm and Sunday, November 2, at 3 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark. Classical Conversations with NJSO Associate Conductor Gemma New begin one hour before each performance.

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade draws on the classic Arabian tales of One Thousand and One Nights. Stravinsky's Petrouchka weaves Russian folk songs into a ballet about a Shrovetide Fair puppet who falls in love with a ballerina. "Storytelling is at the heart of the Russian ballet tradition," Lacombe says. "Diaghilev produced Scheherazade as a ballet in Paris one year before Petrouchka, so there is a natural continuum between these two works."

Inspired by the legendary stories upon which the program's works are based, NJSO Accents include a fast-paced post-concert storytelling event led by Storytelling Arts Inc.'s Helen Wise on November 1. Concertgoers can share their favorite NJSO stories in recorded pre-concert sessions on October 30 and November 2; there are a limited number of sessions available, and advance registration by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) is required.

NJSO Accents include Classical Conversations, storytelling event and opportunity to share favorite NJSO stories

Thu, Oct 30, at bergenPAC in Englewood

Sat, Nov 1, at NJPAC in Newark

Sun, Nov 2, at NJPAC in Newark

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