Mahler's Song of the Night at Severance Music Center

MAHLER Selected Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit

MAHLER Symphony No. 7

The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Simon Keenlyside, baritone

Simon Keenlyside is one of the world’s most sought-after and charismatic singers, noted for his versatility and highly charged performances on stage. He joins music director Franz Welser-Möst for an evening of Mahler, featuring the moody, enigmatic Seventh Symphony, sometimes called Song of the Night.

“Armed with his dark, handsome baritone he unveiled multiple layers of meaning in every song, every stanza and occasionally, in a single line”— The Financial Times

This program’s Concert Preview lectures will be presented by James O'Leary, Associate Professor of Musicology, Oberlin Conservatory