Sat, May 25
|Cincinnati
Cincinnati May Festival: Lorelei Ensemble - Julia Wolfe's "Her Story"
Time & Location
May 25, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Cincinnati, 1241 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
About the event
Program
Julia Wolfe: Her Story
Fauré: Requiem
Artists
François López-Ferrer, conductor
Lorelei Ensemble
May Festival Chorus
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Julia Wolfe’s Her Story invokes the words of historical figures and the spirit of pivotal moments in history to pay tribute to the centuries of ongoing struggle for equal rights and representation for women in America. From the letters of Abigail Adams to words attributed to Sojourner Truth, Her Story, as explained by Julia Wolfe, “captures the passion and perseverance of women refusing subordination, demanding representation and challenging the prejudice and power structures that have limited women’s voices.” The dynamic vocal artists of the Lorelei Ensemble join the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for this immersive and visual presentation, with staging by Anne Kauman, before the May Festival Chorus closes the program with Gabriel Fauré’s tender and comforting Requiem.
