Tickets:$25-$75

 Madison Craig, soprano
Greg Sheen, tenor
John Conlon, baritone
Chinook Chamber Singers, LCI Chamber Choir,
LCI Singers, U of L Singers, Vox Musica
& the Lethbridge Children’s Orff Ensemble
 
The Epic Work for Chorus and Orchestra.
German composer Carl Orff composed the poetic and scenic cantata Carmina Burana in the mid-1930s from a series of medieval poems translated mostly into Latin with some middle high German verse. First performed in Frankfurt in 1937 under the baton of Bertil Wetzelsberger, this piece was given an uneasy welcome into German society during the Nazi regime due to its sensual overtones. As the popularity of Orff’s work began to rise, the piece quickly became the most famous German music in its time.
Explore the magic of vocal and instrumental accompaniment in this powerful work, which begins and ends with the well-known O Fortuna. Throughout the movements, we discover a range of emotions including the highs and lows of wealth and fortune, the passionate throws of lust and the luxury of overindulgence. With melodic influence from the Baroque and Renaissance movements, this particular piece is said to be the culmination of Orff’s admiration for Igor Stravinsky’s early work. Carmina Burana boasts challenging arias for baritones with the falsetto tones needed in Olim lacus colueram, which beautifully accompany the incredible depth of woodwind and percussion instruments.
Carl Orff Carmina Burana