RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S CLASSIC “CAROUSEL,” JUNE 13-15 AT SYMPHONY HALL
Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops in three concert performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical Carousel, featuring Broadway luminaries Rebecca Eichenberger and Aaron Lazar and four talented singers from the Tanglewood Music Center. Carousel is the first full musical that Mr. Lockhart has done with the Boston Pops. The program, sponsored by New England Coffee Company, will be performed at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13; Thursday, June 14; and Friday, June 15. Mr. Lockhart and the Pops will reprise their Carousel program at Tanglewood on July 10. VIP Ticket Packages are still available for the Tanglewood performance.
Richard Rodgers himself called Carousel his favorite score, and its timeless tunes like “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and “If I Loved You” have become staples of the musical theater genre over the last half-century. Rebecca Eichenberger (Nettie) is an experienced Broadway actress who has sung in Broadway and national-tour productions of Phantom of the Opera, 1776, Ragtime, and Carousel, in addition to roles with the Los Angeles Opera and Sacramento Light Opera. Aaron Lazar (Billy Bigelow) is one of Broadway’s fastest-rising talents, with acclaimed New York performances in the Broadway revival of Les Misérables and The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center, which was broadcast on PBS’s “Live at Lincoln Center” program.
The Pops will be joined in its Carousel performances by four Fellows from the Tanglewood Music Center, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer music academy for talented emerging professional musicians. Soprano Eve-Lyn de la Haye (Julie Jordan) of Victoria, British Columbia, has recorded for the Canadian Broadcasting Company, and New Jersey native and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Jo Loeb (Carrie) recently completed her master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music. Tenor Matthew Anderson (Mr. Snow), a Kansan-turned-Bostonian, has sung in education and outreach performances with the Cincinnati Opera Resident Ensemble, and baritone Mischa Bouvier (Jigger) of Shirley, N.Y., has sung with such ensembles as the Long Island Philharmonic and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra.
The Boston Pops’ Carousel programs also feature the talents of Casey Hushion, stage director; Larry Goldberg, music director; and members of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor.
BOSTON POPS TICKET INFORMATION Keith Lockhart VIP Ticket Packages are available for the July 10 performance at Tanglewood. Packages include a ticket to the concert, a Meet and Greet with Keith Lockhart, a tour of Tanglewood and a $35 gift card to the KeithLockhart.com Store.
Tickets for the 2007 Boston Pops Symphony Hall season are on sale now. Performances take place nightly, Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., from May 10 through June 30, as well as 7:30 p.m. on June 24 and 7:30 p.m. on July 1. The Pops also performs at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade on July 3 and 4. All programs and artists are subject to change.
Tickets for the 2007 Boston Pops Symphony Hall season are priced as follows: floor table seat prices are $40, $66, and $85; first balcony, $45 and $50; and second balcony, $18 and $25. Tickets may be purchased by phone through SymphonyCharge, in person at the Symphony Hall box office, or online at www.bostonpops.org. The box office is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. through the first concert intermission. American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club, and Discover, as well as personal checks (in person or by mail) and cash (in person only) are all accepted at the box office. Call the Boston Pops’ SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200 Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. to charge tickets on a major credit card. There is a service charge for each ticket purchased online or by phone. For Group Sales of 25 or more, please call 617-638-9345 or 800-933-4255. For current Boston Pops program information, dial 617-CONCERT (266-2378). For further information, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492. The Boston Pops is on the Internet at www.bostonpops.org.
The Boston Symphony has a dedicated line for disabled patrons who would like to purchase tickets to BSO, Boston Pops, or Tanglewood concerts, or who need information about disability services at Symphony Hall or Tanglewood. This line can be reached by dialing 617-638-9431. For access via TTD/TTY, please call 617-638-9289.
Opening Night at Pops and the entire 2007 Boston Pops season is sponsored by Fidelity Investments. New England Coffee sponsors the Pops’ Carousel-In-Concert Series (June 13-15). The Fairmont Copley Plaza is the official hotel of the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony. American Airlines is the airline partner of the Boston Pops. Commonwealth Worldwide is the official chauffeured transportation of the Boston Pops.
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