VIDEO: Opening Night Highlights From PRISONER OF THE STATE Opening Night At the NY Philharmonic
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 7, 2019
Last night Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic gave the World Premiere performance of David Lang's prisoner of the state - a fully staged reimagining of Beethoven's Fidelio, directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer. The program concludes the Orchestra's three-week Music of Conscience series, exploring how composers respond to the social and political issues of their times.