Aspen Public Radio's Chris Mohr talked with composer Christopher Theofanidis and librettist Melissa Studdard about their massive musical/dance/video project, where most of the characters in their version of Hermann Hesse's novel about the Buddha are women. The Klein Music Tent will be lit up with a performance unlike anything the Aspen Music Festival has ever produced. This Saturday, August 2 at 8:00 pm at the Klein Music Tent.
Founded in 1949, the Aspen Music Festival and School is regarded as one of the top classical music festivals in the United States, noted both for its concert programming and its musical training of mostly young adult music students. The eight-week summer season includes hundreds of classical music events: concerts by four orchestras, recitals, chamber music, operas, classes, lectures, and family programs. In the winter, the AMFS presents recitals and robust music education programs for local youth and families, and in the summer the Aspen Music Festival and School host High Notes, lunchtime discussions featuring prominent performers, composers, and musicologists in lively discussions with AMFS President and CEO Alan Fletcher. Learn more at: aspenmusicfestival.com.
Multimedia premiere of 'Siddhartha, She' This Saturday at the AMFS Tent
