The Sounds of Shakespeare and Verdi's Lost Score

The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra presents a historic evening of music, featuring the U.S. premiere of newly rediscovered music from Verdi’s opera Nabucco—lost pages that will be heard in America for the first time.

This remarkable program also includes a 20th-century tribute to Shakespeare, with selections from William Walton’s thrilling score to the 1949 film Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, arranged by Christopher Palmer and featuring dramatic monologues from José Espinosa (Take Me Out, Broadway). Maestro Nuzzo and the BCO will be joined by the New York Choral Society and Grace Chorale of Brooklyn, rounding out the program with selections from Dmitri Shostakovich’s intriguing musical interpretation of Hamlet.

Program

U.S. PREMIERE "Divertissements" for Nabucco, Giuseppe Verdi

Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, William Walton

Hamlet: Incidental Music Selections, Dmitri Shostakovich 

General Info

📍 Venue: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
📅 Date and time: April 4th at 7:30 PM
⏳ Duration: 90 minutes (doors open 60 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis within general and premiere sections


Performers

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra

Philip Nuzzo, conductor

José Espinosa, narrator, New York Choral Society and Grace Choral of Brooklyn