Sir Andrew Davis conducts the concert version of Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Palau de les Arts
01.12.2011
•The British maestro opts for the second version of the opera, premiered in 1916 at the current Vienna State Opera.
Valencia (12-12-11).- Sir Andrew Davis will conduct the concert performance of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos at the Auditori del Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía on December 16 and 18.
The British conductor will replace Riccardo Chailly on the podium, who has cancelled his appearance in Valencia. As reported by the Palau de les Arts, Maestro Chailly has been forced to cancel all his activities for at least two months due to health reasons.
Sir Andrew Davis (Hertfordshire, 1944) has been the music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2000, a position he assumed after serving as music director of the prestigious Glyndebourne Festival for over 12 years. He has also been principal conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, ensembles of which he is currently honorary conductor.
The British conductor has held the baton in the world's most prestigious opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York and La Scala in Milan, and is among the exclusive group of conductors who have participated in the Bayreuth Festival. He has toured Europe, Asia, and the United States and has led some of the most renowned orchestras of our time, such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Sir Andrew Davis also boasts an extensive discography with recordings for Chandos, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Warner Classics International, Capriccio, EMI and CBS.
Currently, the British maestro is conducting Ariadne auf Naxos at the Civic Opera House in Chicago, where he has received unanimous praise from critics and audiences.
At the Palau de les Arts, on December 16 and 18, the British director will tackle the second version of Richard Strauss's opera, which premiered on October 4, 1916 at the Hofoper (now the Staatsoper) in Vienna.
