Budapest Festival Orchestra

Iván Fischer, music director

Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano
Sopranos and Altos of the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus,
 Brett Hodgdon, conductor
Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School, 
 Brandon Straub, music director

Get ready for an evening of music that holds nothing back. Mahler’s Third Symphony is a colossal masterpiece, featuring two choirs, an expanded orchestra, and an alto soloist. The epic work embraces the forces of nature, the exuberance of life, the innocence of childhood, and the transcendent beauty of love. 

Leading this journey is the acclaimed Mahler interpreter Iván Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra. With their signature humanity, clarity, and attention to detail, they bring this symphony to life—capturing the rustle of birds and insects in a summer meadow, the shimmer of moonlight, and the breathtaking sweep of the triumphant finale. 

Presented in association with Boston Lyric Opera