Gustavo Dudamel conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the L.A. Master Chorale and the National Children's Chorus in a performance of the hour long Carmina Burana written in 1936 by Carl Orff. It is based on 24 poems from the medieval collection of secular songs. The first and last movements are called "O Fortuna." The soloists were Jozelle Harvey, soporano (in red in the middle), Brian Mulligan, baritone and Lawrence Brownlee, tenor.
The words celebrate the bursting of spring. We all celebrated as Gustavo inspired extra energy. to the over 200 musicians and singers on the Hollywood Bowl stage. The 18,000 seat arena was nearly full on that Tuesday night and the audience responded in a shouting standing ovation. The L.A. Times review headlines are "Yowza." The performance was repeated on Thursday.
The Last for photos are by Lawrence Ho of the L.A. Times.
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