Verdi and Prokofiev

The triumphant trumpets of Verdi’s AÏda celebrate an ancient Egyptian victory. And, the radiant American soprano Dawn Upshaw sings the Miami premiere of three hauntingly beautiful songs by popular Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov. This eclectic concert concludes with Prokofiev’s stirring Fifth Symphony, written to summon the rallying strength of the Russian people during the darkest hours of the Second World War.