Christine Brewer and Alan Held Featured in SLSO All-Wagner Program, May 1 and May 2

Christine Brewer by Christian Steiner
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will present a program of "Wagner’s Greatest Hits" on Saturday, May 1, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 2, at 3:00 p.m.

David Robertson will conduct as the SLSO is joined by Whitaker guest artists Christine Brewer, soprano, and Alan Held, bass-baritone, in an all-Wagner evening.

Works to be performed are:

Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin
Three Excerpts from Act III of Die Meistersinger
Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
"Ride of the Valkyries" and the final scene of Die Walküre

A "PreConcert Perspective" lecture by David Robertson will be held one hour prior to each concert.