Bernadette Peters Opens Pops May 9
Visions of America Inspires a season
By: Pops - Apr 19, 2012
The Boston Pops 2012 “Visions of America” season under the direction of Keith Lockhart, opens in style on May 9 at 8 p.m. with Broadway sensation Bernadette Peters performing showstoppers such as There Is Nothing Like a Dame and Being Alive as well as her signature Not a Day Goes By and other tunes that have made the diva one of this country’s legendary stars of the stage and screen. Symphony Hall will be festively decorated for the gala Opening Night performance, with grand opening night festivities including a complimentary pre-concert reception.
Tickets for Opening Night at Pops range from $41 to $125, and all other programs range from $22-$92, with a 50% discount offered to children under 18 attending the Family Concert. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.bostonpops.org, calling 888-266-1200, or visiting the Symphony Hall box office at 301 Massachusetts Avenue.
VISIONS OF AMERICA IS BOSTON POPS 2012 UNIFYING THEME
The Boston Pops 2012 unifying theme, Visions of America, inspires a season dedicated to celebrating many of this country’s greatest musical traditions. Concerts throughout the season feature striking images from photo-historian Joseph Sohm’s extraordinary Americana collection on screens above Boston Pops performances. For the May 9 Opening Night program, Mr. Sohm’s images will be accompanied by a Boston Pops performance of Love Is Sweeping the Country.
ADDITIONAL OPENING NIGHT DETAILS
The opening night performance kicks off with an all-Gershwin first half to include the instantly recognizable Rhapsody in Blue featuring pianist Michael Chertock, and legendary Berklee College of Music professor Maggie Scott will sing a Gershwin Medley in the festively decorated Symphony Hall. After intermission the inimitable Bernadette Peters will perform genre-defining tunes such as Let Me Entertain You, Some Enchanted Evening, and Kramer’s Song.