Great Performances Season 50 Episode 23 Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony 2022
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Performed from Highland Park’s Ravinia Festival, Great Performances presents legendary composer Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony featuring the talent of Uniting Voices (formerly Chicago Children’s Choir), Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Led by famed conductor and Bernstein protégé Marin Alsop, the work includes music and spoken narrative segments voiced by narrator Jaye Ladymore (“Chicago Med”) and sung by soprano soloist Janai Brugger (Great Performances at the Met: Medea). Recorded July 2022, the symphony examines questions of humanity and faith, exploring the complicated nature of a higher power who governs mortality.
- Released: 2023-08-21
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Drama
- Stars: Bray Poor
- Director:
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19. Richard III 2023-05-19
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20. Great Performances at the Met: Medea 2023-06-16
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22. Great Performances at the Met: Falstaff 2023-08-06
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23. Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony 2023-08-21
