We said farewell to Paavo Jarvi and now venerable maestro James Conlon takes the helm for 2011’s May Festival, the annual choral extravaganza featuring the CSO, the May Festival Chorus and a host of world-class soloists. The festival opens with Verdi’s Requiem, a classic work as dramatic as any of Verdi’s operas. Conlon has assembled an outstanding array of singers, including mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe (fresh from her acclaimed performances in the Metropolitan Opera’s Die Walk
This article appears in May 11-17, 2011.
