MasterClassics Six: Rivalry and Ritual featuring the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus

The grand finale of the season features two Russian works of epic proportions. Rivalry and Ritual will showcase the fantastic RPO chorus, prepared by Jennifer Tibben, in Prokofiev’s score to the 1938 Russian film Alexander Nevsky, directed by the great Sergei Eisenstein. Experience the suspense of this cinematic history as the young Russian Prince Nevsky leads an army of peasants through battle after battle against advancing Teutonic knights of the 13th-century Holy Roman Empire. Hear the ice crack under the soldiers’ feet in “The Battle of the Ice,” and weep with the young maiden as she searches for her husband-to-be among the wounded and fallen. The second half of the program features the Philharmonic in all its dazzling virtuosity with Igor Stravinsky’s famous Le Sacre du printemps or “Rite of Spring,” originally a ballet but more often performed as a stand-alone orchestral piece. This is a work so exciting and daring that it leaves listeners breathless even today. Although now a repertory classic, its 1913 premiere caused Parisian audiences to riot. Come find out why!

Ticket prices start at $28 with discounts available to seniors.  Students with valid student ID can come early for "rush" seating one hour before performance for $8.00. Join the Music Director Laura Jackson one hour prior to each performance for "Inside the Music."