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...Nézet-Séguin brought a fierce, almost vicious energy to this movement, hurtling towards an inexorable close....
...April 23 to May 17; further information and tickets here Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts’ operatic adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s novel The Hours returns after its world premiere last season...
...Indeed, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting, the score’s best moments come when female voices soar in melodies that can be ravishing....
...“The foremost element of Kevin’s music is how vocal it is,” Nézet-Séguin says, “especially how he strikes a balance between what needs to be conversational and what is lyrical....
...Its ballast is provided by three new works by leading American composers: Kevin Puts, Nico Muhly and Caroline Shaw....
...Naysayers remain, but Mass has since been vindicated — here triumphantly by the Philadelphia Orchestra and music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin....
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