November 21, 2022
Musicians from the Met Orchestra & Jennifer Johnson Cano: Music of Kevin Puts
Kevin Puts, host and piano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Musicians from the Met Orchestra
Maron Khoury, flute
Dean LeBlanc, basset horn
Erik Ralske, horn
Qianwen Angela Shen, violin
Julia Choi, violin
Tal First, viola
Julia Bruskin, cello
Leigh Mesh, bass
Aaron Wunsch, piano
Musicians from the storied Met Orchestra join the Metropolitan Opera’s mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Johnson Cano (“towering…restless, powerful, profound,” N Y Times), for an exploration of the acclaimed music of Kevin Puts, whose opera The Hours will premiere at the Met the following night. Hear Kevin speak about the opera and his recent chamber music as part of a program that includes arias from The Hours, a song cycle, chamber works, as well as music by Mozart.
Program
Kevin Puts — Selections from The Hours
Mozart — "Non più di fiori," from La clemenza di Tito
Kevin Puts — Credo
Kevin Puts — Seven Seascapes
Kevin Puts — Of All the Moons
Watch & Listen
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano sings Mozart’s "Non più di fiori," from La clemenza di Tito
Hear Kevin Puts’s Credo for String Quartet
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