Concerts · The Florida Orchestra
Thursday, February 11, 2027 · 11:00 AM
Morning at the Zoo: Flight of the Bumblebee & Carnival of the Animals
The Florida Orchestra · Mahaffey Theater · St. Petersburg, Florida
Program
- Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Tale of Tsar Saltan
- Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
- Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
- Antonio Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto
Artists
- Chelsea Gallo Conductor
- Maggie O'Leary Soloist, Bassoon
Running time: about 4 h 1 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: A witty musical zoo for small ensemble, in fourteen short movements, that pokes fun at animals, virtuosos, and even the composer's own colleagues. More about Camille Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals →
About this concert
An animal-themed morning led by Chelsea Gallo, with Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals and Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee. Orchestra bassoonist Maggie O'Leary is the soloist in a Vivaldi bassoon concerto.
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