Natalia Santaliz, soprano
Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano
University Singers
Oratorio Society
Our season finale will not dissappoint! Join us as we welcome a large orchestra plus the University Singers and Oratorio Society on stage for Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony.
Gustav Mahler, himself, wrote these words about his Symphony No. 2
During his tenure as Music Director for the New York Philharmonic (for which Mahler was also Music Director from 1909-1911), Leonard Bernstein almost single-handedly led the revival of Mahler’s music. Bernstein’s stirring “Olympic Hymn” pays tribute to values embodied in the Olympics: “Give an example that applies to all: Fight as friends, not as foes.”
Program
Olympic Hymn | John Williams
Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection” | Gustav Mahler
About the Guest Artists:
Soprano Natalia Santaliz has been praised by El Nuevo Día for “angelic phrasing” and her “diaphanous voice, pristine diction, and mastery of colors” in recent performances of opera and concert repertoire. In the 2024-25 season, Santaliz made her Metropolitan Opera debut as one of the Niñas in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. For more information, visit Natalie Santaliz.
Mezzo-soprano Erin Wagner is a recent alumna of The Houston Grand Opera Butler Studio where she performed in the company’s productions of The Wreckers (Jack), Salome (Page), Madama Butterfly (Kate Pinkerton), Parsifal (Blumenmädchen), The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta), and Le nozze di Figaro (Barbarina, Cherubino study cover). While at HGO she was also heard in scenes as Béatrice (Béatrice et Bénédict), Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande), Miss Jessel (The Turn of the Screw), Frau Reich (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor), and Larina (Eugene Onegin). For mre information, visit Erin Wagner.
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This concert is currently available as part of a 2026-2027 Season Subscription package. Single tickets for this concert will go on sale August 6, 2026.