All-French program with San Francisco Symphony & Renée Fleming

As the New Year approaches, Michael Tilson Thomas looks ahead to his first performances of 2013 with the San Francisco Symphony: an all-French program with Renée Fleming, who sings the world premiere of Robert Holloway’s arrangement of Debussy’s Ariettes oubliées. The American soprano will also perform selections from Canteloube‘s collection of folk songs Chants d’Auvergne. MTT’s’ concerts on January 10, 12 and 13 with the SFS will also include Debussy’s poème dansé Jeux, the waltz La Plus que lente, and La mer.