Richmond BalletCarmina Buranawith Richmond Symphony & ChorusWolf Trap Opera ArtistsA Kay Shouse Great Performance

Acclaimed as “a jewel among U.S. dance companies,” (Dance/USA), the Richmond Ballet performs John Butler’s masterwork Carmina Burana with the Richmond Symphony and Chorus joined by Wolf Trap Opera artists soprano Esther Tonea, tenor, Lunga Eric Hallam, and baritone Daniel Rich. Butler’s powerful, impassioned Carmina Burana uses the full breadth of Carl Orff’s choral score to explore the melding of classical ballet’s structure with the earthiness of contemporary dance.