L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale) by Stravinsky, Poulenc, Various, Fra (2023/2023), Dirigent Micah Gleason, Irvine Barclay Theater, Irvine, United States

A thrilling tale of trickery and magic, Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat comes to life through an ensemble of musicians from the Curtis Institute of Music. “One of the world’s leading music academies” (BBC Culture), Curtis’s performers team up with beloved actor and narrator John de Lancie, who voices the characters; award-winning performer David Shifrin (Clarinet ’71); and prominent soloist and chamber musician Soovin Kim (Violin ’99). The program, designed for audiences in North America, also features a new work by Nick DiBerardino (Composition, ’18) commissioned specifically for this tour, plus pieces from Poulenc and Curtis alumnus Viet Cuong (Composition, ’19).