Variously bombastic, playful, and heart-wrenching, Carmina Burana is a sonic tour-de-force based on a collection of medieval poems about love, life, and nature. Osmo Vänksä leads The Cleveland Orchestra in this colossal work alongside the Blossom Festival Chorus, The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus, and a roster of internationally celebrated soloists. The evening opens with a smaller, though no less epic, work — Sibelius’s En Saga, which evokes ancient folklore. Program: - SIBELIUS En Saga - ORFF Carmina Burana Performing Artists: - The Cleveland Orchestra - Osmo Vänskä, conductor - Shelén Hughes, soprano - Reginald Mobley, countertenor - John Brancy, baritone - Blossom Festival Chorus - The Cleveland Orchestra Children’s Chorus