Beethoven’s “Eroica”
Saturday, July 31, 2021, 6:30 PM MDT
Sun Valley Pavilion
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Sameer Patel, Conductor
Beethoven
Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43
Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, “Eroica”
Beethoven’s “Eroica” program notes
Beethoven was commissioned to compose the music for the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus to be presented at the Burgtheater in Vienna in March 1801. Italian choreographer Salvatore Viganò created the ballet for presentation to Queen Maria Theresa...
2021 digital program book
Printed programs are available at the concerts, at the Festival Welcome Center and Store (open concert days from 1:00-3:30 PM and 5:00-8:00 PM; closed during the concert), or outside the Festival office at 120 2nd, Ave. North, Ketchum.