I Cantori di Carmel — Carmina Burana

I Cantori di Carmel is set to perform Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5, at the Quarry Amphitheater at the University of California, Santa Cruz, according to the ensemble’s event listing and regional calendars. The performance is billed as a one-night Santa Cruz stop in the group’s outdoor run of the work, following late-May performances at the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The choir’s website says the production will bring together chorus, youth chorus, orchestra and soloists. KAZU and other local listings describe the event as an open-air staging under the redwoods at the quarry venue. ### When and where is the Santa Cruz performance? Friday, June 5, is the date listed by I Cantori di Carmel for the Santa Cruz performance, with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Quarry Amphitheater. The ensemble’s event page names the venue as the UCSC Quarry Amphitheater in Santa Cruz. KAZU’s community calendar also lists the event for Friday evening at the Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz. (icantori.org) The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s event roundup published June 3 included the performance among area events for the week. An MSN-hosted version of that roundup identified I Cantori di Carmel’s presentation of Orff’s work at the Quarry Amphitheater. ### What exactly is I Cantori di Carmel presenting? Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” is the work named in the ensemble’s listings for both its Carmel and Santa Cruz dates. (icantori.org) I Cantori di Carmel describes the score as an outdoor presentation built around chorus, orchestra and soloists, and says the music moves from the opening “O Fortuna” through sections centered on fate, fortune, love and chance. KAZU reported on May 26 that music director Daniel Henriks was bringing Orff’s cantata to outdoor venues on the Central Coast. (msn.com) That report said the piece calls for expanded forces and highlighted its large choral writing, driving rhythms and solo roles. ### Who is involved in the performance? Daniel Henriks is the named music director attached to the production in multiple event listings. (icantori.org) I Cantori di Carmel’s website says the performance includes the I Cantori di Carmel chorus, youth chorus and orchestra. More than 130 musicians are expected to take part, according to KAZU’s community calendar and other event listings. Those listings frame the Santa Cruz date as part of the ensemble’s season-closing presentation of the Orff work. (kazu.org) ### How much do tickets cost? General admission tickets are listed at $57 on I Cantori di Carmel’s event page for the June 5 performance. (icantori.org) The same listing says tickets are $21 for people under 30, students, military members and teachers with valid identification, and $10 for children under 12 and for UCSC students with valid identification. KAZU’s event calendar gives the same price range, listing the event at $10 to $57. (kazu.org) That aligns with the choir’s direct ticket page for the Santa Cruz concert. ### Why is the Quarry Amphitheater part of the pitch? The Quarry Amphitheater is described in local event listings as an outdoor setting with stone walls, redwoods and natural acoustics. I Cantori di Carmel’s event page says the quarry setting lets the sound carry in a direct and immediate way, with chorus, orchestra and soloists “fully on display.” (icantori.org) Good Times and KAZU both emphasized the outdoor setting in their previews, with Good Times describing the program as taking place where redwoods, stars and the venue’s acoustics meet Orff’s score. (kazu.org) Those descriptions match the ensemble’s choice to stage the work outdoors in both Carmel and Santa Cruz. Friday’s 7:30 p.m. concert is the next scheduled date listed for the production, and ticketing remains available through I Cantori di Carmel’s event page and partner calendars. (icantori.org) Regional listings from Visit Santa Cruz County, KAZU and See Monterey also continue to carry the June 5 Santa Cruz event details. (goodtimes.sc)