Prolific Grammy winners Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck join forces in this celebration of Appalachian folk music, featuring a program inspired by the 250th anniversary of the United States. Through mountain songs, haunting ballads, and folk hymns, The Fiddle and the Drum mines a rich vein of American musical heritage, brought to life by Fleming’s expressive singing, Fleck’s banjo virtuosity, and his My Bluegrass Heart all-star band with Aoife O’Donovan.
Presented in the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall and presented in collaboration with the LA Phil, this one-night-only event marks a bold new chapter in LA Opera’s recital series, bringing together two of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music-making for a truly singular musical encounter.