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Audra McDonald—whose first solo album in seven years, Go Back Home, was released earlier this year on Nonesuch Records—kicks off a four-month North American tour in the Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2013–14 Season. She and the orchestra, led by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, perform an all-American program at Davies Symphony Hall tonight. McDonald’s tour continues through December and includes performances in Austin, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Kansas City, Toronto, and more. 

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Audra McDonald—whose first solo album in seven years, Go Back Home, was released earlier this year on Nonesuch Records—kicks off a four-month North American tour in the Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2013–14 Season. She and the orchestra, led by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, perform an all-American program, including a number of songs from the new album, in the special concert at Davies Symphony Hall tonight. McDonald’s tour continues through December and includes performances in Austin, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Kansas City, Toronto, and more. See below for all of the scheduled dates; for additional details and ticket links, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

Go Back Home features songs by composers with whom she has long been associated (Guettel, LaChiusa, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim) and some, like the Kander & Ebb title track, relatively new to her repertoire; in addition, McDonald continues to champion works by an emerging generation of composers. "As usual," says the Los Angeles Times, "she stuns upon entrance, exit and everything else." New York magazine raves: "It’s entirely possible that Audra McDonald is the greatest singer alive." USA Today says: "McDonald has one of the warmest, most glorious singing voices on the planet."

To pick up a copy of Go Back Home, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

AUDRA McDONALD ON TOUR

Sep 3 Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco, CA
Sep 5&6 Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University Provo, UT
Sep 7 Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State Ogden, UT
Sep 15 Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 21 Krannert Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sep 22 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
Sep 28 Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory Toronto, ON
Oct 5 Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College Flushing, NY
Oct 10 Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress Washington, DC
Oct 12 Symphony Center Chicago, IL
Oct 19 Brown Theater, Wortham Center Houston, TX
Oct 20 Long Center Austin, TX
Oct 22 The Smith Center Las Vegas, NV
Oct 25 Balboa Theatre La Jolla, CA
Oct 26 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Nov 1 Fort Smith Convention Center Fort Smith, AR
Nov 2 Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas  Conway, AR
Nov 8 Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Louisville, KY
Nov 15 The Sheldon St. Louis, MO
Nov 16 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO
Nov 22 McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ
Nov 23 Staller Center, SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY
Dec 21 Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ
Jan 5 Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FL
     
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    Audra McDonald Kicks Off North American Tour in San Francisco Symphony's Opening Night Gala
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    Audra McDonald—whose first solo album in seven years, Go Back Home, was released earlier this year on Nonesuch Records—kicks off a four-month North American tour in the Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Symphony’s 2013–14 Season. She and the orchestra, led by Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, perform an all-American program, including a number of songs from the new album, in the special concert at Davies Symphony Hall tonight. McDonald’s tour continues through December and includes performances in Austin, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Kansas City, Toronto, and more. See below for all of the scheduled dates; for additional details and ticket links, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

    Go Back Home features songs by composers with whom she has long been associated (Guettel, LaChiusa, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim) and some, like the Kander & Ebb title track, relatively new to her repertoire; in addition, McDonald continues to champion works by an emerging generation of composers. "As usual," says the Los Angeles Times, "she stuns upon entrance, exit and everything else." New York magazine raves: "It’s entirely possible that Audra McDonald is the greatest singer alive." USA Today says: "McDonald has one of the warmest, most glorious singing voices on the planet."

    To pick up a copy of Go Back Home, head to the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include a download of the complete album at checkout.

    AUDRA McDONALD ON TOUR

    Sep 3 Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco, CA
    Sep 5&6 Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University Provo, UT
    Sep 7 Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State Ogden, UT
    Sep 15 Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
    Sep 21 Krannert Center, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
    Sep 22 DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
    Sep 28 Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory Toronto, ON
    Oct 5 Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College Flushing, NY
    Oct 10 Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress Washington, DC
    Oct 12 Symphony Center Chicago, IL
    Oct 19 Brown Theater, Wortham Center Houston, TX
    Oct 20 Long Center Austin, TX
    Oct 22 The Smith Center Las Vegas, NV
    Oct 25 Balboa Theatre La Jolla, CA
    Oct 26 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
    Nov 1 Fort Smith Convention Center Fort Smith, AR
    Nov 2 Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas  Conway, AR
    Nov 8 Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Louisville, KY
    Nov 15 The Sheldon St. Louis, MO
    Nov 16 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO
    Nov 22 McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ
    Nov 23 Staller Center, SUNY Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY
    Dec 21 Ikeda Theater, Mesa Arts Center Mesa, AZ
    Jan 5 Kravis Center for the Performing Arts West Palm Beach, FL
         
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