Nebraska Public Media Televises ‘Omaha Symphony in Concert: Scheherazade’
LINCOLN, Neb. (Jan. 8, 2025) – The continued partnership between Nebraska Public Media and the Omaha Symphony will bring another of the symphony’s concerts to television viewers across the state in January.
“Omaha Symphony in Concert: Scheherazade” will air at 8 p.m. CT, Friday, Jan. 24, on Nebraska Public Media.
This orchestral work is inspired by the tales of “The Arabian Nights” in which the Sultan vows to take a new wife each night and have her executed the next morning. However, his bride Scheherazade saves herself by engaging the Sultan’s interest in tales that took 1,001 nights to recount.
This recorded program featuring concert master Susanna Perry Gilmore as Scheherazade and mezzo soprano Kelley O’Connor is directed by Ankush Kumar Bahl.
The Omaha Symphony concerts on Nebraska Public Media are being brought to television in part by generous donors from both organizations.
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The Omaha Symphony is a non-profit organization that serves over 225,000 people through more than 150 live orchestral performances and digital initiatives. In addition to Masterworks, Symphony Joslyn, Family, and LIVE with the Omaha Symphony concert series, the Omaha Symphony’s nationally recognized education and community engagement programs touch the lives of more than 40,000 people and over 300 schools each year. We are focused on creating a welcoming space and nurturing connections to ensure the Omaha community experiences and participates in music in a way that serves, reflects, uplifts, and entertains.