Miami Summer Music Festival's opening concert was certainly a grand way to open the season! Congratulations to all who took part in stunning performances, Conductor Michael Rossi, the symphony orchestra, and all of the opera institute students who stepped in at the last minute to fill in for Deborah Voigt! Seeing all of you up there filled me with great admiration and happiness, so much so that I couldn't stop smiling while watching. Your performances were all fabulous and I can not wait to see how successful your careers will be! Then came Mahler 5. STUNNING. I admit I have never heard the symphony in its uninterrupted entirety and I was simply blown away by the musicianship of Michael Rossi and everyone in the orchestra, as well as the sheer beauty of the symphony itself. Needless to say, I can't get it out of my head (and I don't want to)!