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Saratoga Performing Arts Center

American Dreams

with Brian Stokes Mitchell
Aug 7, 2026  at 7:30PM

American Dreams

Aug 7, 2026  at 7:30PM

Featured Artists

Marin Alsop

Conductor

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Vocalist and Narrator

Broadway legend Brian Stokes Mitchell joins Marin Alsop for an unforgettable evening of music and meaning. From capturing the soaring hope of Ragtime’s “Wheels of a Dream” and the anthem-like power of “The Impossible Dream,” to narrating Copland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait, Mitchell brings warmth and grandeur to the stage. 

Program

Aleksiychuk

Go where the wind takes you ...

14 minutes

Flaherty

“Wheels of a Dream,” from Ragtime

4 minutes

Copland

Lincoln Portrait

14 minutes

Leigh

“The Impossible Dream,” from Man of La Mancha

4 minutes

Dvořák

Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)

40 minutes

Approximate Duration

including intermission

2 hours