But for the most part, she makes do with a soupy-sounding London Philharmonic, limply directed by James Judd.
The Philharmonic staging, directed by Michael Counts, is meant to take advantage of the Drill Hall's space as well as the physical dispersal of musicians and audience members.
The orchestra will be joined by Angela Brown, soprano; Abel Moeng, bass-baritone; and the Long Island Philharmonic Chorus, directed by Frances C. Roberts.
This "Sweeney Todd" will be conducted by Alan Gilbert, the music director of the Philharmonic, and directed by Lonny Price, who directed its all-star 2011 production of "Company" as well as its 2010 birthday concert for Mr. Sondheim.
Well, since 2002 the Berlin Philharmonic has been directed by Simon Rattle.
The festival is to have four resident orchestras: the London Symphony Orchestra, which is to be conducted by Mr. Bernstein, who is its president, and Mr. Thomas, who is its principal conductor; the Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, directed by Akio Watanabe; the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra, and the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra, an international student ensemble.
The finale to both the orchestra's season and Mr. Lockington's career with it features Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection"), performed by the Philharmonic and its chorus, directed by Frances C. Roberts, with Margaret Cusack, soprano, and Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano, (631) 293-2222.
Conductor Jakub Hrůša casts a spell over the London Philharmonic in this ninth revival, directed by Lynne Hockney.
The Ark will initially be stationed in Matsushima City, where it will host a Japanese version of the Swiss Lucerne Festival, featuring kabuki artists, a range of both traditional and contemporary concerts, performances by the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, and youth ensembles directed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yoshihide Otomo.
The semi-staged Philharmonic production, conducted by Rob Fisher and directed by John Rando, begins by putting the music first, which is only appropriate in this context: the "Carousel Waltz" is performed by the orchestra without the usual — and for the time novel — intervention of a wordless scene set at a New England carnival.
