GREAT PERFORMANCES returns to Carnegie Hall's famed stage for another opening night gala concert, featuring the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of conductor and musical director Michael Tilson Thomas. In "Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008," Thomas leads the orchestra in an all-Bernstein program celebrating the composer's remarkable contributions to American music. Featuring the Fancy Free suite, scenes from "A Quiet Place," "Meditation from Mass," "Symphonic Dances" from "West Side Story," and songs from "On the Town," the orchestra is joined by soprano Dawn Upshaw, baritone Thomas Hampson and cellist Yo-Yo Ma for an evening of unforgettable classics.