Happily, an old hand with the Berio folk songs is available — Dawn Upshaw, who will fill in for McDonald on all four dates (March 5-8) with no change in the program.
That program, conducted by Philharmonic music director designate Alan Gilbert, also includes Haydn's Symphony No. 48 and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. Details and tickets are available at www.nyphil.org.