From Empress Poppea to Emperor Titus, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week.
The American Modern Opera Company (AMOC*) opens its Run AMOC* Festival at Lincoln Center's Summer For The City this week with The Comet/Poppea. Presented at the David H. Koch Theater June 18-21, the production fuses Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea with W.E.B. Du Bois' short story The Comet, and features a new score by George Lewis. Baritone Davo虂ne Tines and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo star in the production, which is directed by Yuval Sharon, and includes scenic design by Mimi Lien鈥�no stranger to comet-based work. Monteverdi's opera follows Poppea Sabina through her ascent to power as the wife of the Roman Emperor Nero. The evening performance on June 20 will be livestreamed on Lincoln Center's Facebook and Youtube pages, and will be available to watch for 48 hours after the performance.
The Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble presents Mozart's La clemenza di Tito June 18-22 at A.R.T. New York's Mezzanine Theatre. Soprano Heather Bobeck stars as Vitellia, the daughter of the late emperor Vitellius, who plots the demise of the new emperor Titus Vespasian (tenor Stephen Steffens) to avenge her father. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Nelson Craft plays Sesto, who his torn between his love for Vitellia and his loyalty to Tito. The cast also includes mezzo-soprano Valerie Filloux as Sesto's friend Annio, and soprano Elizaveta Kozlova as Sesto's sister Servilia, sought in marriage by both Annio and Tito. Bass-baritone Jason Adamo completes the principal cast as Publio, the commander of the Praetorian guard.
American Ballet Theatre revives Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works for its second consecutive season at the Metropolitan Opera, running June 17-20. The three-act ballet, set to an original score by Max Richter, is inspired by three works by Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, and The Waves. The ballet is not narrative, but rather seeks to capture the themes and imagery of the works on which it is based. ABT presented the New York premiere of Woolf Works as part of its summer season in 2024.
On June 21, ABT will start performances of Adolphe Adam's Giselle. One of the earliest ballets in the standard repertoire, Giselle tells the story of a young woman with a heart condition which causes her to be unable to dance鈥攏o light fate for a character in a ballet. Performances of the ghostly ballet continue through June 28.
Soprano Angel Blue joins the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Carnegie Hall June 18 for a performance of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah." The program will also include Gabriela Ortiz' 础苍迟谤贸辫辞濒颈蝉, Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k's "New World" Symphony, and an orchestral suite from Terence Blanchard's opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones, which had its Met premiere in 2021, starring Blue. Met Opera Music Director Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin conducts.
The Paul Taylor Dance Company comes to the Joyce Theater June 17-22, performing two programs featuring reconstructions of dances by Paul Taylor that have not been seen in over 50 years. The programs will also include iconic works from Taylor's catalogue.
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