From Threepenny operas to three-hour ones, 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 Symphony Orchestra will give a free performance in Bryant Park September 6, debuting its season there for the third year in a row. Leon Botstein will conduct the program, titled Beyond the Hall, exploring music from outside the traditional concert setting. Audiences will hear Leonard Bernstein鈥檚 Three Dance Episodes from On the Town, Kurt Weill鈥檚 Little Threepenny Music, Bernard Herrmann鈥檚 Psycho Suite, Florence Price鈥檚 Suite of Dances, and the overture to Scott Joplin鈥檚 opera Treemonisha.
The newly-launched Manhattan People鈥檚 Opera Company will give its inaugural production of Mozart鈥檚 Don Giovanni at Grace & St. Paul鈥檚 Church September 7. Baritone Henry Horstmann stars as the titular character, with sopranos Amy Guarino, Rebecca Rutkovsky, and Alyssa Mener respectively as Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, and Zerlina, the three women who band together in vengeance against him.
If one Mozart opera isn鈥檛 enough for you, head downtown to Little Island, where performances of Anthony Roth Costanzo鈥檚 鈥�90-minute remix鈥� of The Marriage of Figaro continue, running through September 22, with an official opening September 5. The adaptation of Mozart鈥檚 opera, with arrangements by Dan Schlosberg, stars Costanzo in all the leading roles.
The Metropolitan Opera鈥檚 Summer HD Festival concludes September 2 with a free screening of Puccini鈥檚 Madama Butterfly on Lincoln Center Plaza. Broadcast earlier this year as part of the Met鈥檚 Live in HD series, the performance of Anthony Minghella鈥檚 production stars soprano Asmik Grigorian and tenor Jonathan Tetelman.
September 8, Pianist Jeffrey Swann continues his series performing all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas at BargeMusic with commentary. This week鈥檚 program is titled 鈥淧lumbing the Depths鈥� and will feature the famous 鈥淢oonlight鈥� and 鈥淗ammerklavier鈥� sonatas, as well as the Sonata in D major, Op 10 No. 3.
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