From Puccini to P盲rt, 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:
La Boh猫me returns to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera November 13. The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini鈥檚 most popular opera is an annual tradition at the Met. Tenor Dmytro Popov returns to the role of the poet Rodolfo, in which he made his Met debut in 2016, alongside soprano Ailyn P茅rez as the sickly seamstress Mimi. A trio of Met debuts鈥攂aritones Boris Pinkhasovich and Gihoon Kim, and bass Bogdan Talos鈥攃omplete the quartet of bohemian artists as Marcello, Schaunard, and Colline respectively. Soprano Emily Pogorelc as Musetta, and baritone Donald Maxwell as both Benoit and Alcindoro round out the cast. Kensho Watanabe conducts Puccini鈥檚 rhapsodic score.
Tosca, another Puccini favorite, also comes back to the Met this week, welcoming a new cast led by soprano Lise Davidsen starting November 12. The November 12 performance will accompany a gala honoring the centenary of the composer鈥檚 death. Davidsen, one of the world鈥檚 most in-demand dramatic sopranos, sings her first Tosca at the Met, alongside tenor Freddie De Tommaso making his Met debut as Cavaradossi. Baritone Quinn Kelsey, directly off of concluding a run of Rigoletto, completes the leading trio as the villainous police chief Baron Scarpia. Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin conducts the all-star cast in Puccini鈥檚 verismo thriller.
Composer John Adams joins the New York Philharmonic as a conductor this week, taking up the baton to conduct his own City Noir November 14 and 16. Cellist Gabriel Cabezas, English Horn player Ryan Roberts, and trumpeter Christopher Martin will feature as soloists in the program, which also includes Arvo P盲rt鈥檚 Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Copland鈥檚 Quiet City, and the New York premiere of Gabriella Smith鈥檚 Lost Coast.
On Site Opera presents the world premiere of Lucidity, a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote. The work, which will be presented at the Abrons Arts Center, November 14-16, concerns a retired singer with dementia being cared for by her son. The world premiere stars sopranos Cristina Mar铆a Castro and Lucy Shelton, mezzo-soprano Blythe Gaissert, and baritone Eric McKeever. Yasmina Speigelberg and Kyle Walker appear as featured clarinettist and pianist. Sarah Meyers directs the production at Abrons Arts Center, with Geoffrey McDonald conducting.
Violinist Hilary Hahn returns to Carnegie Hall November 17, joining the Berliner Philharmoniker for Korngold鈥檚 Violin Concerto. Kirill Petrenko will conduct the concert, which also includes Rachmaninoff鈥檚 Isle of the Dead and Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Seventh Symphony. A second performance of this program will take place November 19. Carnegie Hall will also host performances this week from pianist Mitsuko Uchida (November 12); soprano Elena Villal贸n with pianist Craig Terry (November 13); cellist Sterling Elliott with the Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚 (November 14); and the combined forces of the Belcea Quartet and Quatuor 脡b猫ne to play Mendelssohn鈥檚 famous String Octet, as well as the one by Enescu (November 14).
Death of Classical presents cellist and composer Joshua Roman鈥檚 Immunity November 15 in the Crypt chapel under the Church of the Intercession in Harlem. Roman will perform his solo debut album, featuring works by J.S. Bach, Allison Loggins-Hull, Krzysztof Penderecki, Caroline Shaw, Leonard Cohen, and Roman himself. The album explores Roman鈥檚 experience of ongoing Long COVID.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents a program of contemporary music November 14 at the Rose Studio. The program will include Guillaume Connesson鈥檚 Techno-Parade, Chan Ka Nin Among Friends, Shulamit Ran鈥檚 Mirage, Paul Dean鈥檚 Suite for Clarinet and Cello, and George Crumb鈥檚 Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I).
The Haiyun Chorus presents The Joy of Music November 17 at the Kaufman Music Center鈥檚 Merkin Hall, celebrating the ensemble鈥檚 40th anniversary. The concert, led by conductor Shuang Guo, will feature repertoire ranging from Chinese folk songs to Kander and Ebb鈥檚 鈥淭heme from New York, New York.鈥�
Andrea Miller鈥檚 dance company GALLIM returns to the Joyce Theater November 13-17 to present the New York premiere of Miller鈥檚 Wonderland, inspired by Cai Guo-Qiang鈥檚 installation Head On, which depicts a pack of wolves charging and crashing into a glass wall. The work examines pack mentality.
The Pacifica Quartet presents 鈥淎merican Snapshots: JFK, Vietnam, and Ellis Island鈥� at the 92nd Street Y November 13. The program includes Samuel Barber鈥檚 String Quartet, the second movement of which gained popularity as the Adagio for Strings, George Crumb鈥檚 Black Angels, and Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 鈥淎merican鈥� Quartet.
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