The 2024 Tony nominees don鈥檛 only work on Broadway. From Justin Peck to Kelli O鈥橦ara, the classic arts scene in New York abounds with acclaimed artists. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week.
New York City Ballet鈥檚 spring season continues with a second Classic NYCB program celebrating the company鈥檚 75-year history. Classic NYCB II, opening May 8, opens with two contrasting pieces by Jerome Robbins: Interplay, set to a jazz-infused score by Morton Gould, which was created to follow up on the immense success of the similarly jazzy Fancy Free; and Other Dances, one of many ballets Robbins choreographed to selected piano pieces by Chopin. The Robbins half of the program will be paired with two more recent works from the company鈥檚 repertoire: Pam Tanowitz鈥檚 Gustave Le Gray No. 1, set to the piano composition by Caroline Shaw, and Justin Peck鈥檚 Year of the Rabbit, set to an orchestration of Sufjan Stevens鈥� 2001 electronica album Enjoy Your Rabbit. Year of the Rabbit was the first collaboration between Peck and Stevens, who have since created several other pieces together, including the recently Tony-nominated dance musical Illinoise.
NYCB will also begin performances this week of an all-Stravinsky program, starting May 10. The program features the work of three different choreographers taking on the famed modernist composer: Christopher Wheeldon鈥檚 Sc猫nes de Ballet, Justin Peck鈥檚 Pulcinella Variations, and George Balanchine鈥檚 Symphony in Three Movements.
Justin Peck isn鈥檛 the only 2024 Tony nominee showing up at Lincoln Center this week. Kelli O鈥橦ara, nominated for her performance in Days of Wine and Roses, reprises her acclaimed performance in Kevin Puts鈥� The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera, alongside soprano Ren茅e Fleming and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. The Hours also features choreography by Annie-B Parson, Tony-nominated this year for her work in Here Lies Love. Performances also continue at the Met this week of John Adams鈥� El Ni帽o, Bizet鈥檚 Carmen, and Puccini鈥檚 Madama Butterfly.
Soprano Kathleen Battle returns to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a one-night concert May 12, featuring music by Purcell, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Faur茅, Villa-Lobos, and Rodrigo, as well as selected spirituals. Battle will be joined by harpist Bridget Kibbey and guitarist Chico Pinheiro.
Conductor Jane Glover will join the New York Philharmonic May 8-10 for a concert comprising three Mozart symphonies: Nos. 13, 35, and 39. The concert will also include Beethoven鈥檚 concert aria 鈥淎h, perfido!鈥�, sung by soprano Karen Slack.
Soprano Erin Morley and baritone Andr猫 Schuen join the Orchestra of St. Luke鈥檚 at Carnegie Hall May 9 to perform Brahms鈥� Ein deutsches Requiem. Conductor Xian Zhang leads the orchestra, who join with La Chapelle de Qu茅bec and Ensemble Altera for the choral concert which also includes Brahms鈥� 叠别驳谤盲产苍颈蝉驳别蝉补苍驳.
Pianist Yuja Wang performs at Carnegie Hall May 10, giving selections from Messaiaen鈥檚 Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-J茅sus, Scriabin鈥檚 Piano Sonata No. 8, Debussy鈥檚 L鈥檌sle joyeuse, and Chopin鈥檚 four ballades. Carnegie Hall will also host performances this week from the Oratorio Society of New York performing Handel鈥檚 Samson, The Orchestra Now giving the New York City premiere of Eug猫ne Ysa每e鈥檚 recently rediscovered Violin Concerto in D minor, and soprano Regula M眉hlemann in a recital of Schubert, Strauss, Argento, and Frank Bridge.
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus presents AND SING!, a conversational concert, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music May 6. Bass-baritone Dav贸ne Tines, currently performing at the Metropolitan Opera in El Ni帽o, co-hosts the event with conductor Arreon A. Harley-Emerson to examine choral music of the Black Diaspora.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center presents Songs and Snow May 7. The program includes George Crumb鈥檚 American Songbook IV: Winds of Destiny and Tan Dun鈥檚 Elegy: Snow in June. Winds of Destiny will be performed by soprano Dawn Upshaw and pianist Gilbert Kalish. Elegy: Snow in June will be performed by cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Percussion ensemble Sandbox Percussion will play in both works.
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