Two stunning Scandinavian sopranos and a masterful Czech conductor have combined forces to create incredible music at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Leos Janacek’s “Jenufa” is a story about love, murder
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12 pm ET: Mark Morris Dance Group presents
Dido and Aeneas. A screening of the 1995 film directed by Barbara Willis Sweete who recreated the
Dido and Aeneas set on a sound stage in Toronto and filmed it without the constraints of a proscenium stage and with Morris in his critically acclaimed role. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Morris and Sweete and launches a week of activities including talks with dancers and artistic collaborators. Dance with MMDG classes for all levels to learn excerpts of the work; Dance for PD classes appropriate for anyone with mobility concerns. View here and on demand for one week.
10 Classical Concerts to Stream in February
A Tyshawn Sorey premiere and lots of Kurt Weill from Berlin are among the highlights.
Opera Philadelphia will stream the premiere of Tyshawn Sorey’s “Save the Boys,” a setting of an 1887 poem by the abolitionist and suffragist Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.Credit.Jeenah Moon for The New York Times
Jan. 28, 2021
As the live performing arts continue to struggle through the coronavirus pandemic, here are 10 highlights from the flood of online music content coming in February. (Times listed are Eastern.)
So Percussion
; available indefinitely.
This extravagantly productive ensemble has long hosted concerts at its studio in Brooklyn. Now the series, Brooklyn Bound, is streaming, but with the same emphasis on showcasing new work and close collaborators. The program this time includes a dual premiere for “Individuate,” by Darian Donovan Thomas, in different realizations for So and the Bergamot Quartet; a video version of Caroline S