Performing Arts
Cyrano de Bergerac
Tony Award-winner Douglas Hodge (“La Cage aux Folles”) stars in this production of the French classic, translated from the original rhyming verse by Edmond Rostand. The story follows Cyrano, a nobleman with a tremendous wit and an enormous nose. He is adored by all of Paris except for his true love Roxane. 2 hours, 30 minutes with one intermission, American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., now through Nov. 27, tickets: $42–$137, roundabouttheatre.org.
Le Nozze di Figaro
First performed on May 1, 1786, Mozart’s classic comic opera tells the story of one mad day in which the servants Figaro and Susanna are wed. 3 hours, 32 minutes. Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German, Spanish, and Italian. Met Opera House, Lincoln Center, Now through Nov. 17, tickets: $20–$430, metoperafamily.org.
Belcea Quartet: All-Beethoven
Violinist Corina Belcea, violinist Axel Schacher, violist Krysztof Chorzelski, and cellist Antoine Lederlin will perform three all-Beethoven programs. The Nov. 3 performance will feature a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, Nov. 7, 9, 7:30 p.m., tickets: $48–$56, carnegiehall.org.
Un Ballo in Maschera
“Accompanied by a thrilling score, Verdi’s vivid characters grapple with life and love, betrayal and death…Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Sondra Radvanovsky is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband.” 3 hrs. 24 min. Met Opera House, Lincoln Center, Thursday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., tickets: $20–$440, metoperafamily.org.
Masur Conducts Brahms
Kurt Masur conducts the New York Philharmonic in performances of Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Cello and Symphony No. 2. Cellist Carter Brey is featured. Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, Nov. 8–13, tickets: $38–$125, nyphil.org.
Music Before 1800 Presents Cappella Pratensis
This eight-voice Dutch vocal ensemble, directed by Stratton Bull, will perform “Sounds of Salvation: Music for a 15th-Century Bruges Merchant.” The program commemorates the death of Donaes de Moor in 1483. The featured work is “Missa de Sancto Donatiano” by Jacob Obrecht, commissioned by Donaes de Moor’s widow, Adriane. Sunday, Nov. 11, Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St., tickets: $10–$45, gemsny.org.
Ureuk Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Concert
The Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Symphony No.3 “Eroica” in E-flat Major Op.55 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor Op.18. Christopher Joonmoo Lee conducts and Miryo Park is featured on piano. Merkin Concert Hall, Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St., Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m., tickets: $30–$50, kaufman-center.org.
Masterworks Series at Bargemusic
With the East River and Brooklyn Bridge as the backdrop, violinist Mark Peskanov, cellist Evan Drachman, and pianist Doris Stevenson perform Beethoven’s Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op 1, No. 1, Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces Op. 73 for cello and piano, and Brahms’ Piano Trio in C Major, Op. 87. Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m., Nov. 11 at 2 p.m., tickets: $35, bargemusic.org.
An die Musik
This quintet performs Amy Beach’s “Dreaming” for cello and piano, Mozart’s “Allegro” from Piano Quartet in E-flat, Beethoven/Mozart’s Variations on “La ci darem la mano” for oboe, violin, and viola, and Brahms’ Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos. Merkin Concert Hall, Goodman House, 129 W. 67th St., Sunday, Nov. 11, 4 p.m., tickets: $13, kaufman-center.org.
The Cleveland Orchestra
“The Cleveland Orchestra presents an exhilarating evening of music, beginning with two works by Beethoven: the ebullient Symphony No. 4 and an arrangement of the demanding Grosse Fuge. The performance concludes with Scriabin’s mystical Poem of Ecstasy.” Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 8 p.m., tickets: $20–$122, carnegiehall.org.
Fine Arts
Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion
Louis C. Tiffany became one of America’s preeminent designers and artists around the turn of the 20th century. This exhibit examines his stained glass windows, altars, and other ecclesiastical objects that grew out of an increase of congregations at that time. Museum of Biblical Art, 1865 Broadway, admission is free, now through Jan. 20. mobia.org.
November John Rogers: American Stories
American sculptor John Rogers (1829–1904) was “unquestionably the most popular sculptor of the 19th century,” according to the New York Historical Society. His works depict a wide range of subjects, including the Civil War, domestic life, and popular theater and literary themes from Longfellow, Irving, and Shakespeare. New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, Nov. 2 through Feb. 18. admission: $15, children 5–13: $5, nyhistory.org.
19th-Century European Art
Highlights from this exhibit and auction of 105 lots, include William Bouguereau’s “La Branche de Cerisier” (estimate $1.5–$2 million), Raffaello Sorbi’s “Saltarello Vallucio (A Game of Leapfrog)” ($300,000–$400,000), and Ludwig Deutsch’s “The Scholars” ($400,000–$600,000). Sotheby’s, 1334 York Avenue, exhibit Nov. 7, auction: Nov. 8 at 10 a.m., exhibit is free, auction requires registration, sothebys.com.
Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters
The famous creator of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) originally wrote her stories as letters with sketches that she sent to children she knew. Years later she retrieved the letters and turned them into the classics we know today. The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Ave., Now through Jan. 27, Tickets: $15, children under 12 free, themorgan.org.
Literary
Society of Classical Poets Poetry Competition
Founded in New York, the Society of Classical Poets is holding its first annual poetry competition. A prize of $1,000 and publication in the annual anthology of the Society will be given for a group of poems that incorporate meter and rhyme. All entries are considered for publication. Society president Evan Mantyk will judge. Submit three to five poems of up to 50 lines each by January 1, 2013. There is no entry fee. Visit the classicalpoets.org for complete guidelines, submit poetry to [email protected].
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