PERFORMING ARTS
Le Poème Harmonique: ‘Venezia’
This theatrical candlelight concert by these experts in early music uses historical gesture, vocal ornament, and an imaginative sequence of songs to depict life in 17th-century Venice. Le Poème Harmonique’s performance represents its largest New York production to date and includes works by Monteverdi, Marini, Manelli, and Ferrari.
Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway (at 116th Street)
Sept. 12, 14, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $40–$45
www.millertheatre.com
Violinist Elmira Darvarova and Pianist Shoko Inoue
Violinist Elmira Darvarova “plays with intoxicating tonal beauty, and beguilingly sensuous phrasing” according to The Strad. Darvarova and pianist Shoko Inoue perform a program of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, and Franck.
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Saturday, Sept. 15, 5 p.m.
This event is free
www.symphonyspace.org
Washington Square Park Folk Festival
Now in its second year, this two-day festival brings 12 musical acts back to the heart of the city’s legendary 1960s folk music scene. Hosted by festival founder Eli Smith of Down Home Radio Show, a variety of musical styles are covered including Appalachian string band music, bluegrass, and Americana. Performers include Ginny Hawker, Tracy Schwarz, John Cohen, Blind Boy Paxton, Mamie Minch, Piedmont Bluz, and Randy Burns.
Washington Square Park
Sept. 15–16, 2–8 p.m.
This event is free.
www.nycgovparks.org
Greek Trilogy: Balanchine and Stravinsky
Taking ancient Greek mythology as their subject matter, this trio of ballets explores the story of the son god Apollo and the tormented lover Orpheus. The third piece, Agon, literally means “The Contest” and is modeled after examples in a French dance manual from the mid-17th Century. 2 hours and 15 minutes.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Sept. 18-23
Tickets: $29-$155
www.nycballet.com
Juilliard Baroque
Featuring violinist Monica Huggett, flutist Sandra Miller, viola da gamba player Sarah Cunningham, and harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss, these Julliard performers will play a variety of works from the lush and inspiring period known as the Baroque. Music from Telemann, Forqueray, Blavet, and Rameau.
Paul Hall, Lincoln Center
Sept. 24, 8 p.m.
Free tickets available beginning Sept. 10
events.juilliard.edu
‘L’Elisir d‘Amore’
In what is hailed by the Metropolitan Opera as “one of the greatest comic gems in opera,” Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star as “the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino.” The opera was written by Gaetano Donizetti in the early 19th century and is among his most popular. Around 2 hours and 30 minutes. Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German, and Spanish.
Met Opera House, Lincoln Center
Sept. 24–Oct. 13
Tickets: $30–$1,450
www.metoperafamily.org
FINE ARTS
‘Echoes of the Past’: Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan
This innovative exhibit unites real sculptures from the Northern Qi period (550-577 AD) Buddhist cave temple complex at Xiangtangshan, China, with a full-scale, digital, 3-D reconstruction of the interior of one of the site’s caves. “The sculptures are extraordinarily accomplished, their refinement seen in facial expressions, hand gestures, and adornment,” according to the Institute.
NYU’s Institute of the Study of the Ancient World, 15 East 84th St.
Now through Jan. 6
Free guided tour Fridays at 6 p.m.
Admission is free
isaw.nyu.edu
Meredith Bergmann’s ‘September 11th’
A moving sculpture that vividly depicts a woman with two airplanes crashing into her forearms, Meredith Bergmann’s monumental bronze sculpture “September 11th” was unveiled this month in its permanent home in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. The sculpture was specially commissioned by the Cathedral.
Outside the Cathedral in the ambulatory
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
Admission is free.
www.stjohndivine.org
Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art: Christie’s
This sale and exhibit comprises over 500 works including ceramics, jades, archaic bronzes, sculpture, furniture, and paintings. Highlights include a superbly carved green jade brush pot, Bitong, from the Qianlong Period (1736–1795) (estimate: $500,000–$800,000); and a very rare and important large archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, Zun, from the Shang Dynasty (12th–11th century B.C.) (estimate: $600,000–$800,000).
Public viewings: Sept. 12, Auctions: Sept. 13–14
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