BUY TICKETS 2pm school groups only Pre-show talk 7pm| bar 6:30pm Dowland Lachrimae Dowland’s Lachrimae has become a canon in the annals of consort music. Slow, rich in harmony with time for contemplation, the sonnet that the original song was set to speaks of the pain of love lost. These seven tears of extreme beauty […]
REGISTER The hallmark of the company, the RUBBERBAND Method, comprises a unique choreographic vocabulary developed by Victor Quijada. It is now taught throughout the world in university programs, workshops, and masterclasses. Fascinated by the raw dynamic of Hip Hop/break-dancing and the purity of classical formalism, Quijada has been demolishing barriers between these contrasting dance styles […]
BUY TICKETS no intermission / post-show talkback Vic’s Mix With both humorous and serious moments, Vic’s Mix is a kind of “best of” spanning the immense creative territory explored by choreographer Victor Quijada, extracting jewels from the choreographer’s repertoire. In a remix of his own work, orchestrating the clash between urban pop and classical composition, […]
BUY TICKETS November 6 BUY TICKETS November 7 bar 6:30pm | post-show talkback Gershwin Suite & Schubert Frames Gershwin Suite After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Rite of Spring and Bolero in 2018, choreographer Michele Merola now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on Gershwin’s euphoric and brilliant pieces, set in the most romantic […]
BUY TICKETS Giacomo Puccini Sung in Italian Leading soprano Hui He has the heartbreaking title role of the doomed geisha, with tenor Andrea Carè as the American naval officer who abandons her. The great Plácido Domingo makes his role debut as Sharpless. Pier Giorgio Morandi is on the podium for Anthony Minghella’s sweeping production, a […]
BUY TICKETS bar 6:30pm Crossroads Renowned Canadian cellist Yegor Dyachkov and pianist Jean Saulnier present a program called Crossroads. It combines thoughtful musical substance and pleasure. Two short pieces by Martinu provide an artful conduit between Schumann’s heartfelt Adagio and Allegro and the world of Kapustin’s jazz and Piazzolla’s tango. Atonement by the internationally-renowned Canadian […]
BUY TICKETS Philip Glass Sung in mixed languages Director Phelim McDermott tackles another one of Philip Glass’s masterpieces, following the now-legendary Met staging of Satyagraha. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is the title pharaoh, the revolutionary ruler who transformed ancient Egypt, with the striking mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges in her Met debut as his wife, Nefertiti. […]
BUY TICKETS bar 6:30pm Le Vent du Nord Not only considered an incomparable French ambassador, Le Vent du Nord is a driving force behind Quebec's progressive folk movement, as well as a key group in the renaissance of Quebec's traditional music. “Featuring button accordion, guitar and fiddle, the band’s sound is defined by the hurdy-gurdy, […]
BUY TICKETS Come see the Makana Youth Choir in action with their concert Winter Fantasy. These young singers from grades 2-5 will show you their enthusiasm and joy this Holiday Season. With a focus on teaching musical concepts such as harmony, tone and note reading come see what these young singers are learning. The […]
BUY TICKETS bar 6:30pm The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare Ethereal soprano Danielle Svonavec performs some of the greatest hits from the Bard's songbook and the Baltimore Consort instrumentalists play sparkling arrangements of dances and consort music related to the plays, with their exquisite assortment of instruments. “Few early music […]
BUY TICKETS Alban Berg Sung in German After wowing audiences with his astounding production of Lulu in 2015, South African artist William Kentridge now focuses his extraordinary visual imagination on Berg’s other operatic masterpiece, set in an apocalyptic pre–World War I environment. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium for this important […]
BUY TICKETS bar 1:30pm From producer Mike Delamont and the writers of Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie comes the funniest history lesson of a lifetime! A young boy named David hates Canada until the ghost of Pierre Berton appears to him in his classroom and takes him on a tour of Canadian History, from […]
BUY TICKETS One of America’s favourite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. “If you’re going to stage Gershwin’s opera, this is how,” raved the […]
BUY TICKETS no intermission | post-show talkback Ghost Drawing from their wide scope of dance experience, co-founders Emmanuelle Lê Phan and Elon Höglund create conceptual hip–hop with a contemporary twist, while intermingling organic influences from earthly creatures. In this new work, the free-spirited pair known as Tentacle Tribe combines elements of contemporary dance, street dance, […]
BUY TICKETS bar 6:30pm Filled with irresistible rhythms that make fans bask in waves of contagious euphoria, Élage Diouf is a sensational Senegalese soul rocker. Recipient of outstanding awards: CBC’s Artiste Révélation Radio-Canada, JUNO World Music Album of the Year, FÉLIX World Music Album of the Year, and SOCAN Hagood Hardy – World Music prize, […]
Opening reception - Friday February 21, 5:30-7:30pm Exhibit open daily from Monday February 24, 10am - 4pm Artist talk - Friday February 28, 12noon. Mindful Vision: Birgit Freybe Bateman talks and answers questions on her inspirations and and her life as a photographer. In 2010 Birgit Freybe Bateman, to her surprise, was invited to show […]
BUY TICKETS Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting. Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously reframes the action of this black comedy about the abuse of power to “the present,” where it should loudly resonate. […]
BUY TICKETS For over 40 years, concert pianist Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences and critics around the world. She has been praised for her musical integrity, her refreshing natural approach and her unique piano sound thus becoming “one of the Grandes Dames of piano playing” (Frankfurter Allgemeine). Celebrated for her interpretations of the classical and […]
