Rockport Music 2021-2022 Season Brochure

2021–22 SEASON

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CLASSICAL

| JAZZ | FOLK | POP | WORLD

2021–22 SEASON :: FALL–WINTER SCHEDULE

CLASSICAL

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Classical Jazz, Folk & Pop Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Cinema National Theatre in HD Bolshoi Ballet in HD Ticket Information

Barry Shiffman, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 :: 5PM

CHANTICLEER

Called “the world’s reigning male chorus”

by The New Yorker magazine and Ensemble of the Year by Musical America, the GRAMMY® award-winning ensemble Chanticleer performs a dynamic program entitled Awakenings.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 :: 3pm

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Artistic Director Barry Shiffman’s classical season starts with the incomparable men’s a cappella ensemble Chanticleer, renowned pianists including Charlie Albright and Isata Kanneh-Mason, a holiday concert by the Boston Brass, the legendary Zukerman Trio, an intriguing program from the critically acclaimed Horszowski Trio and a powerhouse program from all-star members of the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center. The folk and pop series brings such stars as the great Suzanne Vega, mandolin showstopper Chris Thile and veteran alternative rock heroes 10,000 Maniacs.

Jazz concerts feature the heady and dynamic pianist Jason Moran and a set from the always alluring vocalist Stacey Kent.

We also bring back our high definition broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre of England and the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Welcome to Rockport Music and our seaside Shalin Liu Performance Center! The past year and a half has been truly unprecedented for the arts industry, but we are looking ahead at this next season with hope of a year filled with live music.

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CHARLIE ALBRIGHT, piano American pianist/composer/improviser Charlie Albright has been praised for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality” by The New York Times. The Avery Fisher Grant recipient regularly collaborates with artists from all genres, including Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma and Joshua Bell.

As you make your concert selections this season, please consider adding a gift to Rockport Music (a501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization) and join the family of donors who help us continue to bring great music to Cape Ann. We look forward to continuing our passion of sharing live music with you this season!

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TICKETS: $39 | $35 | $29

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 :: 7pm

RASA QUARTET

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PART OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM Quickly emerging as one of New England’s finest young ensembles, the Rasa Quartet won 1st prize in the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition (2020) and was selected as finalists for the Lakes Area Music Festival String Quartet Residency. The Quartet is also acclaimed for their cross-cultural collaborations like their participation in the Christmas Celtic Sojourn and Rockport Celtic Festival.

TICKETS: $15

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 :: 3pm

BOSTON BRASS CHRISTMAS CONCERT

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The heralded Boston Brass comes to Rockport for a festive yuletide-themed concert, bringing their signature blend of classical, jazz and pop standards. Performing exciting classical arrangements to burning jazz standards, Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of entertainment captivating all ages.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 :: 7pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 13 :: 3pm

THE HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY

PART OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM

Enjoy Handel’s iconic Messiah, a treasured holiday tradition, performed by the incomparable Handel & Haydn Society in a special chamber orchestra arrangement with chorus led by Associate Conductor Ian Watson. Yankee Magazine hails, “The Handel and Haydn Society’s Messiah remains unmatched.”

Boston based Project STEP (String Training Education Program) has provided talented young musicians that identify with historically underrepresented groups in classical music with comprehensive music instruction. The program will present some of their most talented musicians in chamber music and solo works.

TICKETS: $89 | $65 (not part of subscriptions) LOCATION: FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ROCKPORT

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HANDEL’S MESSIAH

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“eminently worth your attention” THE BOSTON GLOBE

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 :: 3pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 3 :: 3pm

Under the direction of their new musical director Joshua Weilerstein, the acclaimed Phoenix Orchestra is renowned for its energetic playing, versatile programming and an individualistic approach to larger orchestral repertoire. Phoenix has performed at a variety of venues in the Greater Boston Area, including OBERON, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the Center for Arts at the Armory among others. The program includes works by Caroline Shaw, Ravel and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

STRING MASTERPIECES

PHOENIX ORCHESTRA

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CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

ANI KAVAFIAN & STELLA CHEN, violin | PAUL NEUBAUER & HSIN-YUN HUANG, viola | MIHAI MARICA & DAVID REQUIRO, cello Six heralded members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, all acclaimed soloists in their own right, join forces for a stirring program of String Masterpieces.

HORSZOWSKI TRIO

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ZUKERMAN TRIO

The Horszowski Trio has quickly become a vital force in the international chamber music world. Since their debut performance in New York City in 2011, they have toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, the Far East and India, traversing the extensive traditional piano trio repertoire and introducing audiences to new music that they have commissioned and premiered. The trio performs music of Bernstein, Shostakovich and Smetana.

With famed violinist Pinchas Zukerman at the helm, the Zukerman Trio, rounded out by cellist Amanda Forsyth and pianist Shai Wosner, has been thrilling audiences for close to a decade. Formed out of the acclaimed Zukerman Chamber Players, the Zukerman Trio formed in 2013 and has gone on to perform at the world’s greatest stages and festivals. A two-time Grammy winner, Zukerman is also the Principal Guest Conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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ISATA KANNEH-MASON, piano Recipient of the 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award and a 2020 Opus Klassik award for best young artist, pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is a tour-de-force. As a member of the Kanneh-Mason family, she also won the 2021 Best Classical Artist at the Global Awards. In 2021, she released Summertime, a journey through the varied piano repertoire of 20th-century America featuring Samuel Barber and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. She performs works

by Mozart, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Chopin and more.

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David Requiro

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 :: 7pm

ADRIAN ANANTAWAN, violin

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Pinchas Zukerman

Amanda Forsyth

Shai Wosner

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11 :: 8pm

Paul Neubauer

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 :: 3pm

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“The most compelling American group to come on the scene”

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BEETHOVEN: String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1 MOZART: String Quintet in C minor, K. 406 BRAHMS: String Sextet, No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 18 TICKETS: $59 | $55 | $45

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 :: 3pm

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Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan has TODAY dedicated his life to impacting people in and outside the concert hall. As an educator and disabilities advocate, he brings awareness to issues of access and equity in the arts for disabled communities. Adrian will perform a program of classical favorites and new arrangements.

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JAZZ, FOLK, POP, WORLD

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21 :: 8pm

10,000 MANIACS

The acclaimed folk rock group, now celebrating their 40th anniversary, dominated the airwaves in the late '80s and '90s with FM radio staples like “These Are Days,” “Trouble Me” and “More Than This.” Now with violist and vocalist Mary Ramsey leading the way, the band makes no sign of slowing down.

Stacey Kent

CHRIS THILE

TICKETS: $86 | $79 | $59

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 :: 8pm

ADAM EZRA GROUP

The Boston-based roots rock veterans, whose energetic, passionate live shows have forced comparisons to juggernauts like the Dave Matthews Band and O.A.R., come to Rockport! Over the pandemic, Ezra and his mates kept busy performing nightly shows for thousands of their fans in a virtual series that was eventually dubbed The Gathering.

After over a year of virtual concerts they return in the flesh this fall.

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The Grammy-winning mandolin virtuoso is most known for the folk pop trio Nickel Creek and leading the progressive bluegrass juggernaut Punch Brothers, as well as for being the host of NPR’s Live from Here.

Thile will be making his Rockport debut with a solo show touring behind his newest record Laysongs.

TICKETS: $69 | $62 | $49

“Chris Thile is the god of small sounds”

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10 :: 7pm

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 :: 8pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 :: 8pm

In a delightful fusion of West African traditional music with bluegrass, funk and rock, Malian artist Balla Kouyaté joins up with Grammy Award-winning, boundary-defying cellist Mike Block for an evening of effervescent, joyous world music. Kouyaté, a balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA.

Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega is a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times). Her enduring body of work includes the hits “Luka” and “Tom's Diner.”

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BALLA KOUYATÉ AND MIKE BLOCK BAND

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 :: 7pm

CALLIOPE BRASS

PART OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM The acclaimed New York City-based brass quintet makes its Rockport debut with a free community concert for all ages. From pops to classical to swing, there's a little something for everyone!

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SUZANNE VEGA

AN EVENING OF NEW YORK SONGS AND STORIES

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 :: 7pm

UNDER THE STREETLAMP

Under The Streetlamp delivers an electrifying evening of classic hits from the American radio songbook, bringing their unique blend of tight harmonies and slick dance moves to your favorite doo-wop, Motown and old time rock ‘n’ roll hits. Fresh off the success of two topten specials, Under the Streetlamp recently released their third PBS special entitled Rockin’ Round the Clock.

TICKETS: $65 | $59 | $47

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 :: 8pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14 :: 5pm

Nakoa is an award-winning songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist.

A modern troubadour, he makes his home on the highways and concert stages of America and appears regularly with folk music icon Tom Rush. The Boston Globe says of Nakoa, “Between his piano chops and heartfelt originals on guitar, he drops jaws.”

Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel fuses sounds from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations, creating a cutting-edge acoustic sound that retains the integrity and spirit of the Scottish tradition.

Her newest record, Over the Sea to Skye, was released in 2021.

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HANNEKE CASSEL BAND

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 :: 8pm

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 :: 8pm

After decades bringing raw soul to the stage for The Rolling Stones, Sting, Tina Turner and Nine Inch Nails, Lisa Fischer is emerging as the most inventive and heartfelt interpreter of classic rock songs working today.

A bona fide guitar hero and perennial poll-winner, Al Di Meola has been recognized internationally over the past four decades as a virtuoso of the highest order. He is touring in support of his recent Beatles tribute album, Across the Universe.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6 :: 8pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 :: 8pm

A, revered guitarist, Boston’s own Johnny A has created a storied and long-lasting career built on his virtuosic playing, compositional fortitude and distinctive style. On top of putting out his acclaimed new record, Driven, Johnny recently played lead guitar in the legendary blues rock supergroup The Yardbirds.

A folk pop singer-songwriter known to many for winning the 8th season of American Idol, Kris Allen has since released five acclaimed records and toured the world. This fall he’ll bring his infectious and easy melodic style to Rockport for the first time, touring behind the release of his retrospective album 10.

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JOHNNY A

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13 :: 8pm

CARBON LEAF

Blending rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana traditions into a high-energy style, the Virginia quintet’s poetic songs are brought to life with an array of instruments and rich vocal harmonies.

They are touring in support of their new release Gathering 2: The Hunting Ground.

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KRIS ALLEN

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 :: 5pm

ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS

Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas have emerged as one of the most acclaimed purveyors of traditional Celtic music playing today. Fraser, a two-time Scottish National Fiddle Champion and esteemed long-time veteran of the traditional Celtic music scene, has been called “one of the finest fiddle players Scotland has ever produced” (Scots Magazine).

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NEFESH MOUNTAIN

A five piece acoustic band that merges old time Appalachia and bluegrass with Jewish spirituality, Nefesh Mountain has created their own unique and dazzling version of Americana. They make their Rockport debut with a festive Hanukkah-themed concert that will also include tunes from their recently released Songs for the Sparrows, an acclaimed album featuring bluegrass icons Jerry Douglas and Sam Bush.

“A masterclass in string music. Nefesh Mountain preaches peace, understanding and acceptance with musical muscle.”

ROLLING STONE

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 :: 8pm

JASON MORAN

CHRISTMAS WITH THE BACK BAY RINGERS

Get in the holiday spirit with the Boston-based Back Bay Ringers!

Under the direction of Griff Gall, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence, regularly performing at Boston-area landmarks such as Faneuil Hall, Symphony Hall, the Boston Children’s Museum and the Prudential Center.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 :: 4:30pm & 8pm

BRIAN O’DONOVAN’S A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN

Brian O’Donovan’s A Celtic Sojourn radio program has entertained and enlightened radio audiences since 1986. The Christmas-time live program draws on Celtic, Pagan and Christian traditions to celebrate the music of the season and reflects the compelling and diverse offerings of the weekly national radio program.

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A true artistic visionary who’s been called “the most provocative thinker in current jazz” (Rolling Stone), pianist/composer Jason Moran is pushing the music forward in bold new directions, unafraid to innovate, take risks and cross stylistic boundaries, yet still honor the tradition. He’s making his Rockport debut with a much-anticipated solo concert.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 :: 2pm & 5pm

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SATURDAY, DEC. 18 :: 8pm

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A Nova Scotia foursome that has taken the Celtic world by storm, Còig comes to Rockport with its acclaimed new record Rove.

With twin fiddles, bouzouki/banjo/ mandolin and piano, Còig delves into an array of traditional styles including propulsive Cape Breton jigs, swirling reels and haunting Maritime ballads.

SEASIDE YULETIDE

Three of the North Shore’s most beloved songwriters and performers converge for A Seaside Yuletide, a night of rootsy holiday spirit and song.

Jon Butcher

Allan Estes

Sal Baglio

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 :: 8pm

SARAH JAROSZ

CO-PRESENTED WITH DSP SHOWS With her captivating voice and richly detailed songwriting, Sarah Jarosz has emerged as one of the most compelling musicians of her generation.

A four-time Grammy Award-winner at the age of 30, she’ll be making her Rockport debut touring in support of her 2021 release Blue Heron Suite.

TICKETS: $42 | $36 (ON-SALE: OCT. 4)

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19 :: 3pm & 7pm

CAPE ANN BIG BAND

Enjoy the holidays with Cape Ann’s own 17-piece big band performing holiday favorites, old and new, infused with a bit of jazz, swing and rock n’ roll.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 :: 7pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 18 :: 8pm

PART OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM The 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra specializes in performing big band music from the Swing Era, one of the most popular and sophisticated forms of American music ever created.

Two of France’s most revered young jazz artists, accordionist Vincent Peirani and saxophonist Émile Parisien, join forces for an incredible evening of jazz, chanson and tango. Both award-winning stars in their own rights, the duo brings music from their most recent tango-inspired record Abrazo.

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BEANTOWN SWING ORCHESTRA

VINCENT PEIRANI & ÉMILE PARISIEN

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 :: 7pm

WINDBORNE

PART OF EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM

SATURDAY, MARCH 19 :: 8pm

Stunningly powerful vocal harmony floods the room as the Windborne singers present Song on the Times, their project of working class movements for peoples’ rights from the past 400 years. They share stories about the music and explain the stylistic elements of the traditions in which they sing.

DANÚ

One of Ireland’s most cherished Irish folk bands and among the leaders of the new traditionalist movement in Celtic music, Danú has been thrilling audiences with their instrumental virtuosity and powerfully emotive ballads for more than 25 years.

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BE C Best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Nashville-based Liz Longley is an accomplished singersongwriter noted for her deeply emotional music. She has earned accolades from some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country, including the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition.

Her latest self-released album Funeral For my Past has been described as “from Americana to gospel-flavored soul to shimmering pop anthems” (Billboard).

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STACEY KENT

For more than 20 years, Grammy-nominated and platinum-selling jazz singer Stacey Kent has been delighting jazz lovers with her inimitable graceful style. With her sophisticated, cosmopolitan sensibility and an intimately warm voice, Kent returns to Rockport on the heels of her most recent album, Songs From Other Places, and follows her megahit, widely-acclaimed album I Know I Dream: The Orchestral Sessions.

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SUNDAY, MAY 15 :: 5pm FRIDAY, MARCH 4 :: 8pm

JESSE COLIN YOUNG

One of the leading lights of the '60s “flower power” movement, singer-songwriter Jesse Colin Young remains a vibrant musical force.

Most known for his 1969 smash hit “Get Together,” which continues to be an iconic anthem for peace and tolerance to this day, Young has forged a long-sustaining career built on his soaring tenor, infectious melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.

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JAYME STONE | MOIRA SMILEY | SUMAIA JACKSON | ANDREW RYAN

Banjoist/composer and Juno Award-winner Jayme Stone brings his Folklife to Rockport. Alongside these incredible musicians, enjoy Stone's vibrant Sea Island spirituals, Creole calypsos and stomp-down Appalachian dance tunes. His music is “bridging jazz, bluegrass and everything in between with smart compositions, playful jams and a great sense of purpose” (CBC Radio).

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CINDERELLA

By Jules Massenet The Met’s holiday presentation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is joined

by Cinderella, a shortened, English-language version of Laurent Pelly’s charming 2018 production of Massenet’s Cendrillon. Isabel Leonard sings the title role, joined by Emily D’Angelo as Prince Charming. Emmanuel Villaume conducts.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 :: 12:55pm Eurydice

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 :: 12:55pm

BORIS GODUNOV

By Modest Mussorgsky

Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his overwhelming portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussorgsky’s masterwork in its original 1869 version.

RIGOLETTO

By Giuseppe Verdi The Met rings in the new year with the gala premiere of a new take on Verdi’s timeless tragedy from Bartlett Sher. The Tony Award–winning director resets the opera’s action in the 1920s, with Art Deco sets by Michael Yeargan and elegant costumes by Catherine Zuber. Baritone Quinn Kelsey performs the title role.

SATURDAY, MARCH 12 :: 12:55pm

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS

By Richard Strauss PRE-OPERA TALK, 12pm

MET PREMIERE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 :: 12:55pm

FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES

The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss’s enchanting masterpiece. The cast features mezzosoprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-anopera around which the plot revolves. Marek Janowski conducts.

By Terence Blanchard PRE-OPERA TALK, 12pm

Marking the first time an opera by an African American composer will appear on the Met stage, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of the celebrated memoir

by New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow. The opera tells the story of a young man’s journey to overcome a life of trauma and hardship. Baritone Will Liverman stars as Charles, alongside sopranos Angel Blue as Destiny/Loneliness/Greta and Latonia Moore as Billie.

MET PREMIERE

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 :: 12:55pm

EURYDICE

By Matthew Aucoin The ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, is brought to life by composer Matthew Aucoin with a libretto by MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Sarah Ruhl. Yannick Nézet-Séguin oversees the momentous Met premiere with soprano Erin Morley in the title role, opposite baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus.

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MET PREMIERE

SATURDAY, MARCH 26 :: 12pm

DON CARLOS

By Giuseppe Verdi

For the first time in company history, the Met presents the original five-act French version of Verdi’s epic opera of doomed love among royalty, set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role, soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Élisabeth de Valois and mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca as Eboli.

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SATURDAY, MAY 7 :: 12:55pm

Two of today’s most thrilling voices share the PURCHASE ALL 10 BROADCASTS title role of the legendary cold-hearted princess: Christine Goerke and superstar Anna Netrebko.

Tenors Yusif Eyvazov and Yonghoon Lee trade off as the bold prince determined to win Turandot’s love, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

SATURDAY, MAY 21 :: 12:55pm

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR

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Follies

By Gaetano Donizetti

Soprano Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory’s most storied roles, the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in a new staging

by Australian theater and film director Simon Stone. Tenor Javier Camarena brings his bel canto mastery to the role of Lucia’s beloved, Edgardo. Riccardo Frizza conducts.

MET PREMIERE

SATURDAY, JUNE 4 :: 12:55pm

HAMLET

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 :: 7pm

FOLLIES (ENCORE)

In Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, there’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre and tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 :: 7pm

By Brett Dean Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet had its critically-acclaimed world premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2017, and now it arrives at the Met with Neil Armfield, who directed the work’s premiere, bringing his staging to New York. Many of the original cast members have followed, including tenor Allan Clayton in the title role.

FILMS

KING LEAR (ENCORE)

By William Shakespeare With Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear, this production is a ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The Times) contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, moving and shocking play.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 :: 3pm

FRANKENSTEIN (ENCORE)

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 :: 7pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 :: 3pm & 7pm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 :: 3pm & 7pm

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is a unique experience, extending beyond its headquarters in New York City by inviting participating venues worldwide to screen entries and allow audience voting to determine the winner. The festival takes place in 400 venues across 6 continents and includes screening venues in all 50 states of the United States, the first film festival ever to do so.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 :: 7pm

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY (ENCORE)

By Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power, directed by Sam Mendes

This critically-acclaimed and five-time Olivier Award-nominated play brings the story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening. Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons. RATING: PG13

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ORDER CHARGES A Facility Preservation Fee of $2.50/ticket will be applied to in-person tickets over $20. Patrons who wish to have orders printed and mailed will have a $7 handling fee applied.

Jewels

Patrons are encouraged to utilize Print-at-Home Tickets or Web Tickets.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 :: 7pm

EXCHANGES/REFUNDS

SPARTACUS

Huge in scale and spectacular in effect, Spartacus is a true tour de force of a ballet, set to Aram Khachaturian’s superb score.

With an incredible display of might from the four leading dancers, its passionate pas de deux, Spartacus is the ultimate spectacle of virtuosity and lyricism.

Refunds are not available and exchanges are not allowed for single concert purchases. Subscribers may exchange tickets for any performance during the 2021–22 season, subject to availability.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 :: 7pm

For current policies, please visit: rockportmusic.org/covid-policies/

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 :: 12:55pm

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ORDER EARLY TO SECURE THE BEST SEATS!

THURSDAY, MAY 5 :: 7pm

THE PHAROAH’S DAUGHTER

Choreographer Pierre Lacotte brilliantly resurrected a forgotten masterpiece from nearly twenty years ago—Marius Petipa’s The Pharaoh’s Daughter. With its exotic setting and spectacular dancing and choreography, enjoy a stunning Egyptian story of passion.

SUBSCRIPTIONS MINI-FLEX: CHOOSE 4 OR MORE CONCERTS AND SAVE 10% SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS • Up to 10% savings off the full ticket price • Ticket Exchange privileges • Selection of the best available seats • No handling fees for added concerts

DISCOUNTS YOUTH: 18 and under are eligible for free tickets (limited number available).

STUDENTS: 19-26 with college ID are eligible for $12 tickets (Tier 3 only, Will Call only).

SENIORS: 5% discount GROUPS: Groups of 15 or more are eligible for 10% discount off full ticket price.

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The legend of the enigmatic swan-woman set to Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece is ballet’s most beloved production in the classical canon. The Bolshoi Ballet’s Swan Lake exemplifies the dramatic tension and heart-stopping beauty of motion with prima ballerina Olga Smirnova leading the cast.

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JEWELS

Inspired by Balanchine’s visit to the famous jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels on New York’s Fifth Avenue, this glamorous triptych was created as an homage to the cities and dance schools of Paris, New York and St. Petersburg.

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NUTCRACKER

Experience this holiday classic with the whole family through the eyes of Marie and her Nutcracker Prince on the big screen.

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