Met Opera Summer Encore: Roméo et Juliet (Broadcast in HD)te
Pollak TheatreGounod’s ultra-sensual interpretation of Shakespeare is an ideal vehicle for star soprano Anna Netrebko and the remarkable tenor Roberto Alagna.
$18
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The Simon String Quartet Free Concert
The Great Hall AuditoriumThe Simon Quartet will perform Haydn’s jocular Quartet in F Major, Op. 50, No 5, followed by Debussy’s richly textured Quartet, and finally, one of Mozart’s late masterpieces, the Quartet in B♭ Major, K. 589.
Met Opera Summer Encore: La Fanciulla del West (Broadcast in HD)
Pollak TheatrePuccini’s wild-west opera had its world premiere in 1910 at the Met. On the occasion of its centennial, all-American diva Deborah Voigt sings the title role of the “girl of the golden west,” starring opposite Marcello Giordani.
$18
The Simon String Quartet Free Concert
The Great Hall AuditoriumThe Simon String Quartet (Fiona Simon and Sebu Sirinian, violins; Lisa Suslowicz, viola; David Bakamjian, cello) will be joined by other Summer String-In faculty members – violist Kimberly Foster-Wallace and cellist Joseph Kimura – to play Dvorak’s Sextet in A Major, Op 48 and Dohnanyi’s Sextet in B♭ Major.
Cinderella
Lauren K. Woods TheatreThe Paper Moon Puppet Theatre presents
Cinderella, a delightful version of the timeless classic created specially for the puppet theatre, featuring beautiful rod puppets, scenery and hilarious characters.
$10
Labor Day
University Closed
Fall Classes Begin
Fall 2014 Classes Begin at 8:30 a.m.
On Screen in Person: The Hand That Feeds
The Great Hall AuditoriumShy sandwich-maker Mahoma Lopez sets out to end abusive conditions at a popular New York restaurant chain. The epic power struggle that ensues turns a single city block into a battlefield in America’s new wage wars. There will also be a post screening Q & A with the filmmaker.