PRIME VIDEO PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT ON THE BETTER SISTER, A SERIES ADAPTATION

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Tag: Performing Arts

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – GROUNDED

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 19.

Runtime: 2 hours 44 minutes. There will be one intermission. 

Harbor Market sandwiches, baked goods from South Fork Bakery, and other refreshments will be available for purchase at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and are permitted in the theater.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – TOSCA

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Extraordinary Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars as the passionate title diva in David McVicar’s thrilling production, transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas on November 23. British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso makes his eagerly anticipated company debut as Tosca’s revolutionary lover, Cavaradossi, and powerhouse American baritone Quinn Kelsey is the sadistic chief of police Scarpia. Maestro Xian Zhang conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.

Runtime: 3 hours 28 minutes. There will be two intermissions. 

Harbor Market sandwiches, baked goods from South Fork Bakery, and other refreshments will be available for purchase at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and are permitted in the theater.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – VERDI’S AIDA

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

American soprano Angel Blue headlines as the Ethiopian princess torn between love and country in a new production of Verdi’s Aida by Michael Mayer that brings audiences inside the towering pyramids and gilded tombs of ancient Egypt with intricate projections and dazzling animations. Romanian-Hungarian mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi also stars as Aida’s rival, Amneris, alongside Polish tenor Piotr Beczała as the soldier Radamès—completing opera’s greatest love triangle. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct the January 25 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide.

Food and beverage, including fresh sandwiches from Harbor Market, will be available for purchase from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and refreshments are permitted in the theater.

Runtime: 3 hours 38 minutes 

There will be two intermissions.  

 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – FIDELIO

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Food and beverage, including fresh sandwiches from Harbor Market, will be available for purchase before and during the program from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and refreshments are permitted in the theater.

Runtime: 3 hours 5 minutes

There will be one intermission. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Food and beverage, including fresh sandwiches from Harbor Market, will be available for purchase before and during the program from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and refreshments are permitted in the theater.

Runtime: 3 hours 55 minutes

There will be one intermission. 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – SALOME

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

Food and beverage, including fresh sandwiches from Harbor Market, will be available for purchase before and during the program from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and refreshments are permitted in the theater.

Runtime: 2 hours 15 minutes; no intermission

 

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Food and beverage, including fresh sandwiches from Harbor Market, will be available for purchase before and during the program from Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and refreshments are permitted in the theater.

Runtime: 3 hours and 33 minutes 

There will be one intermission.

MICHELLE IN CONCERT

Through sharing the sacred space of meals and the secret space of dreams, MICHELLE presents a picture of a band enthralled by their craft, a group capable of melding six unique perspectives and backgrounds into one cohesive, impressive collection. Their 2022 album, AFTER DINNER WE TALK DREAMS, is the culmination of what it means for six friends and collaborators to continuously reimagine their world on 14 succinct tracks.

Born-and-bred New Yorkers, MICHELLE formed in 2018 around their celebrated debut album HEATWAVE. The band is comprised of Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee and Jamee Lockard. On their forthcoming record, the predominantly POC and queer collective are closer than ever before as they continue to mix and match the writing and production groups amongst the six of them. Jamee notes, “We’ve learned how to maximize everyone’s strengths by listening to each other.”

The hallmarks of MICHELLE’s music — layered vocal harmonies, analog synthesizers, vibrant percussion, smoldering hooks — dominate the sonic landscape of the album. Songs hop across genres, from funky R&B to bedroom slow jams to amped-up beat-heavy anthems and more. And the songwriting on AFTER DINNER has been elevated as there is a depth and prowess at work that builds off the band’s early songs, something they admit was learned by reflecting and allowing for artistic growth.

The Band:
Sofia D’Angelo – Vocals
Julian Kaufman – Drums
Charlie Kilgore – Bass
Layla Kuriloff – Vocals
Emma Lee – Vocals
Jamee Lockard – Vocals

 

AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS DIRECTED BY BOB BALABAN

2024: The Pursuit of Happiness
An Evening of Short Plays directed by Bob Balaban

TICKETS $70-$100 ($63-$90 FOR MEMBERS)

Guild Hall is pleased to host An Evening of Short Plays Directed by Bob Balaban on Saturday, July 27 and Sunday, July 28 at 7 PM. Renowned actor, writer, and director Bob Balaban returns to the theater to curate and direct his second presentation of short plays by America’s finest playwrights.

Some of the selections include “Inner Baby” featuring Edie Falco and “Rash” featuring Jim Bracchitta from Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead by Eric Bogosian, “Seeking Wild” from Laughing Wild by the late Christopher Durang featuring Stephen Wallem, The Keepsake by Lynn Grossman featuring Richard Kind, “man – 40s” and “woman – 60s” featuring Blythe Danner from 10 X 10 Monologues by Neil LaBute, and Mr. Happiness by David Mamet.

The cast includes Jim Bracchitta, Blythe Danner, Edie Falco, Richard Kind, Stephen Wallem, and others to be announced.

HAMPTONS DANCE PROJECT VI

THIS PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT, BUT CHECK BACK FOR NEWLY RELEASED SEATS SUBJECT TO RAIN RELOCATION.

GENERAL ADMISSION: $130 ($117 FOR MEMBERS)
GENERAL ADMISSION WITH RECEPTION: $200 ($180 FOR MEMBERS)

Hamptons Dance Project (HDP) launches its sixth season of classical dance from a contemporary perspective at Fireplace Lodge in East Hampton on August 9th, 10th, and 11th in partnership with Guild Hall. The address will be provided with ticket confirmation.

For the fourth year, performances will take place at Fireplace Lodge in Springs, a scenic 20-acre farm overlooking Gardiner’s Bay on the Northeast shore of East Hampton. HDP VI will feature new and established works from top choreographers, including Justin Peck (resident choreographer, New York City Ballet) for his third season, and Christopher Wheeldon (NYCB and Tony® Award-winning director and choreographer of Broadway’s “MJ”) returning with an encore (with a musical surprise) of a ballet first seen at HDP in 2022. The program’s three world premiere commissions are from Craig Salstein (“West Side Story,” “Maestro”), Houston Thomas (Dresden Semperoper Ballett), and HDP veteran Gemma Bond (ABT, New York City Center), who is creating a new work set to original music composed by HDP music director David Evans (“Wicked”).

ABT dancers from seasons past who will be returning for Season VI are HDP founder Jose Sebastian, Aran Bell, Lauren Bonfiglio, Isabella Boylston, Carlos Gonzalez, Isadora Loyola, Devon Teusher, and James Whiteside. Dancing with HDP for the first time will be Breanne Granlund (ABT), Anabel Katsnelson (ABT), and Lloyd Knight (Martha Graham).