Opera in NYC: Verdi’s Aida at the Met Opera

September 11, 2018November 4, 2019 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Opera in NYC: Verdi’s Aida at the Met Opera

Monumental Met Opera production of a timeless masterpiece by Verdi with star-studded cast returns to the Met Opera stage in January, 2019

Opera Verdi Aida New York Metropolitan Opera — A scene from Verdi’s Aida at MetOpera; Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera

Grand Opera in its ultimate sense, Verdi’s Aida in Sonja Frisell’s production from 1988 is a highlight of the 2018-2019 Metropolitan Opera season. The grandeur of the staging calls for an equally magnificent cast. In the winter and early spring a talented duo of Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role and Dolora Zajick as Amneris with Aleksandr Antonenko and Yonghoon Lee alternating as Radomes will take the stage.

The stage design by Gianni Quaranta recreates the pompous style of the Old Kingdom architecture in all its sumptuousness. The director Stephen Pickover is matching the decor with hundreds of performers including four horses, two brass choirs, ballet dancers and supernumeraries trooping the stage. It all aims to convey the might and power of Egypt’s Pharaoh. And it surely fulfills the intent. That state omnipotence is skillfully contrasted against the lonely and touching scenes of soul-searching and love despair. This is the theater in all its might with its tricks finely brought together for the joy of the opera fans. Get tickets at 21% off with TodayTIX.

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Art in NYC: Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich at the Jewish Museum

September 20, 2018April 24, 2019 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Art in NYC: Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich at the Jewish Museum

Russian Avant-garde art from the turbulent post-revolution years by the founders of People’s Art School in Vitebsk in 1918-1922 is open on September 14, 2018 – January 6, 2019

Art Jewish Museum New York City Chagall — Marc Chagall, Double Portrait with Wine Glass, Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; image provided by CNAC/MNAM/Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, New York

Marking a centennial from its opening, the history of People’s Art School in Vitebsk and the artworks by its world-famous founder, prominent teachers and students make an excellent tribute to the new art, new teachings and the stormy winds of the revolutionary time. The exhibition is collaboratively organized by the Centre Pompidou in Paris where it was shown through July 16, 2018 and the Jewish Museum in New York where it will be on view until January 6, 2019. The works included in the exhibition are from the major museums and private collections with some of the paintings, drawings and sketches traveling abroad for the first time from the regional museums in Vitebsk and Minsk, Belarus.

Marc Chagall’s brainchild inspired by the spirit of revolution and its promise of access and opportunity for all, the art school in provincial Vitebsk, a town with under a hundred thousand residents half of them Jewish at the time, brought together world-class artists and talented students from humbled backgrounds. Chagall’s vision was to combine various artistic movements and to design the curriculum stretching from the classical elements all the way to the contemporary approaches. El Lissitzky and Kazemir Malevich were invited to join the faculty together with other artists representing a range of art movements. Soon supremacists led by Malevich won the hearts of the students leading to Chagall’s leaving Vitebsk and embarking on other projects in Moscow.

The dynamic Russian Avant-garde artworks on view at the Jewish Museum tell a touching story of historical changes and disappearance of the old ways of life and old ways of thinking about art. While the school didn’t last long and was reorganized into a technical college after 1922, its short history tells a remarkable story of the excitement of the experiment and the power of creative expression.

Beyond NYC: Staatsburgh State Historic Site in Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

October 4, 2018April 3, 2019 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Beyond NYC: Staatsburgh State Historic Site in Beautiful Dutchess County, NY

History and nature all within less than two hours from New York City

Staatsburgh State Historic Site Library Christmas Tree decoration — Staatsburgh State Historic Site, Library / Image courtesy of Dutchess Tourism Inc.

Mills Mansion, known now as Staatsburgh State Historic Site is a hidden treasure for history buffs and nature fans. Located just under 2-hour drive or train ride from the City, this peaceful and striking estate offers both a chance to travel back in time to see the Gilded Age splendor and to enjoy the serenity of nature by mighty Hudson River. The site which belonged to Mills family and known as Mills Mansion before it was donated to the State of New York in 1938 is open for tours and offers a program of special events.

Mills Mansion and the Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park surrounding it offer a deep dive into the intricacies of American history and the life of American aristocracy at the turn of 20th century, and an unparalleled beauty of the hiking trails running along the river and in the sprawling hills of the estate.

A peaceful hamlet of Staatsburgh, NY is across the road. Now quiet and sleepy, it leads its origin from the land patent in the 1690s to Dutch settlers. The hamlet has a historic church and used to have Staatsburgh train station for easy connection to the city.

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Beyond NYC: Midland Music Concert Series at BWC with an all Tchaikovsky Program

December 3, 2018July 2, 2020 contact@arts-ny.com 1 Comment

Beyond NYC: Midland Music Concert Series at BWC with an all Tchaikovsky Program

“In Celebration of a Great Artist” program dedicated to 125th anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s death is performed at the Bronxville Women’s Club on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 7.30 pm

Vassily Primakov, Oxana Mikhailoff, Filip Pogády, Yves Dharamraj. — Pianist Vassily Primakov, pianist Oxana Mikhailoff, violinist Filip Pogády, and cellist Yves Dharamraj / Images courtesy of the artists

Presented by Midland Concert Series, “In Celebration of a Great Artist” an all Tchaikovsky program with a breathtaking Piano Trio in A Minor and Concert Suite “The Nutcracker “ is a wonderful holiday treat for music lovers. The program features pianists Vassily Primakov and Oxana Mikhailoff, violinist Filip Pogády, and cellist Yves Dharamraj.

While no-one can imagine Winter Holiday time without the eternal music from the Nutcracker, the rest of the program is a thought-provoking and serious compositions perfectly fitting for the concert in memory of a beloved composer. The truly international group of musicians assembled for this concert is a testimony of the universal power of great music and of Tchaikovsky’s enormous contribution to this art genre.

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Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Natalia Lavrova at Union Arts Center in Sparkill, NY

December 27, 2018April 24, 2019 contact@arts-ny.com

Beyond NYC: Piano Recital by Natalia Lavrova at Union Arts Center in Sparkill, NY

A Solo Piano Recital of Romantic Fantasies and Variations by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Beethoven and more at Sparkill Concert Series on Sunday, January 6, 2019, at 3 pm

Natalia Lavrova, pianist; photo Alex Fedorov, EnVogue Photo

Natalia Lavrova, a sensible and highly sophisticated pianist, presents a program of fairytale-like fantasies told through the music. Always searching for new additions to her ever expanding active repertoire, with this program Lavrova takes on some of the pieces considered to be the most challenging such as Rachmaninoff’s Variations on a theme of Corelli or Liszt’s Dante Sonata.

This potent mix of music which is “architecturally” structured in its form as Lavrova puts it yet inspired by the dreams and tales requires a deep understanding of the scores and an impeccable technique. Both will surely be appreciated by the audience. Lavrova’s appearances with recitals and concert performances around the world brought her high acclaim and enthusiastic reviews for her style and command of the instrument. The virtuosic program on January 6, 2019 is promising to be a gratifying experience for every music lover. For tickets click here.

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