Cherubini’s Medea returns to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera on October 30, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva. Tenor Michael Spyres plays Giasone, with soprano Elena Villalón as Glauce. Mezzo-soprano Victoria Karkacheva and bass Alexandros Stavrakakis round out the cast as Neris and Creonte. David McVicar’s production, which uses a full-stage mirror, opened the Met’s season in 2022.
Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo continues its run at the Met this week. The opera had its world premiere on October 19. Baritone Peter Mattei stars as Abraham Lincoln in the Lileana Blain-Cruz production, based on George Saunders’ 2017 novel.
The New York Philharmonic will perform Michael Abels’ score for Jordan Peele’s Get Out live to a screening of the film on October 28-31, conducted by Anthony Parnther. The October 28 performance will be followed by a discussion between Abels and Parnther, moderated by Phillippa Cole.
American Ballet Theatre’s Fall Gala, honoring Cynthia Erivo, will take place October 29 at the David H. Koch Theatre. The program includes Frederick Ashton’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Agnes de Mille’s Three Virgins and a Devil and Michel Fokine’s Le Spectre de la Rose, as well as excerpts from several other works. ABT’s fall season also concludes this week with full performances of Ashton’s The Dream, the company premiere of Jae Man Joo’s Flight, and the world premiere of Brady Farrar’s Trio Élégiaque.
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra will mark its 75th anniversary on October 28 at Carnegie Hall with the world premiere of Gregory Spears’ The Mysteries, conducted by Rossen Milanov. The program also includes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 and baritone Davóne Tines’ Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM.
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