Created: September 18, 2012 Last Updated: September 18, 2012
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Tenor and lutist Eric Redlinger and soprano Sylvia Rhyne of Asteria will perform music from the Middle Ages at Bargemusic, in Brooklyn, on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. (Coutesy of Magnatune)
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PERFORMING ARTS
Greek Trilogy: Balanchine and Stravinsky
Taking ancient Greek mythology as their subject matter, this trio of ballets explores the story of the son god Apollo and the tormented lover Orpheus. The third piece, Agon, literally means ?The Contest? and is modeled after examples in a French dance manual from the mid-17th Century. 2 hours and 15 minutes.
David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center
Now through Sept. 23
Tickets: $29-$155
www.nycballet.com
Masterworks Series
On the East River with the Lower Manhattan skyline as the backdrop, Joyce Yang, piano, Andy Simionescu, violin, and Matt Haimovitz, cello, perform Beethoven?s ?10 Variations on ?Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu,? Op.121a,? Ravel?s ?Sonata for Violin and Cello,? Bartok?s ?Out of Doors, Sz. 91, BB 89,? and Mendelssohn?s ?Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66.?
Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge
Saturday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
Tickets: $35
Bargemusic.org
Asteria
Performing ?Medieval Love Songs Inspired by Arthurian Romance,? this duet features tenor and lutist Eric Redlinger and soprano Sylvia Rhyne. They will perform at Bargemusic on the East River with the Lower Manhattan skyline as the backdrop.
Bargemusic, Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $35
Bargemusic.org
Juilliard Baroque
Featuring violinist Monica Huggett, flutist Sandra Miller, viola da gamba player Sarah Cunningham, and harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss, these Julliard performers will play a variety of works from the lush and inspiring period known as the Baroque. Music from Telemann, Forqueray, Blavet, and Rameau.?
Paul Hall, Lincoln Center
Sept. 24, 8 p.m.
Free tickets available beginning Sept. 10
events.juilliard.edu
?L?Elisir d?Amore?: Met Opera
In what is hailed by the Metropolitan Opera as ?one of the greatest comic gems in opera,? Anna Netrebko and Matthew Polenzani star as ?the fickle Adina and her besotted Nemorino.? The opera was written by Gaetano Donizetti in the early 19th century and is among his most popular. 2 hours and 41 minutes. Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German, and Spanish.
Met Opera House, Lincoln Center
Sept. 24?Oct. 13
Tickets: $30?$1,450
www.metoperafamily.org
?Turandot?: Met Opera
In this Puccini opera, the beautiful Chinese princess Turandot despises men so much that she puts to death any suitor who cannot correctly answer three riddles. Can she find love? Franco Zeffirelli?s production features Maria Guleghina and Ir?ne Theorin in the title role. Sung in Italian with Met Titles in English, German, and Spanish. 3 hours and 3 minutes.
Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center
Sept. 26?Nov. 9
Tickets: $30-$450
metoperafamily.org
?Scheherazade?: New York Philharmonic
Conducted by Alan Gilbert, the New York Philharmonic performs Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov masterwork ?Scheherazade,? which follows the story of the 1,001 Arabian Nights. Other works to be performed include Mussorgsky?s ?Night on Bald Mountain? and Prokofiev?s ?Piano Concerto No. 3.? Daniil Trifonov is featured on piano.
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Sept. 28?Oct. 2
Tickets: $30-$90
Nyphil.org
FINE ARTS
?Echoes of the Past?: Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan
This innovative exhibit unites real sculptures from the Northern Qi period (550-577 AD) Buddhist cave temple complex at Xiangtangshan, China, with a full-scale, digital, 3-D reconstruction of the interior of one of the site?s caves. ?The sculptures are extraordinarily accomplished, their refinement seen in facial expressions, hand gestures, and adornment,? according to the Institute.
NYU?s Institute of the Study of the Ancient World, 15 East 84th St.
Now through Jan. 6
Free guided tour Fridays at 6 p.m.
Admission is free
isaw.nyu.edu
Meredith Bergmann?s ?September 11th?
A moving sculpture that vividly depicts a woman with two airplanes crashing into her forearms, Meredith Bergmann?s monumental bronze sculpture ?September 11th? was unveiled this month in its permanent home in the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. The sculpture was specially commissioned by the Cathedral.?
Outside the Cathedral in the ambulatory
1047 Amsterdam Avenue?
Admission is free.
www.stjohndivine.org
Renaissance Venice: Drawings from the Morgan
Visit the Golden Age of Venice and its territories during the 16th century. This exhibit features drawings, books, maps, and letters dating back 500 years. Great masters featured include Paris Bordone, Vittore Carpaccio, Lorenzo Lotto, Jacopo Tintoretto, Titian, and Paolo Veronese.
The Morgan Museum and Library, 225 Madison Ave.,
Now through Sept. 23.
Adults: $15.?
Children under 12: Free
www.themorgan.org
Return of Hudson River School
Ending its national tour, 45 paintings that depict the enchanting landscape of the Hudson River will return to New York City. Masterpieces on display will include works by Thomas Cole, John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper F. Cropsey, and Asher B. Durand.
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street)
Sept. 21?Feb. 21
Admission: $15, children 5-13: $5
www.nyhistory.org
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