Screening of the film “Anna” (1975)
Introduced by Dennis Lim, Director of Programming at the Film Society of Lincoln CenterRecently restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, this astonishing 1975 documentary centers on the titular pregnant, homeless 16-year-old girl whom filmmakers Alberto Grifi and Massimo Sarchielli encountered in Rome’s Piazza Navona. Mainly shot on then-newfangled video, it documents the interactions between the […]
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Emanuele Andrizzi will conduct Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts Orchestra
Emanuele Andrizzi will conduct Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Symphony Orchestra in performing: Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Op. 141 Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks Gioachino Rossini: Overture to William Tell This is a free concert, but tickets are required. Tickets can be reserved at the Auditorium Theatre Box […]
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Duo Pianistico “Musica Cordis” – Daniela Ignazzitto, Francesca Serafini
Duo Pianistico “Musica Cordis”Daniela Ignazzitto, Francesca SerafiniPROGRAM:F. Schubert: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 103S. Rachmaninov: Barcarola op. 11 Intermission A.Casella: Pagine di guerra (Pages of War) I. Nel Belgio: sfilata di artiglieria pesante tedesca II. In Francia: davanti alle rovine della cattedrale di Reims III. In Russia: carica di cavalleria cossaca. IV. In Alsazia: croci […]
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World premiere of “The Capitano Must Die!” or “The Great and Terrible Wrath of Signora Olimpia”
World premiere of “The Capitano Must Die!” or “The Great and Terrible Wrath of Signora Olimpia”A Comedy, written and directed by world-renowned Commedia dell’Arte Master Antonio Fava, conceived and performed by Antonio Fava and Barbara Charlene Signora Olimpia waits for her lover, the Capitano, in secret from her husband, Dottore Graziano delle Cotiche, but alas, […]
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Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky, Ligeti, & Beethoven
Thursday, March 5th at 8pmFriday, March 6th at 1:30pmSaturday, March 7th at 8pmSymphony Center220 S Michigan AveChicago, IL 60604 Riccardo Muti conductorStephanie Jeong violinKenneth Olsen celloJonathan Biss piano Ligeti “Lontano”Beethoven “Triple Concerto”Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 (“Little Russian”) In his Tchaikovsky symphonic series, Riccardo Muti reaches perhaps the most lively: Symphony No. 2, with its light-hearted […]
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“Three Fables”
Saturday, February 28 at 7:30pmSunday, March 1 at 2:00pmBenito Juarez Community AcademyPerforming Arts Center1450 W Cermak RdChicago“Three Fables” A fully staged production by Roosevelt University’s Music Conservatory and performed with an orchestra, “Three Fables” consists of three short operas all composed in the 1920s. Paul Hindemith’s “Hin und zurück” (“There and Back”) is an operatic […]
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Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky 6 – Riccardo Muti conductor
Muti Conducts Tchaikovsky 6Riccardo Muti conductorSciabin Symphony No. 2Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”) Thursday, February 26th at 8pmFriday, February 27th at 1:30pmSaturday, February 28th at 8:00pmTuesday, March 3rd at 7:30 pm Symphony Center220 S Michigan AvenueChicago Tchaikovsky’s soul-stirring masterpiece, the Sixth Symphony, is among the greatest landmarks in the symphonic repertoire. The first movement’s tender […]
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Muti and Bronfman highlight Brahms & Tchaikovsky
Thursday, January 15th at 8pmFriday, January 16th at 1:30pmSaturday, January 17th at 8pmSymphony Center220 S Michigan Avenue Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams) Yefim Bronfman plays the sunniest of Brahms’ Piano Concertos, a massive work that showcases Brahms’ full compositional mastery. Bronfman is joined by Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, […]
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Panel Discussion: The World of the Crèche
Panel Discussion: The World of the CrècheNovember 21st 11:00am–1:00pmDeepen your understanding of the Art Institute’s 18th-century Neapolitan crèche as scholars consider and discuss the crèche within the context of a theater of the visual arts, the culture of 18th-century music, and its setting in a modern Neapolitan city.Neapolitan Crèche exhibit informationGallery 209Saturday, November 22, 2014–Sunday, […]
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Angelo Valori Residency Concert
Angelo Valori Residency ConcertFriday 10/24 @7:00pmJoin the Music Department for an evening of music with our Artist in Residence: Italian composer Angelo Valori.Tickets are $5 for students with ID, and $20 for General admission.Columbia College Music Center, Concert Hall – 1014 S. Michigan Ave.Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-369-8330.
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