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<p>We are looking back this week at some of our favorite interviews from 2022. If you didn&#8217;t already know, we posted over 50 interviews on our YouTube channel last year. We enjoyed them all. Here are the Classical Music Interview Highlights from 2022.</p>



<p>Soprano <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/05/31/jnai-bridges-enters-peter-lorraine-hunt-liebersons-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J&#8217;Nai Bridges</a> talks about entering the world of the late composer Peter Lieberson and his late wife Lorraine Hunt Lieberson by singing his <em>Neruda Songs</em> with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It&#8217;s a deeply personal and emotional work as she discusses.</p>



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<p>Conductor <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/07/05/conductor-paolo-bortolameolli-from-mozart-to-hynes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Paolo Bortolameolli</a> is a huge proponent for contemporary classical music works. If you know artist Blood Orange you wouldn&#8217;t necessarily think he&#8217;d be collaborating with Bortolameolli. But under his real name, Devonté Hynes, he writes precisely the kind of music that would be performed by a classical ensemble. </p>



<p>Bortolameolli talked about his passion for contemporary works, working with Hynes and more in our interview from this past summer.</p>



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<p>Though written and recorded two years ago, <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/10/25/osvaldo-golijov-takes-a-walk-on-the-grief-side/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Osvaldo Golijov</a>&#8216;s <em>Falling Out of Time</em> was finally performed live this year in a brief tour. We spoke with the composer about this deeply emotional work and his relationship to its themes of life, death and grief.</p>



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<p>Late in the year we spoke with composer <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/12/08/composer-juan-pablo-contreras-unmasked/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Juan Pablo Contreras</a> about the world premiere of his new work, <em>Lucha Libre!</em> The Los Angeles Master Chorale commissioned the work. Though the premiere was delayed by COVID, Contreras was very excited that audiences were going to hear his unique work.</p>



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<p>Those are our classical music interview highlights from 2022. Be sure to go to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@attache4culture/featured" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel</a> to check out all of our interviews to date and to subscribe.</p>



<p>Check back tomorrow for our Jazz Interview Highlights from 2022!</p>



<p>Photo: J&#8217;Nai Bridges</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Our favorite performances including Cabaret, Classical, Musicals, Operas and Plays</p>
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<p>The end of the year calls for that annual ritual of the Best of 2022. We&#8217;ve had incredible opportunities to see numerous productions of musicals, operas and plays. We&#8217;ve also attended multiple cabaret, classical and jazz concerts. Here are the shows that still linger as we close out the year and have made it on our list of the Best of 2022.</p>



<p><strong><em>CABARET</em></strong></p>



<p>Two shows stood out for us this year. The first was Kim David Smith&#8217;s <em>Mostly Marlene</em> which we saw at Joe&#8217;s Pub in New York City. His gender-bending tribute to Marlene Dietrich was massively entertaining. This performance has apparently been recorded and will be released next year. Check it out. He&#8217;s got a great voice.</p>



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<p>The other show was <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/03/03/a-little-sondheim-music-with-eleri-ward/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eleri Ward</a>&#8216;s concert &#8211; also at Joe&#8217;s Pub. Her lo-fi renditions of <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2021/11/29/my-friend-steve-sondheim/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephen Sondheim</a>&#8216;s songs seemed like just the tonic we needed during the pandemic when she first started posting videos filmed in her apartment. Ward ultimately received a recording contract and has her second album coming out next year on Ghostlight Records. She also opened for Josh Groban on his tour this year. </p>



<p><strong><em>CLASSICAL MUSIC</em></strong></p>



<p>This was a year in which Duke Ellington was acknowledged as being more than a jazz musician and composer. With that acknowledgment came long overdue recognition of Billy Strayhorn. The Los Angeles Philharmonic performed two different Ellington concerts in January called <em>Symphonic Ellington</em> and <em>Sacred Ellington</em> in January (with <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/02/16/pianist-gerald-clayton-is-in-a-intimate-mood/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gerald Clayton</a> &#8211; whose <em>Bells on Sand</em> was one of the year&#8217;s best jazz albums &#8211;  appearing as a soloist for the first and a member of the ensemble for the latter). In December the perennial holiday classic <em>The Nutcracker</em> was performed. But rather than playing just Tchaikovsky&#8217;s music, the LA Phil also performed the Strayhorn/Ellington arrangements of music from the second half of the ballet.</p>



<p><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/05/31/jnai-bridges-enters-peter-lorraine-hunt-liebersons-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J&#8217;Nai Bridges</a> singing <em>Neruda Songs</em> by composer Peter Lieberson was also a highlight at the LA Phil. So, too, was seeing Maestro Michael Tilson Thomas performing Prokofiev&#8217;s 5th Symphony and also his own <em>Meditations on Rilke</em> was a great way to have begun 2022.</p>



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<p>Composer <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/10/25/osvaldo-golijov-takes-a-walk-on-the-grief-side/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Osvaldo Golijov</a>&#8216;s <em>Falling Out of Time</em> had a COVID-delayed LA debut when this staggeringly powerful work was performed at the Wallis in Beverly Hills.</p>



<p><strong><em>JAZZ</em></strong></p>



<p>Easily topping our list this year are Cécile McLorin Salvant&#8217;s concerts at Blue Note in New York City. We saw two shows and had we had the time and the ability we would have seen them all. Salvant performed music by Handel, original songs, a song from <em>Gypsy</em> and more. It was a truly memorable show. Her most recent album, <em>Ghost Song</em>, is one of the year&#8217;s best.</p>



<p>A close second were the two shows we saw Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap perform. We first saw this remarkable pair at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. We caught a second show at the Oasis Music Festival in Palm Springs. </p>



<p><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/08/02/this-is-the-golden-age-of-terence-blanchard/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Terence Blanchard</a> at the Ford Theatre and Wynton Marsalis performing <em>All Rise</em> at the Hollywood Bowl also easily make our list.</p>



<p><strong><em>MUSICALS</em></strong></p>



<p>You might quibble with us about one of these, but here goes:</p>



<p>Our favorite musical of the year was the Tony Award-winning musical <em>A Strange Loop</em> at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. Bold, adventurous, thought-provoking and moving, this is everything a musical should be &#8211; at least to us. The show is still running but only until January 15th. We strongly recommend seeing it. For tickets and more information, please go <a href="https://strangeloopmusical.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



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<p>The revival of <em>Little Shop of Horrors</em> was absolutely delightful. Two hours of entertainment that makes you forget about everything else going on in the world. When we saw the show Lena Hall was playing &#8220;Audrey&#8221; and Rob McClure was &#8220;Seymour.&#8221; Hall is still in the show and her new <em>Seymour</em> is Tony Award-winner Matt Doyle. The show has an open-ended run. For tickets and more information, please go <a href="https://www.littleshopnyc.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p><em>Into the Woods</em>, which began its life at New York City Center&#8217;s <em>Encores</em> series, was pure pleasure from the first note to the last. If you are or will be in New York, you can still catch it at the St. James Theatre until January 8th. A <a href="https://intothewoodsbway.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">US tour</a> begins in February. For tickets and more information, please go <a href="https://intothewoodsbway.com/#top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p>David Byrne&#8217;s <em>American Utopia</em> doesn&#8217;t quite qualify as a musical per se, but it was another utterly enjoyable show. We also saw Steven Spielberg&#8217;s <em>West Side Story</em> at the Hollywood Bowl with live orchestral accompaniment by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. That performance made Spielberg&#8217;s under-seen film even more powerful than when we first saw it in theaters.</p>



<p><strong><em>OPERA</em></strong></p>



<p>For the first time we finally saw a production at the Metropolitan Opera. <em>Ariadne auf Naxos&nbsp;</em>is not necessarily our favorite opera, but soprano Lise Davidsen&#8217;s powerfully strong voice could probably be heard in the lobby of the Met even with the doors closed. It was a staggering performance we will not soon forget.</p>



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<p>Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński gave an incredible recital at Broad Stage in Santa Monica. It was our first time seeing him and we can&#8217;t wait for the opportunity to see Orliński in an opera production. We also have to give him special mention for his patience. Someone&#8217;s cell phone alarm went off and either the owner was oblivious to the noise or didn&#8217;t care. Orliński stopped the show, sat downstage and said he&#8217;d wait it out. </p>



<p>Getting the opportunity to revisit the Los Angeles Philharmonic&#8217;s <em>Tristan Project</em> late this year was a treat. We had experienced it when it first happened and its return was more than welcome (and perhaps a bit overdue). This collaboration with Bill Viola, Peter Sellars and the LA Phil remains breathtaking.</p>



<p><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/11/22/composer-kevin-puts-discusses-his-new-opera-the-hours/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kevin Puts</a> and Greg Pierce turned Michael Cunningham&#8217;s novel <em>The Hours</em> into a mesmerizing and emotional new opera. Written for Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O&#8217;Hara, this is an opera we experienced through the Met Live in HD simulcast. </p>



<p><em>Intimate Apparel</em> by composer <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/01/27/composer-ricky-ian-gordon-writes-his-italian-opera/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ricky Ian</a> Gordon and librettist Lynn Nottage was absolutely first-rate at Lincoln Center. Nottage did a wonderful job adapted her own play for this opera. Gordon wrote a stunning score. The end result is an opera that is equally as powerful as the play.</p>



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<p><strong><em>PLAYS</em></strong></p>



<p>We&#8217;ve always loved Arthur Miller&#8217;s <em>Death of a Salesman</em>. But until the new Broadway revival, we never had such a visceral and emotional response to Willy Loman&#8217;s story. That&#8217;s largely attributable to the impeccable performances of the entire cast including Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, McKinley Belcher III, Khris Davis and André De Shields. By now you know this is a Black Loman family. That gave Miller&#8217;s piece an added resonance that no doubt contributed to the tears streaming down our faces. The use of music was brilliant. The show is still running at the Hudson Theatre in New York through January 15th. For tickets and more information, please go <a href="https://salesmanonbroadway.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>


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<p>Perhaps nothing moved us as much as the last 15 minutes of the first half of Matthew López&#8217;s <em>The Inheritance</em> at the Geffen Playhouse. There wasn&#8217;t a dry eye in the house. If the second part of this mammoth work doesn&#8217;t end up resonating as strongly as the first, it was still a powerful day in the theater (It&#8217;s nearly 7 hours long). </p>



<p>Watching Holland Taylor as the late Ann Richards (former Texas governor) at the Pasadena Playhouse was an opportunity to watch a master class in acting. </p>



<p>That&#8217;s our complete list of the Best of 2022! What will inspire and move us in 2023? Come back to find out and to meet the artists, creators, performers and more who make it happen.</p>



<p>Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!</p>



<p>Photo: Cécile McLorin Salvant at Blue Note New York (Photo by Craig L. Byrd)</p>
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		<title>Christian Reif Reworks John Adams&#8217;s &#8220;El Niño&#8221;</title>
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<p>There are numerous pieces of the classical music repertoire that are always played around the world at this time of year. Handel&#8217;s <em>Messiah</em> and Tchaikovsky&#8217;s <em>The Nutcracker</em> certainly head that list. If conductor and pianist Christian Reif has influence on what gets added to that list he would add John Adams&#8217; <em>El Niño</em>.</p>



<p>Reif, along with soprano <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/11/02/soprano-julia-bullock-wants-to-rock-your-soul/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Julia Bullock</a> (the couple are together), have conceived of a one-hour version entitled <em><a href="https://www.stjohndivine.org/calendar/42514/el-nino-nativity-reconsidered" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered</a></em> that will be performed on Wednesday by the America Modern Opera Company. This is his effort to make this nearly two-hour <em>Nativity Oratorio</em> from 1999 more accessible for a wide range of performing arts organizations and audiences alike. The performance will take place at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York.</p>



<p>Their revision was first performed in 2018 at The Cloisters in New York. As with that performance, Bullock will be joined by countertenor <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2021/08/05/anthony-roth-costanzo-defines-his-place-in-opera/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Anthony Roth Costanzo</a> and baritone <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2021/11/04/baritone-davone-tines-speaks-boldly-about-julius-eastman/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Davóne Tines</a>. Mezzo-soprano Rachael Wilson sings the role at this week&#8217;s performance that was previously sung by <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/05/31/jnai-bridges-enters-peter-lorraine-hunt-liebersons-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J&#8217;Nai Bridges</a>. </p>


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<p>Earlier this month I spoke with Reif about <em>El Niño</em>, how Bullock&#8217;s relationship with Adams made this project possible and about the miracle of birth. He and Bullock recently had their first child. What follows are excerpts from that conversation that have been edited for length and clarity. To see the full interview, please go to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfUdH08rahzGKm2Hcawq-g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel</a>.</p>



<p>The year that <em>El Niño</em> premiere, John Adams gave <a href="https://www.boosey.com/cr/news/John-Adams-in-interview-about-his-new-oratorio-El-Nino/188" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an interview</a> specifically about this work in which he said, &#8220;I want the work to be flexible and not tied to any one way of presenting it.&#8221; What were the conversations that you and Julia had when you came up with this revised version of presenting <em>El Niño</em>?<em>&nbsp;</em></p>



<p><strong>Julia and I love the piece so much. It&#8217;s one of the great pieces of our times and it has this immediacy and this intensity. We wanted to focus on that intimacy and immediacy of the work which is reflected both in the subject matter, but also how we have decided to perform it. It&#8217;s so hard to cut anything of John&#8217;s music and the poetry, but we tried to focus on the relationship &#8211; the bond between mother and child.</strong></p>



<p><strong>It basically started with us believing that this piece needs to be heard by more people and be performed by more people. The original, which is so impactful and wonderful, is a big, big piece. It has a six soloists, three of them countertenors, a big orchestra, a big chorus and children. Not every ensemble, not every orchestra, not every chamber orchestra has the resources to perform it.&nbsp;John gave us the blessing for it.</strong></p>



<p>I can&#8217;t imagine too many composers being open to having their works altered by other people.</p>



<p><strong>I don&#8217;t know if this is just speculation, but if it was anyone else other than Julia Bullock asking John Adams, since they have such a wonderful close relationship, I&#8217;m not sure he would have been quite as happy or forthcoming. Julia approached him for her Met Museum residency and he was supportive of it. That was one iteration of it, but we there were several parameters during this presentation. </strong></p>



<p><strong>We played it at The Cloisters so it had to be a certain amount of people only. Also the length was an hour. So there were several restrictions that we wanted to break out a bit now for this iteration. I did a lot of arranging of it for the first one, but I didn&#8217;t start from scratch at that point. There was someone else. Now that we&#8217;re performing at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on December 21st, that is my arrangement and Julia&#8217;s concept.</strong></p>



<p>For people who saw it at the Cloisters in 2018 what&#8217;s going to be fundamentally different about what&#8217;s getting performed this year?</p>


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<p><strong>It&#8217;s not fundamentally different.&nbsp;We have a 10-piece chamber choir which is one of the major changes. Also the instrumentation is different than we played it at The Cloisters. I added both the clarinet and the horn back into it.&nbsp;I went closer to John&#8217;s music, especially in <em>El Niño</em>, but also in <em>The Gospel According to the Other Mary</em>. In these two oratorios much the heart of the sound are the keyboards: it is piano, it&#8217;s sampler synthesizer and also harp guitar. Those are the heart of it.</strong></p>



<p>In that same interview that I referenced at the beginning of our conversation John Adams said, &#8220;The piece is my way of trying to understand what is meant by a miracle.&#8221; How do you understand what is meant by a miracle?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>That&#8217;s a big question and I&#8217;m hoping I can answer it somewhat. John is a father and grandfather and now our son was born six weeks ago. That miracle, I think maybe that&#8217;s stereotypical or cheesy, but it is a miracle witnessing birth. Of course we know what is going on in the body and how it&#8217;s all happening. Julia and I researched a lot. But there&#8217;s something special having this miracle of birth and being so close to it. Obviously I didn&#8217;t give birth myself, but I was there every step of the way and that is a very special feeling. So I can only imagine that John was thinking a lot about his own family.</strong></p>



<p><strong>What is so fascinating to me is the selection of poems and poets that John and <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2018/03/15/director-peter-sellars-revisits-insanely-hard-work/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peter Sellars</a> collected for <em>El Niño</em>. It&#8217;s not, as usually is the case with a lot of Western European music, the birth is not presented through the lens of white men. Rosario Castellanos, an incredible poet, is featured very prominently in both the original and <em>El Niño</em> in our arrangement. It&#8217;s very important to us as well. It&#8217;s an incredible honor and privilege to raise a child. And I think that miracle is being brought through and shines through the whole piece.</strong><em>&nbsp;</em></p>



<p>Do you feel like the piece is going to resonate differently with both of you now as a result of having given birth to a son?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>I think so, yes. Even just in these last few weeks, when I read the poetry and studied the music, it hits differently. It always impacted both of us in a very deep way. There&#8217;s something inexplicable when you read the beginning that talks about how this other being takes some room in the woman and suddenly your body is not your own anymore. You&#8217;re nurturing another human being. This is the only time you&#8217;ve been alone. Now you will never be alone anymore. That&#8217;s something that you grasp when you have given birth or as the father, the partner being right there. I think that&#8217;s something I wouldn&#8217;t have thought about too closely before.</strong></p>



<p>Does the success of this version of John Adams&#8217;s work make an argument for truncation of larger works in a society that demands shorter pieces because of shortened attention spans?</p>


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<p><strong>I think being able to experience this work &#8211; it is only an hour long. I think it&#8217;s not too much task for anyone. If it was a Wagner opera of four or five hours, I understand that&#8217;s a daunting thought. But I think to sit one hour and experience a work like this and being able to really delve into it and let everything else go is good.</strong></p>



<p><strong>I think our generation right now wants that, too. They want to be able to let go as well as being impacted deeply. They want an experience. This is some of the most ferocious, most incredible and intense music and lyrics. At the same time, some of the most delicate and wondrous. So I think that is something that would speak to anyone.</strong> </p>



<p><strong>And I know from many conversations with my family who have seen this or experienced the full original version, who might not be necessarily the most adventurous contemporary listeners, but were deeply impacted and and taken by this piece. I think this is a piece that people will be drawn to.&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p>You serve as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVDAAsWnT0Q" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">conductor and pianist</a> on Julia&#8217;s album, <em>Walking in the Dark</em>. It should be noted that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK7bQOY3aM0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Memorial de Tlateloloco</em> from <em>El Niño</em></a> is one of the pieces you recorded for the album. What were the conversations that you and Julia had that led to works that were selected?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>It&#8217;s her album, but obviously since I&#8217;m conducting and also playing piano and her partner in life, we exchanged a lot of ideas and thoughts. I think it started with her conversation with Bob Hurwitz from Nonesuch Records who told her, &#8220;Don&#8217;t worry about what sells. Don&#8217;t worry if you can tour the album. Think about the time you live in right now. Think of what speaks to you the most. What do you want to say? The album should be a work of art.&#8221; </strong></p>



<p><strong>That really spoke to her. That speaks to me. She has an incredible gift for curation and that comes through in everything she does. She went through many different versions of different ideas of the album; what it might be, what it possibly could be. She asked me for my input with it. She started with talking and working on </strong>[Samuel] <strong>Barber and John Adams.<em>&nbsp;</em>We were traveling together performing Barber&#8217;s <em>Knoxville: Summer of 1915</em>.&nbsp;Since we just are performing Barber, I thought, why don&#8217;t you think about anchoring the album with two bigger orchestral pieces.</strong></p>



<p>I&#8217;m going to go one more time back to that John Adams interview from 2000, because I found it really intriguing. He said, &#8220;Entering into this myth, making art about it and finding your own voice to express it, can&#8217;t help but put you in a very humble position.&#8221; At this point in your career, whether it&#8217;s <em>El Niño</em> or <em>Walking in the Dark</em>, how does your work put you in a humble place and what realizations do you have as a result of that?</p>


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<p><strong>The act of conducting, being in connection with each other and with the musicians on stage, is very humbling. I never saw myself as the dictator on the podium. Sometimes I just listen and see what is being offered and make music in real time. It is a very humbling experience. The main thing as a conductor is just to bring everyone together and make sure that everyone can perform on the best level possible. And if you&#8217;re not humble in that, I don&#8217;t think you get that response from people. </strong></p>



<p><strong>As a father of a young boy, it&#8217;s humbling in a different way where I feel my whole being is in service to this young being. Everything else is taking a little bit of a backseat. At the same time I know when I&#8217;m on stage I am onstage fully present. There&#8217;s also nothing like it. </strong></p>



<p><strong>I did one gig in Colorado a few weeks ago. A sister was able to be here and help out, which was wonderful. I missed Lucas and Julia tremendously, but I was also able to just be with the musicians and be completely present and connect with them. That is a very humbling and very wonderful experience.</strong></p>



<p><em>To see the full interview with Christian Reif, please go <a href="https://youtu.be/12evzHIJMMU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</em></p>



<p>Main photo: Christian Reif (Photo ©Simon Pauly/Courtesy ChristianReif.eu)</p>
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<p>This year is going out with a bang for soprano Julia Bullock. She&#8217;s curated the <a href="https://www.laphil.com/concerts-and-events/festivals/rock-my-soul-festival" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Rock Your Soul Festival</em> </a>with the Los Angeles Philharmonic that starts in earnest on November 5th and runs through November 22nd. She has her first solo recording coming out from Nonesuch Records. It&#8217;s called <em><a href="https://www.nonesuch.com/albums/walking-in-the-dark" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Walking in the Dark</a></em>. Finally she and pianist/conductor husband Christian Reif are expecting their first child any day now.</p>



<p><em>Rock Your Soul</em> <em>Festival</em> was originally conceived by the LA Phil as a celebration of the work and friendship of Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. The title harkens back to a spiritual (<em>Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham</em>) and a book by noted author and activist Bell Hooks (<em>Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem</em>).</p>



<p>Amongst the artists Bullock has assembled for the festival are soprano Michelle Bradley, mezzo-soprano <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/05/31/jnai-bridges-enters-peter-lorraine-hunt-liebersons-world/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J&#8217;Nai Bridges</a>, pianist Michelle Cann (look for our interview with her later this week), singer/composer Rhiannon Giddens, conductor Jeri Lynn Johnson, singer/songwriter <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/07/11/meshell-ndegeocello-unplugged-and-unmasked/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meshell Ndegeocello</a> and mezzo-soprano Jasmine White.</p>



<p><em>Walking in the Dark</em> finds Bullock performing works by John Adams, Samuel Barber, Oscar Brown Jr., <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDdUOXpp6Zc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connie Converse</a> and Sandy Denny. It&#8217;s a beautiful record that is set for release on December 9th. Reif plays piano on the recording and leads the Philharmonia Orchestra of London as well.</p>



<p>Bullock&#8217;s pregnancy precludes her from performing in <em>Rock Your Soul Festival</em>, but it did allow for other opportunities which she described in our conversation recently. What follows are excerpts from that conversation which have been edited for length and for clarity.</p>



<p>I want to start by asking you about something you told <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/arts/music/julia-bullock-zauberland-lincoln-center.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zachary Wolff</a> in the <span style="text-decoration: underline;">New York Times</span> in 2019. It was advice your mother gave you: &#8220;Make sure that your work is making a difference for the betterment of the world.&#8221; You seem to have taken up that challenge and made it your mission. How do you think that has made your career different than others and, by extension, more fulfilling for you?&nbsp;</p>


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<p><strong>Well, I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s made it so much different from other people&#8217;s. I think every artist has a call in one way or another to have a mission or have their their passion realized. I don&#8217;t have a casual relationship with music. In fact, my desire to sing and also share music is because I know the impact that it&#8217;s had on my life and also how it&#8217;s enriched my life and helps me feel more interconnected and engaged. </strong></p>



<p><strong>I guess I&#8217;m always looking for ways to deepen that exploration and enjoy it in the process. I find that most of the artists whose work I really love also have this sort of mission. They&#8217;re very much conscious of the world that was going on around them and trying to make sense of it or call out hypocrisies. I&#8217;m not sure if I feel it&#8217;s so different than what other artists are doing. I guess I&#8217;ve just given myself permission to expand that in as many directions as I can imagine.</strong></p>



<p>I would assume that in doing that, when someone like Peter Sellars says &#8220;Her path is going to be our path,&#8221; that&#8217;s got to be both hugely flattering and also a bit of a mantle to take on on a certain level.</p>



<p><strong>I truthfully don&#8217;t like to be positioned in any capacity. I appreciate that Peter feels that the way that I work, the reflections that I have, and just the fact that I&#8217;m really dedicated to my craft and my own development and learning, is something that he wants to celebrate. I guess I celebrate that, too. That would be part of why, in the performing arts in particular, I don&#8217;t take that pressure on because that&#8217;s just a projection of something. The work that I do is not trying to live into some projection of Julia.&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p>In the liner notes for <em>Walking in the Dark</em> you conclude your statements in the liner notes with &#8220;If our intentions are translated well enough and are clearly in focus, it may lead to some moments of illumination.&#8221; What has been the process of making your intentions perfectly clear with the <em>Rock Your Soul Festival</em>?</p>


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<p><strong>It was their idea, not the title or anything like that, but just the proposal to curate a program that was focusing on the relationship between Margaret Bonds and Florence Price. Other than their vocal music and really just their songs, I was not too familiar with a lot of their repertoire &#8211; the breadth of their repertoire. It was an opportunity for me to again delve into some research and take six, seven months to consider the work of composers that I had not had the time or had this opportunity to look at. </strong></p>



<p><strong>I was reading about their personal lives and also this relationship of mutual support. They had this teacher</strong> (Price)<strong>/ student</strong> (Bonds) <strong>relationship.</strong> <strong>When there were really troubling times for Florence Price in her personal life she went and lived with Margaret Bonds for a period of time. That really communicated this beautiful thing. It wasn&#8217;t just about their artistic output. It was also about nurturing and respecting each other as human beings and fully supporting each other that way. That was something I really wanted to celebrate and acknowledge besides just sharing their repertoire. </strong></p>


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<p><strong>Every single artist that was invited into the festival there is this feeling of mutual support. Every single composer that I know, that I work with personally and also the composers that I either read their letters or biographies, they openly admit how influenced they are by the people who are around them. And they seek out guidance and advice. They are influenced by what&#8217;s going on socially, politically.</strong> </p>



<p>I think we can learn a lot from what Florence Price and Margaret Bonds did in terms of shared experiences as musicians and as human beings. Because it goes without saying that a lot of people care more about ideologies and less about each other as human beings right now. Perhaps the festival can find a way to bridge that divide.</p>



<p><strong>It can be very closed and people can get very closed. Growing up listening to recordings, my family had vinyls or cassettes playing all the time. A lot of the time we listened to music together. Even if I was alone I was still playing music, not locked into an earphone or earbuds privately, it was something that was heard in the house &#8211; the shared space. I think music can foster some really beautiful acknowledgment of each other.&nbsp;It&#8217;s not just some theoretical exercise. It&#8217;s like actually putting it into practice. I think that&#8217;s probably what drove me and that&#8217;s what drives most musicians to make music. Because you&#8217;re wanting a shared experience and wanting to share your own experience as well.<em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p>



<p>Once you became pregnant and knew that being here for the festival wasn&#8217;t going to be possible did that give you any opportunities to make changes or add other things that maybe couldn&#8217;t fit into the program because you were a part of it at one point and now you were not?<em>&nbsp;</em></p>


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<p><strong>I&#8217;m sad. I&#8217;m just not going to be there. Obviously I&#8217;m growing a human being. So that&#8217;s what it is.</strong><em>&nbsp;</em></p>



<p><strong>I was supposed to perform <a href="https://juliabullock.com/met-residency-historys-persistent-voice/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">History&#8217;s Persistent Voice</a>, which featured a lot of  contemporary composers who are all Black women. That was an hour-and-a-half program.<em>&nbsp;</em>I decided to save this for another season and think about another program. </strong></p>



<p><strong>That was a great opportunity to perform one of <a href="https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/1796/2022-11-11/bryan-bonds-price" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florence Price&#8217; full symphonies</a>. It was also an opportunity then for me to think about the composers who were associated with <em>History&#8217;s Persistence Voice</em> and look at some of their other pieces and see if there was a way to feature their work.</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>I&#8217;m really excited Courtney Brian&#8217;s <em>Sanctum</em> is included. Her work is just super powerful and I&#8217;m so glad that that is going to have a premiere at the LA Phil. Valerie Coleman&#8217;s selections from her <em>Phenomenal Women</em> will be featured as well. It&#8217;s the first time that she will have anything performed at the Phil.</strong></p>



<p>Your first album is going to be something that was to be considered carefully. Now that you&#8217;ve recorded it, and I know from earlier in this conversation you haven&#8217;t listened to it recently, but what would you like listeners to know about you from hearing the choices that you made for <em>Walking in the Dark</em> and the performances you give? </p>



<p><strong>What do I want them to know about me? I really hope it is just an invitation. All of the music that&#8217;s on this is material I&#8217;ve lived with for honestly two decades and some of it I&#8217;ve performed for a decade. The chance to lay it down and be a part of a recording legacy of some of these pieces that have also been recorded by so many different artists was a rare and wonderful opportunity. It&#8217;s not one that I take for granted. </strong></p>


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<p><strong><em>Walking in the Dark</em>, I mean the title of it. I didn&#8217;t write this in the liner notes and I&#8217;ve only brought it up to a few people, but I want to make it very clear that darkness is not something that should have, in fact, any kind of negative association. I feel in some ways that darkness, or blackness even, has been conditioned in certain parts of societies or cultures to have negative connotations and somehow promotes the idea of a white supremacist ideology. That really is not something that I can tolerate. </strong></p>



<p><strong>I guess it&#8217;s been something I have grappled with &#8211; a collective question about identity or I have felt that I have had to question my identity for a very, very long time. I made a lot of peace with who I am and how I also am expanding in the various roles that I can take on and feel comfortable in.</strong></p>



<p>James Agee, who probably needs no introduction to you since his poetry inspired Samuel Barber&#8217;s <em>Knoxville Summer of 1915</em> (which Bullock performs on <em>Walking in the Dark</em>), is quoted as saying, &#8220;Some people get where they hope to in this world. Most of us don&#8217;t.&#8221; I feel like in watching your career over the last number of years that you&#8217;re actively working through your art and through your activism to get the world to where you hope it will be. As a soon-to-be mother, what is the world you&#8217;d like to see your child living in and how do you think your art can pave a path for that to be a reality?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Well, I hope that this child will feel safe. That the child will not be limited in anything that they want to invest in and enjoy. That there will be not be a lot of assumptions made or anticipated projections of this child and what they feel they have to represent so that they can just live their lives. But there&#8217;s something in safety that feels really important right now.</strong></p>



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<p>Arguably one of the most deeply personal song cycles ever written is <em>Neruda Songs </em>by composer Peter Lieberson. He wrote the five songs that make up this work for his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Using the poetry of Pablo Neruda, <em>Neruda Songs</em> had its world premiere in 2005 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. <a href="https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/1470/2022-06-02/still-and-negron-with-dudamel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">On June 2nd and 5th</a>, the LA Phil will once again perform <em>Neruda Songs</em> as part of their <em>Power to the People!</em> Festival with J&#8217;Nai Bridges as the soloist.</p>


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<p>Bridges sang the role of Queen Nefertiti in the Metropolitan Opera production of <em>Ahknahten</em> by <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2014/05/01/philip-glass-looks-backwards-and-forwards-on-his-50-year-career/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Philip Glass</a>. The recording of that production won a Grammy Award earlier this year. She created the role of Josefa Segovia in the world premiere of John Adams’&nbsp;<em>Girls of the Golden West&nbsp;</em>at&nbsp;San Francisco Opera and has appeared in productions of <em>Carmen</em>, <em><em>Samson et&nbsp;Dalil</em> </em>and <em>Satyagraha</em>. </p>



<p>It should be noted that just over a year after Lorraine Hunt Lieberson debuted <em>Neruda Songs</em> she passed away following a battle with breast cancer. Peter faced his own battle with lymphoma and passed away five years later. Thankfully they were able to record <em>Neruda Songs</em>. It was that recording that Bridges first heard as a grad student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia as she told me when we spoke earlier this month.</p>



<p>What follows are excerpts from our conversation that have been edited for length and clarity. I urge you to go to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfUdH08rahzGKm2Hcawq-g" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">YouTube channel </a>to see the full interview.</p>



<p>What was your first reaction when you discovered <em>Neruda Songs</em>?</p>



<p><strong>I remember hearing a recording and going down the rabbit hole of YouTube and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. I was obsessed with her. I still am. I think that her voice and her artistry is of the utmost importance. The first song actually that I happened upon was <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh78NHMV5qY" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueres</a></em></strong> [My love, if I die and you don&#8217;t], <strong>the final song in the set. I just was so captured by that song and I was waiting for the moment to be able to sing it with the orchestra. That actually happened with Maestro Dudamel over the pandemic. So that really kind of wet my palate and I said I have to do all of them with him specifically.</strong></p>



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<p>When you enter into something that was so deeply personal for these two do you feel like you&#8217;re entering into a private moment of their lives?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>An interesting question. Yes, absolutely. That&#8217;s the beauty of these particular songs. It&#8217;s like you&#8217;re there with them almost. This is extremely intimate. For them to be as vulnerable as they were, and I think outward in their love, it&#8217;s such a gift to be able to enter their world. I think many artists will agree that the goal is to really tap into the mind and the heart and the spirit of the composer and the librettist. So it&#8217;s made especially, I wouldn&#8217;t say easy, but Lieberson has afforded the singer to enter their worlds without much confusion. He lays it all out there. He predicted things in a way, but it doesn&#8217;t feel at all sad. It&#8217;s just like this eternal love that will be there through life and through death. There&#8217;s no beginning. There&#8217;s no ending. It&#8217;s really special. I&#8217;ve learned a lot about life through these particular songs.</strong></p>



<p>In 2007, Peter Lieberson <a href="https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/peter-liebersons-neruda-songs-wins-2008-grawemeyer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">was asked his thoughts</a> about other singers singing <em>Neruda Songs</em>. And he said, &#8220;I think it might be more difficult for the singer than for me.&#8221; What do you think?</p>



<p><strong>I agree. First of all, if we just speak musically, there are some twists and turns that are not so straight forward. But it actually just makes beautiful sense. But the subject matter, of course, it&#8217;s like you have to dig deep and that&#8217;s not easy. I have yet to experience a love like theirs. But that&#8217;s the beauty of being a singing actress. I&#8217;m tapping into that and I honestly feel like I&#8217;m manifesting something through through these poems. But yes, he is correct in that I think it&#8217;s probably more difficult for the singer on a plethora of levels.</strong></p>



<p>How much of your personal background informs your approach to this song cycle about love and loss?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>Hmm. Wow. Well, yeah, you&#8217;re right. As an artist I want to bring bring my life and my experiences into everything that I sing and communicate. I&#8217;ve experienced love. I&#8217;ve experienced loss. And I do have a subtext for every piece. Neruda has written the poetry and Lieberson has set it so beautifully. But I always ask myself who is J&#8217;Nai in this? I try to attach different experiences to different moments in the cycle and that really helps it be authentic to me. </strong></p>



<p><strong>What Lorraine Lieberson did was mind-blowing. That was authentic to her and to their love. So while I definitely admire and actually study her very closely, I do things differently because I&#8217;m different and my experience of life is different. I think the tricky part is facing myself in in these poems and having to unearth different experiences and loss and remember certain loves that are actually still there, but they&#8217;ve just transformed.</strong></p>



<p>Alex Ross wrote in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The New Yorker</span> that &#8220;There is a dimension to these songs which is especially moving and almost too much to take at times.&#8221; He was speaking from the audience perspective, what&#8217;s your perspective from the stage?</p>



<p><strong>Wow. That&#8217;s really brilliant. My goal is to actually, at times, make the audience feel as if it&#8217;s too much because it&#8217;s a lot. Every single emotion is being captured in these poems and it&#8217;s not always easy. I go through that same process in the practice room. I can&#8217;t necessarily do that on stage or else I won&#8217;t get through the songs. But I do have to be in a place in which I&#8217;ve dug deep and have been vulnerable so that the audience can then come there with me. I agree that expressing that sometimes is too much. But what is too much? It&#8217;s necessary. This is life. And I think these poems really bring up so many themes that we need to focus on. I feel like they&#8217;re actually, in the end, very spiritual and healing.</strong></p>



<p>I love what Lieberson does with <em>Neruda Songs</em> because he makes melody front and center. What role does melody play in the pieces of music, particularly contemporary music, that you choose to perform? </p>


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<p><strong>Interesting. Never been asked that, but I love that. That&#8217;s a great question. I love melody. I don&#8217;t really know any singer that doesn&#8217;t love melody. But in terms of contemporary music Lieberson has a way of, like you said, putting the melody upfront and forward. Yet there are these moments that are extremely intellectual and complex, but somehow it just makes so much sense. I&#8217;m in the practice room and I play the piano. So I&#8217;m just figuring out the chord progressions and it&#8217;s actually still a melody. He has a seamless way of aligning what we know as a traditional melody and the more complex phrases and linking them up in a way that is just like, wow, what just happened? I don&#8217;t know, but I feel very satisfied and it feels physically really natural on the chords. This is really such a pleasure to sing.&nbsp;</strong></p>



<p>I want to close by asking you about something that Lorraine Hunt Lieberson told <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Boston Globe</span> in 2005. She said, &#8220;Music is a vehicle that can transport very high levels of energy. It&#8217;s something that can lift you out of a narrow little place and out of everyday existence.&#8221; What does music in general and singing <em>Neruda Songs</em> do for you, and by extension, the musicians around you and the audience in the hall?&nbsp;</p>



<p><strong>These songs give me hope. They really do. It&#8217;s not always easy being an opera singer and someone that is basically nomadic and on the road all the time. Sometimes these dark thoughts come in and I think I&#8217;m never going to find love or this world is just crumbling. But these songs really present the gift of eternal life and hope. It&#8217;s always such a blessing to sing pieces that really have such a profound effect on me. I feel changed. I really do from these poems. I just wish that I could speak to </strong>[the Liebersons]<strong> directly. But I feel that their spirit is definitely shining down and through me. I do hope that the audience also will feel some healing and a sense of hope. I think we all could use that.</strong></p>



<p>To see the full interview with J&#8217;Nai Bridges, please go <a href="https://youtu.be/nktynmUqnzU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p>Main Photo: J&#8217;Nai Bridges (Photo by Dario Acosta/Courtesy Unison Media)</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2022/05/31/jnai-bridges-enters-peter-lorraine-hunt-liebersons-world/">J&#8217;Nai Bridges Enters Peter &#038; Lorraine Hunt Lieberson&#8217;s World</a> appeared first on <a href="https://culturalattache.co">Cultural Attaché</a>.</p>
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<p>The four-day weekend is upon us. As a result I&#8217;m publishing the Thanksgiving Weekend Best Bets at Home early. I have fourteen truly terrific options for you. </p>



<p>The shows range from topical dramas exploring current events to the first of December holiday events to a salute to Broadway and some outstanding jazz. Of course, there&#8217;s more than that, too.</p>



<p>Our weekend&#8217;s top pick is Jason Moran and The Bandwagon performing at the Village Vanguard in New York as they do every Thanksgiving weekend.</p>



<p>So here are your Thanksgiving Weekend Best Bets:</p>



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<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/digital-stage/until-the-flood-streaming-on-all-arts/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Until the Flood</a></em></strong> &#8211; Center Theatre Group Digital Stage &#8211; Now </p>



<p>The Kirk Douglas Theatre began this year with Dael Orlandersmith&#8217;s one-person show <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/02/03/until-the-flood/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Until the Flood</a></em>. The Center Theatre Group has teamed up with theaters around the country to make a film of <em>Until the Flood</em> available for viewing.</p>



<p>In her show, Orlandersmith looks at how the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson impacts the Black and white members of the community and how they processed this tragedy.</p>



<p>The film is from the Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in New York. They, along with Center Theatre Group and the following theaters, are making <em>Until the Flood </em>available: A Contemporary Theatre—Seattle, Washington; DCPA Theater—Denver, Colorado; The Goodman Theatre—Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee Repertory Theater—Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Portland Center Stage—Portland, Oregon&nbsp;and Repertory Theater of St. Louis—St. Louis, Missouri (who commissioned and produced the play).</p>



<p>There is no charge to watch <em>Until the Flood</em>.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11960" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Santa-from-22Holiday-on-Strings22-Photo-by-Lisa-Whiteman-Courtesy-Pasadena-Playhouse.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Santa in &#8220;Holiday on Strings!&#8221; (Photo by Lisa Whiteman/Courtesy Pasadena Playhouse)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://playhouselive.org/programs/holidayonstrings?categoryId=45020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Holiday on Strings!</a></em></strong> &#8211; Playhouse Live &#8211; Now &#8211; January 3rd</p>



<p>Playhouse Live now has their third Bob Baker Marionette Theatre show. Like the previous Halloween-themed show in October, this classic show is timed for holidays &#8211; the winter ones!</p>



<p>A wizard takes Demetrius Nova Twinklestar III on a whirlwind tour of the holiday galaxies. Amongst the locations on their itinerary are Santa&#8217;s workshop, the world of Charles Dickens (author of <em>A Christmas Carol</em>), a Hannukah celebration, a visit from a certain reindeer with a red nose and some charming and endearing North Pole animals.</p>



<p><em>Holiday on Strings!</em> was filmed in front of a live audience (no doubt pre-pandemic). The rental fee is $14.99.</p>



<p>On a separate note, the Bob Baker Marionette Theatre is facing possible closure. The theatre was established in 1963 and has provided millions of children and adults countless hours of pleasure (myself included in grade school and later again as an adult). They recently moved out of their long-time location into a new space in Highland Park. If you are interested in reading more about BBMT and/or making donation, please go <a href="http://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/donate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11959" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Last-Five-Years-Southwark-Playhouse.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>&#8220;The Last Five Years&#8221;/Southwark Playhouse</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.broadwayondemand.com/series/TetlTDcAiDnh-the-last-five-years?channel=available-to-watch" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Last Five Years</a></em></strong> &#8211; Broadway on Demand &#8211; November 26th &#8211; November 29th</p>



<p>The Jason Robert Brown musical that follows the life of a relationship between a writer and his wife going, literally, in opposite directions, is being presented in a performance filmed live at Southwark Playhouse this weekend.</p>



<p>If you don&#8217;t know this wonderful musical, Cathy (Molly Lynch) tells the story of their relationship in reverse starting at the end and moving towards when they first met. Jamie (Oli Higginson) tells the story chronologically from the moment when they first locked eyes through to its end. As a result, the two only meet in the middle of the story.</p>



<p>In Jonathan O&#8217;Boyle&#8217;s production, each performer plays accompaniment on  the piano when the other is singing. The cast is supported by a four-piece band.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/last-five-years-review-southwark-playhouse-oli-higginson-molly-lynch-b831082.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ava Wong Davies</a>, in her review for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Independent</span>, said of this conceit, &#8220;It’s an ostensibly simple trick, but one which pays dividends. O’Boyle extracts a seam of melancholy from the piece which undercuts even the most ebullient numbers – there’s a pearly beauty to the golden days of their early courtship. After all, relationships are filled with ghostliness, even when you’re in them – that creeping, niggling sense that you will never fully understand the other person, the feeling of a partner morphing out of a familiar shape into something unrecognisable.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Tickets are $17.90 (which includes the service charge).</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11958" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SF-Ballets-22The-Nutcracker22-Photo-©-Erik-Tomasson-Courtesy-SF-Ballet.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>San Francisco Ballet&#8217;s Nutcracker (© Erik Tomasson/Courtesy SF Ballet)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.sfballet.org/productions/nutcracker-online/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nutcracker Online</a></em></strong> &#8211; SF Ballet &#8211; November 27th &#8211; December 31st</p>



<p>It&#8217;s that time of year and our first <em>Nutcracker</em> is available starting on Friday. San Francisco Ballet&#8217;s 2008 production will be available for streaming throughout the holidays.</p>



<p>Though a staple of ballet companies around the world, <em>The Nutcracker</em> was not considered a success when it debuted in St. Petersburg in 1892. In fact, it wasn&#8217;t until the 1960s that it became embraced.</p>



<p>In the ballet, Clara is enamored with a nutcracker that her godfather has brought to a Christmas eve celebration. Others aren&#8217;t so interested and Fritz actually breaks the nutcracker. After all the guests have left for the evening &#8211; and just as midnight strikes &#8211; Clara checks in on the broken nutcracker. That&#8217;s when the world  of toys, mice, fairies, Christmas trees and her beloved nutcracker come to magical life.</p>



<p>The music was written by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky. </p>



<p>This production was choreographed by Helgi Tomasson. The company features Elizabeth Powell as Clara, Yuan Yuan Tan as the Snow Queen, Pierre-François Vilanoba as the Snow King, Vanessa Zahorian as the Sugar Plum Fairy with the grand pas de deux danced by Maria Kochetkova and Davit Karapetyan.</p>



<p>Tickets are $49 and allow viewing for 48 hours. There are also interactive components included. Tickets are available <a href="https://donate2.app/kbqBT1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11957" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jeremy-Pelt-Photo-by-Ingrid-Hertfelder-Courtesy-jeremypelt.net_.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Jeremy Pelt (Photo by Ingrid Hertfelder/Courtesy JeremyPelt.net)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.smallslive.com/events/21689-jeremy-pelt-jeb-patton/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeremy Pelt &amp; Jeb Patton</a></em></strong> &#8211; Mezzrow &#8211; November 27th</p>



<p>Jazz trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and pianist Jeb Patton will perform two  sets from Mezzrow in New York on Friday, November 27th. The first set is at 7:00 PM EST/4:00 PM EST with the second set at 8:30 PM EST/5:30 PM PST.</p>



<p>Pelt&#8217;s album <em>The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 1</em> is one of my favorite albums of the year. Hopefully the title implies a second volume will be forthcoming.</p>



<p>Patton cut his professional teeth playing with saxophonist Jimmy Heath. His most recent album is 2019&#8217;s <em>Songs of the Saxophone</em>.</p>



<p>There&#8217;s no charge to watch the performances. Mezzrow does make reserved Sponsor Seats available for each set priced at $40.</p>



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<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11956" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bandwagon-and-Jason-Moran-Courtesy-jasonmoran.com_.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>The Bandwagon and Jason Moran (Courtesy JasonMoran.com)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://villagevanguard.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jason Moran and The Bandwagon</a></em></strong> &#8211; Village Vanguard &#8211; November 27th &#8211; November 28th</p>



<p>If you&#8217;ve read any of my coverage of jazz musicians, you are well aware of how much I respect and enjoy pianist/composer Jason Moran. One of my favorite ways of enjoying his music is with his ensemble The Bandwagon.</p>



<p>Moran has been performing with bassist Taurus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits for over twenty years. </p>



<p>Their first recording together was 2000&#8217;s <em>Facing Left</em>. Three years later he officially titled an album <em>The Bandwagon</em> and it found the trio performing live at the Village Vanguard. </p>



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<p>They return to New York&#8217;s legendary jazz club this weekend for two performances &#8211; as they usually do each Thanksgiving weekend.</p>



<p>If you are wondering why you can&#8217;t find new releases on streaming services, it is because Moran has been <a href="https://yesrecords.bigcartel.com/products" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">releasing his new material independently</a>. 2018&#8217;s <em>Looks of a Lot</em> is his most recent release with The Bandwagon.</p>



<p>Tickets are only $10 for each of these performances. </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11955" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gregory-Porter-at-SFJAZZ-Photo-by-Ian-Young-Courtesy-SFJAZZ.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Gregory Porter at SFJAZZ (Photo by Ian Young/Courtesy SFJAZZ)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.sfjazz.org/watch/#info-open" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gregory Porter</a></em></strong> &#8211; SFJAZZ &#8211; November 27th &#8211; 8:00 PM PST/5:00 PM PST</p>



<p>This week&#8217;s <em>Fridays at Five</em> concert from SFJAZZ finds singer Gregory Porter performing in a concert from August 2019.</p>



<p>At the time of this concert Porter was supporting his album, <em>Nat &#8220;King&#8221; Cole &amp; Me </em>and was working on his 2020 album, <em>All Rise</em>.</p>



<p>Porter&#8217;s silky smooth baritone voice works magic on classic material and he has the ability to skillfully blend jazz and soul. He has  two Grammy awards &#8211; both for jazz albums &#8211; and received his seventh nomination earlier this week for <em>All Rise</em> in the category of Best R&amp;B Album.</p>



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<p>SFJAZZ&#8217;s <em>Fridays at Five</em> concerts only stream once at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST. (Or happy hour as we call it on the West Coast.)  You must have either a one-month membership ($5) or an annual membership ($60) to view the shows.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11971" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/David-Goldrake-22The-Prestidigitalist22-Photo-courtesy-of-David-Goldrake.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>David Goldrake &#8220;The Prestidigitalist&#8221; (Photo by Jason Byrne/Courtesy David Goldrake)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.davidgoldrake.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Prestidigitalist </a></em></strong>&#8211; November 27th &#8211; 10:00 PM EST/7:00 PM PST</p>



<p>International magician David Goldrake has developed a streaming magic show that takes many of the illusions  that have made him an international star and Las Vegas headliner and combined them with newly created illusions to form the basis for his show <em>The Prestidigitalist</em>.</p>



<p>Your first question might be, what&#8217;s a prestidigitalist? </p>



<p>Honestly, it&#8217;s not a real word. It&#8217;s something Goldrake made up combining prestidigitation (nimble fingers) and digital (reflecting the way the world is enjoying entertainment these days).  </p>



<p>I&#8217;ve seen Goldrake perform many times. Most of the performances I saw were at the Magic Castle. I also saw his Las Vegas show, <em>Imaginarium</em>. Earlier this year I was invited to see a workshop production of the show that became <em>The Prestidigitalist</em>. </p>



<p>While I haven&#8217;t seen the show as it currently stands, I know he&#8217;s quite talented and a truly engaging performer.</p>



<p>Tickets are $25 and the show is presented via Zoom. If you are unable to see <em>The Prestidigitalist</em> this weekend, there is another performance on December 11th.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11953" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lea-Salonga-Courtesy-of-Robert-Catto-and-PBS.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Lea Salonga in Concert (Photo by Robert Catto/Courtesy PBS)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>Lea Salonga in Concert</em></strong> &#8211; Great Performances on PBS &#8211; check local listings</p>



<p>Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performs a ninety-minute concert from the Sydney Opera House on PBS&#8217; Great Performances.</p>



<p>Salonga made her Broadway debut as the ill-fated Kim in the musical <em>Miss Saigon</em>. It was for that performance that she earned her Tony Award. </p>



<p>Additional Broadway credits include <em>Les Misérables</em>, <em>Flower Drum Song</em>, <em>Allegiance</em> and the recent revival of <em>Once on This Island</em>.</p>



<p>The concert will include songs from several of these shows, if not necessarily exclusively songs she performed in them. Salonga will also perform songs from <em>Mulan</em> and <em>Aladdin</em>.</p>



<p>Concurrent with this concert on Great Performances, Salonga is releasing a recording of the full concert on November 27th on Broadway Records.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11952" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/San-Francisco-Operas-22The-Elixir-of-Love22-Photo-by-Terrence-McCarthy-Courtesy-SF-Opera.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>San Francisco Opera&#8217;s &#8220;L&#8217;Elisir d&#8217;Amore&#8221; (Photo by Terrence McCarthy/Courtesy SF Opera)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://sfopera.com/opera-is-on/streaming/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">L&#8217;Elisir d&#8217;Amore</a></em></strong> &#8211; San Francisco Opera &#8211; November 28th &#8211; November 29th</p>



<p>Conducted by Bruno Campanella; starring Ramón Vargas, Inva Mula, Giorgio Caoduro, Alessandro Corbelli and Ji Young Yang. This James Robinson production is from the 2008-2009 season.</p>



<p>Donizetti’s&nbsp;<em>L’Elisir d’Amore</em> (&#8220;The Elixir of Love&#8221;)&nbsp;had its world premiere in Milan in 1832. The libretto by Felice Romani.&nbsp;<em>L’Elisir d’Amore</em>&nbsp;was inspired by Eugène Scribe’s libretto for&nbsp;Daniel Auber’s&nbsp;<em>Le philtre</em>.</p>



<p>In this opera, Adina and Nemorino are the couple at the center of the story. Nemorino is madly in love with Adina, but she toys with his love. In an act of desperation he purchases an “elixir” that he believes will make her fall in love with him. He pretends not to love her anymore which leads, of course, to the planning of their wedding. But will it take place? It’s a comic opera, of course it will!</p>



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<p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Music-review-Opera-whips-up-warming-Elixir-3263698.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joshua Kosman</a>, in his <span style="text-decoration: underline;">San Francisco Chronicle</span> review, said one performance stood out. &#8220;&#8230;tenor&nbsp;Ramón Vargas&nbsp;gave a ravishing performance as Nemorino &#8211; his tone bright and fluid, his technique effortlessly precise and his comic presence winning but unobtrusive.</p>



<p>&#8220;Practiced hands know to look forward to &#8216;Una furtiva lagrima,&#8217; the lyrical showpiece that Nemorino sings shortly before the final curtain, and Vargas&#8217; rendition didn&#8217;t disappoint &#8211; it was marked by lustrous sound and generous, arching phrases, as well as a dazzlingly long-held approach to the final cadence.&#8221;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11963" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Schwartz-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-StephenSchwartz.com_.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Composer Stephen Schwartz (Photo by Nathan Johnson/Courtesy StephenSchwartz.com)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org/event/a-toast-to-broadway/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Toast to Broadway</a></em></strong> &#8211; The Ridgefield Playhouse &#8211; November 28th  &#8211; 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST</p>



<p>Connecticut&#8217;s <em>The Ridgefield Playhouse</em> is throwing a party that fans of musicals will want to see. <em>A Toast to Broadway</em> finds nearly 20 performers coming together to celebrate the Great White Way.</p>



<p>Tony Award winners Stephen Schwartz (Isabel Stevenson Award), Debbie Gravitte (<em>Jerome Robbins&#8217; Broadway</em>) and Harvey Fierstein (<em>Hairspray</em>, <em>Torch Song Trilogy</em>) will be joined by Kelli Barrett (<em>Rock of Ages</em>), Ann Hampton Callaway (Tony nominee for <em>Swing!</em>), Sam Gravitte (<em>Wicked</em>), Morgan James (Postmodern Jukebox), LaKisha Jones (<em>The Color Purple</em>), Mark Kopitzke (<em>Thoroughly Modern Millie</em>), Jesse Leprotto (<em>Newsies</em>), Alli Mauzey (<em>Wicked</em>), Bryce Pinkham (<em>A Gentleman&#8217;s Guide  to Love and Murder</em>) Seth Rudetsky, Jarrod Spector (<em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical</em>), Scarlett Strallen (<em>Mary Poppins</em>)  and Julius Thomas III (<em>Hamilton</em>).</p>



<p>Tickets are $35 with a portion of the proceeds going to The Actors Fund.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-11964" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jefferson-Mays-in-22A-Christmas-Carol22-Photo-by-Chris-Whitaker-Courtesy-Geffen-Playhouse.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Jefferson Mays in &#8220;A Christmas Carol&#8221; (Photo by Chris Whitaker/Courtesy Geffen Playhouse)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/shows/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Charles Dickens&#8217; A Christmas Carol</a></em></strong> &#8211; On the Stage &#8211; November 28th &#8211; January 3rd</p>



<p>One of the best and most thrilling evenings of theatre I had in 2018 was seeing Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays (<em>I Am My Own Wife</em>, <em>A Gentleman&#8217;s Guide to Love and Murder</em>) in a one-man version of Charles Dickens&#8217; classic holiday story, <em>A Christmas Carol</em>. </p>



<p>This was riveting theatre that found Mays giving one of his finest performances ever.</p>



<p>He was cloaked in a production that was exciting and creative from director Michael Arden (<em>Once on This Island</em>). Mays, Arden and Susan Lyons adapted the story.</p>



<p>On the Stage will stream the show throughout the holidays. This is a newly filmed performance of<em> A Christmas Carol</em>. The runtime is 91 minutes. Tickets are $50 with an additional $7.50 in service charges. Your ticket allows you to watch the show for 24 hours.</p>



<p>Multiple theaters around the country are participating in <em>A Christmas Carol.</em> As the show was originally developed and produced at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the link in the title goes to their website.</p>



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<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.rtflockdown.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">For One Knight Only</a></em></strong> &#8211; Acting for Others &#8211; November 29th &#8211; 2:00 PM EST/11:00 AM PST</p>



<p>You have to be either a Knight or a Dame to be part of <em>For One Knight Only</em>. Thankfully the line-up of talent for this one-night only show (it is originating from England) includes two dames and three knights.</p>



<p>Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellan and Maggie Smith will come together for 90 minutes of storytelling, conversation and conviviality. </p>



<p><em>For One Knight Only</em> is a fundraiser for Acting for Others which is providing support to out of work professionals involved with the performing arts in the United Kingdom.</p>



<p>The good thing is you don&#8217;t need to be a knight or dame to watch the show. Everyone is invited. Tickets are £45 which equates to approximately $60.</p>



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<p><strong><em>Patti Murin and Colin Donnell</em></strong> &#8211; Seth Rudetsky Concert Series &#8211; November 29th &#8211; 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST</p>



<p>We&#8217;ve selected shows by Andy Karl and Orfeh and just last week Kelli Barrett and Jarrod Spector. Welcome to another Broadway couple: Patti Murin and Colin Donnell.</p>



<p>Murin is best known for originating the role of Anna in the Broadway version of <em>Frozen</em>. </p>



<p>She made her Broadway debut in another film-turned-Broadway musical, <em>Xanadu</em>. She also originated the title role in 2011&#8217;s  <em>Lysistrata Jones</em>.</p>



<p>Donnell made his Broadway debut in <em>Jersey Boys</em>. He was Billy Crocker in the Tony Award-winning 2011 revival of Cole Porter&#8217;s <em>Anything Goes</em>. His chemistry with Sutton Foster was so good in that show that he also appeared with her in the 2014 production of the musical <em>Violet</em>.</p>



<p>But his best chemistry is with Murin. They were married in 2015.</p>



<p>They are the headliners in this weekend&#8217;s Seth Concert Series from Seth Rudetsky (who joins as accompanist and host).</p>



<p>Tickets are $28.50 (which includes service charges). The concert is expected to run 90 minutes. If you cannot see the concert live on Sunday, there will be an encore streaming on Monday, November 30th at 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST. The show will then be available on demand for a couple weeks.</p>



<p>Are you stuffed with all the Thanksgiving Weekend Best Bets you can handle? I hope not, because I have a few reminders of what else is available for your viewing pleasure.</p>



<p>There is another opportunity to see Ute Lemper&#8217;s <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/11/10/rendezvous-with-marlene/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rendezvous with Marlene</a></em> on Wednesday, November 25th at 8:00 PM EST/5:00 PM PST.</p>



<p>All three plays that make up <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/11/10/the-greek-trilogy-of-luis-alfaro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Greek Trilogy of Luis Alfaro</a></em> are available for streaming from Center Theatre Group. The plays are <em>Oedipus El Rey</em>, <em>Mojada</em> and <em>Electricidad</em>.</p>



<p>All episodes of the Los Angeles Philharmonic&#8217;s <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/23/the-la-philharmonics-sound-stage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Sound/Stage</em> series</a> remain available for viewing. Their shows include classical music, jazz, R&amp;B and rock. Amongst the performers are J&#8217;nai Bridges, Andra Day, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Kamasi Washington. Gustavo Dudamel hosts all episodes and conducts most of the shows.</p>



<p>The theme at the <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/11/23/family-drama-week-37-at-the-met/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Metropolitan Opera</a> this week is family drama. So if you aren&#8217;t having enough drama at home, be sure to check out the operas available through Sunday.</p>



<p>That&#8217;s our complete list of Thanksgiving Weekend Best Bets.</p>



<p>I wish you, your friends and families the best possible weekend. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Enjoy the culture!</p>



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<p>Summer is officially over. With our Best Bets at Home: September 25th &#8211; September 27th we are officially kicking off the traditional start of the new culture season. Of course, it looks a little different this year. With the recent news that the Metropolitan Opera has cancelled their full 2020-2021 season, I fear that will be just the tip of the iceberg and more performing arts organizations will make similar announcements.</p>



<p>Thankfully it appears we will have an even larger number of ways to enjoy culture at home in the weeks and months ahead.  This weekend&#8217;s best bets include a virtual version of the annual Monterey Jazz Festival, a live-streamed musical from England, a dystopian virtual reality live musical, a concert with two stars of opera and stage and so much more.</p>



<p>Here are your Best Bets at Home: September 25th &#8211; September 27th:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10789" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Lula-Washington-Dance-Theatre-Courtesy-Ford-Theatre.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Lula Washington Dance Theatre at the Ford Theatre (Photo courtesy The Ford Theatre)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/3404612752924811/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">From The Ford with Lula Washington Dance Theatre</a></em></strong> &#8211; Now</p>



<p>Cultural Attaché made a big deal about the cancellation of this summer&#8217;s Hollywood Bowl season. Lost in the shuffle was the cancellation of the season at The Ford Theatre as well. Much like their colleagues on the other side of the Cahuenga Pass in Los Angeles, they have been presenting some programming on line.</p>



<p>While much of it isn&#8217;t programming that we would naturally cover &#8211; which does not reflect on its quality at all &#8211; this week&#8217;s program is a perfect fit.</p>



<p>Los Angeles-based Lula Washington Dance Theatre performed at The Ford in 2018. That performance became available Thursday on The Ford&#8217;s Facebook and YouTube pages.  The performance (and, in fact, all of the performances they began streaming in August) are available for viewing.</p>



<p>Earlier this year I interviewed Lula Washington as they celebrated their 40th anniversary. You can read that interview <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/01/30/lula-washington-looks-forward/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a> and get more information about this wonderful company.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10797" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monterey-Jazz-Festival-2013-Photo-by-Cole-Thompson-Courtesy-Monterey-Jazz-Festival.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>The Monterey Jazz Festival 2013 (Photo by Cole Thompson /Courtesy Monterey Jazz Festival)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MontereyJazzFestival" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Monterey Jazz Festival</a></em></strong> &#8211; September 25th &#8211; September 27th</p>



<p>Every day this weekend the Monterey Jazz Festival is streaming two-hours of performances by jazz legends. There will be a mix of archived and new performances. The streaming begins each day at 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT on the festival&#8217;s YouTube channel.</p>



<p>The line-up is as follows (and when I last checked there was still a notice that more performances might be added):</p>



<p><em>Friday, September 25th</em>: Dianne Reeves, Roy Hargrove &amp; RH Factor, Christian Sands (the 2020 and 2021 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-in-Residence), Terri Lyne Carrington – Mosaic Project, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Directed by Gerald Clayton, Christian McBride &amp; Inside Straight, Jamie Cullum and Herbie Hancock.</p>



<p><em>Saturday, September 26th</em>: Regina Carter, Next Generation Women in Jazz Combo Directed by Katie Thiroux, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Directed by Gerald Clayton, Davina and the Vagabonds, Clint Eastwood in conversation with Tim Jackson, Eastwood at Monterey with Diana Krall &amp; Kenny Barron Trio, Berklee Institute of Jazz &amp; Gender Justice Quintet, Our Native Daughters featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell and a Tribute to Dave Brubeck with Cannery Row Suite featuring Kurt Elling &amp; Roberta Gambarini.</p>



<p><em>Sunday, September 27th</em>: Sonny Rollins Tribute featuring Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Branford Marsalis, and Joshua Redman, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Anat Cohen Tentet, Angela Davis in conversation with Terri Lyne Carrington, Gerald Clayton Quartet, Cooking Demonstration with Lila Downs from her home in Oaxaca, 2012 Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with musical director Christian McBride and Dee Dee Bridgewater on vocals, 2018 Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour with musical director Christian Sands and Cécile McLorin Salvant on vocals and a Tribute to Quincy Jones, “The A&amp;M Years”, featuring Hubert Laws and Valerie Simpson.</p>



<p>There is no charge to watch these programs. Donations are encouraged and will go to the artists performing, the <a href="https://www.tmcf.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thurgood Marshall College Fund</a> and the <a href="https://www.naacpldf.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund</a></p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10790" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Karen-Zacarias-Courtesy-her-website.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Playwright Karen Zacarías (Courtesy her website)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thelatc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Just </a></i><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="http://thelatc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Like</i></a></span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://thelatc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a></i></span><strong><em><a href="http://thelatc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Us</a></em></strong> &#8211; Latino Theater Company &#8211; September 25th &#8211; October 4th</p>



<p>Los Angeles-based Latino Theater Company continues presenting both archived  films of previous productions and readings of new works with a sneak peek of Karen Zacarías&#8217;s <em>Just Like Us</em>. </p>



<p>The play depicts the lives for four teenage Latinas. Two girls are undocumented and two are not. As the realities of their separate immigration situations begin to reflect what each girl may or may not be able to accomplish, their friendships get tested.</p>



<p>Zacarías based her play on Helen Thorpe&#8217;s best-selling book of the same name. Zacarías (<em>Native Gardens</em>) uses a documentary-style approach to this play. </p>



<p>The cast includes Richard Azurdia,&nbsp;Natalie Camunas,&nbsp;Michelle Castillo,&nbsp;Alicia Coca,&nbsp;Peter Mendoza,&nbsp;Elyse Mirto,&nbsp;Lys Perez,&nbsp;Geoffrey Rivas,&nbsp;Lucy Rodriguez,&nbsp;Kenia Romero and Alexis Santiago. <em>Just Like Us</em> is directed by Fidel Gomez.</p>



<p>While you are at the LATC website (where you can access <em>Just Like Us</em>), you might also notice that Nancy Ma&#8217;s <em>Home</em> will be available for viewing. Ma performed her one-person show at LATC last year. The play illuminates Ma&#8217;s struggle to accept her own identity when she finds herself torn between her immigrant family&#8217;s Chinese Toisan background and her new-found American home.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10799" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Miranda-Poster-Art.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>The poster art for &#8220;Miranda: A Steampunk VR Experience&#8221;</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>Miranda: A Steampunk VR Experience</em></strong>  &#8211; Now &#8211; September 26th</p>



<p>In 2013 the first production of Kamala Sankaram&#8217;s <em>steampunk opera</em> took place. Seven years later, a new version that takes the work and brings it into the virtual reality world, co-created by Tri-Cities Opera and co-presented by Opera Omaha, is available for free (with advance registration).</p>



<p><em>Miranda</em> tells the story of three suspects who are on trial for the murder of a wealthy woman. Each of the three defendants will have to testify in order to exonerate themselves. You, the audience, will serve as judge and jury. The entire story takes place in a dystopian feature that appears to be a radical version of our present-day world with steampunk influences.</p>



<p>The performance happens live in real time. Each performer is kept separated in their own motion capture cubicles. Utilizing motion capture gear (think Andy Serkis in<em> </em>the <em>Planet of the Apes</em> remakes) their movement and performances are captured a brought into the 3D virtual environment.</p>



<p>There are three performances each day. The website lays out the various ways you can experience <em>Miranda</em> (you don&#8217;t have to have VR gear to do so.) </p>



<p>I honestly don&#8217;t know how good this will be, but it is certainly a unique way to bring the performing arts to audiences during the pandemic. The sheer bravado of doing a project this way makes it worthy of inclusion.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10796" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marianela-Nunez-and-Alexander-Campbell-in-22Dances-at-a-Gathering22-Photo-©2020-ROH-Photo-by-Bill-Cooper.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Marianela Nuñez and Alexander Campbell in &#8220;Dances at a Gathering&#8221; (Photo ©2020 ROH/Photo by Bill Cooper) </figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>Dances at a Gathering</em></strong> &#8211; The Royal Ballet &#8211; September 25th &#8211; October 24th</p>



<p>Jerome Robbins&#8217;s <em>Dances at a Gathering</em> was first performed in 1969 by the New York City Ballet. The hour-long work is set to the music of composer Frédéric Chopin.</p>



<p>The Royal Ballet brought the ballet back onto their stages during the 2019-2020 season. It marked the return of this particular Robbins work after an absence of eleven years.</p>



<p><em>Dances at a Gathering</em> features five couples. The company for this performance includes Luca Acri, Federico Bonelli, William Bracewell,&nbsp;Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Fumi Kaneko,&nbsp;Laura Morera,&nbsp;Yasmine Naghdi,&nbsp;Marianela Nuñez and Valentino Zucchetti.</p>



<p>Robbins was a five-time Tony Award winner and a two-time Academy Award winner. He&#8217;s best known for <em>West Side Story</em>.</p>



<p>The Royal Ballet is charging £3 to view the ballet. That&#8217;s just under $4.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10792" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Marc-Antolin-Carly-Bawden-and-company-in-22Romantics-Anonymous22-Photo-by-Steve-Tanner-Courtesy-The-Wallis.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Marc Antolin, Carly Bawden and the company of &#8220;Romantics Anonymous&#8221; (Photo by Steve Tanner/Courtesy The Wallis)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://thewallis.org/Romantics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Romantics Anonymous</a></em></strong> &#8211; The Wallis &#8211; September 26th &#8211; 4:00 PM EDT/1:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>For the past few years Emma Rice and Kneehigh have brought their innovative productions of <em>The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk</em> and <em>Brief Encounter</em> to the stage at The Wallis in Beverly Hills. </p>



<p>This year Rice was scheduled to return to the United States with a tour of The Wise Children, Bristol Old Vic and Plush Theatricals Production of the musical&nbsp;<em>Romantics Anonymous</em>, but that was not to be.</p>



<p><em>Romantics Anonymous</em> is based on the 2010 film <em>Les Émotifs Anonymes</em>. It tells the story of two people who make chocolate and are navigating their way through the world in very different ways. Angélique, who pours her heart and soul into her chocolates, is part of a support group helping her get a better grip on her life. Jean-René listens to self-help tapes while trying to keep his floundering chocolate factory afloat. They are both very emotional people and, of course, fall in love.</p>



<p>The musical was written by Michael Kooman (music) and Christopher Dimond (lyrics). Rice wrote the book.</p>



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<p>Lyn Gardner, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/oct/31/romantics-anonymous-review-sam-wanamaker-playhouse" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">writing for <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Guardian</span></a>, said of the show, &#8220;<em>Romantics Anonymous</em> is a multifaceted gem, chock-full of love, generosity and joy&#8230;&#8221;</p>



<p>Ever resourceful, Rice and the entire team have taken a unique approach to making their show available. The entire cast and crew have been in quarantine and will be performing the show live at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre on Saturday. The Wallis is one of six companies to host the United States performance.</p>



<p><em>Romantics Anonymous</em> stars <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2018/03/07/marc-antolin-paints-picture-marc-chagall/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marc Antolin</a>,&nbsp;Carly Bawden,&nbsp;Me’sha Bryan,&nbsp;Philip Cox,&nbsp;Omari Douglas, Harry Hepple,&nbsp;Sandra Marvin,&nbsp;Laura Jane Matthewson and Gareth Snook.</p>



<p>The cost to watch the show is £21 which is just under $27 (as of the exchange rate on 9/24 when this was written). <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> will only be streamed live on this one date. There will be, however, an audio described version and a closed caption version available on Monday, September 28th at 11:00 AM and 11:30 AM respectively.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10793" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Kennedy-Center-Opera-House-Courtesy-The-Kennedy-Center.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>The Kennedy Center Opera House (Photo courtesy The Kennedy Center)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/on-stage/on-stage-a-time-to-sing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Time to Sing</a></em></strong><em><strong><a href="https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/on-stage/on-stage-a-time-to-sing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">: An Evening with Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams</a></strong></em><strong><em> </em></strong> &#8211; The Kennedy Center &#8211; September 26th &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>Opera singer Renée Fleming and Tony Award-nominated actress Vanessa Williams team up for this new concert filmed at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.</p>



<p>The women will share the stage and perform songs written by Harold Arlen, Benjamin Britten, Antonín Dvořák, Joni Mitchell, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Stephen Sondheim, Sting and more. There will also be the world premiere of <em>Diva</em> by Andrew Lippa.</p>



<p>Tickets to watch the concert are $15 and will allow access to view <em>A Time to Sing</em> through the rest of 2020.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10794" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Shoshana-Bean-Photo-by-Kevin-Thomas-Garcia-Courtesy-Open-Fist-Theatre.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Shoshana Bean (Photo by Kevin Thomas Garcia/Courtesy of Open Fist Theatre)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="http://www.openfist.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Open Fist </a></em></strong><span style="font-weight: 600;"><i><a href="http://www.openfist.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Th</a></i></span><strong><em><a href="http://www.openfist.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">eatre Company&#8217;s 30th Anniversary Virtual Gala</a></em></strong> &#8211; September 26th &#8211; 10:00 PM EDT/7:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>For any theatre company to last thirty years is quite an  accomplishment. Los Angeles-based Open Fist Theatre is celebrating that accomplishment with a virtual gala and online auction on Saturday night. </p>



<p>Joining the company during this one-hour event will be <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2018/02/21/shoshana-bean-discovers-full-spectrum/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Shoshana Bean</a> (Broadway&#8217;s <em>Waitress</em>), Jason Paige (<em>For the Record </em>shows) and Ty Taylor (lead singer of Vintage Trouble.)</p>



<p>Since their inception in 1990, Open Fist Theatre Company has produced multiple award-winning productions including <em>Frank Zappa&#8217;s Joe&#8217;s Garage</em>, <em>The Cosmonaut’s Last Message to the Woman He Once Loved In The Former Soviet Union </em>and <em>DeLEARious</em>.</p>



<p>There is no cost to watch the gala. Donations are, of course, encouraged. There are also VIP tickets for a virtual cocktail hour that runs in the 60 minutes prior to the  gala&#8217;s start. Those tickets are $100.</p>



<p>Those are my choices for your Best Bets at Home: September 25th &#8211; September 27th. As usual, I have some reminders for you.</p>



<p>Los Angeles Philharmonic&#8217;s new series <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/23/the-la-philharmonics-sound-stage/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sound/Stage</a></em> launches today on their website. This week&#8217;s program is called <em>Love in the Time of Covid</em> and features performances by the orchestra with Gustavo Dudamel conducting. Guests include mezzo-soprano J&#8217;Nai Bridges and actress María Valverde. Works by Peter Liberson, George Walker and Gustav Mahler will be performed.</p>



<p>This weekend&#8217;s <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/16/table-top-shakespeare-at-home/">Table Top Shakespeare: At Home</a></em> will have performances of <em>King John</em> on Friday, <em>Titus Andronicus</em> on Saturday and <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> on Sunday.</p>



<p>Here are this weekend&#8217;s listings from this week&#8217;s <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/21/jazz-stream-september-22nd-september-27th/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Stream</a></em>:</p>



<p>The Nicole Glover Quartet performs live from Smalls on September 25th.</p>



<p><em>Fridays at Five</em> from SFJAZZ streams at 2014 concert: <em>John Coltrane&#8217;s A Love Supreme 50th Anniversary Celebration</em> on September 25th.</p>



<p>The Kenny Barron Trio live at the Village Vanguard streams on September 25th and September 26th.</p>



<p>Ramsey Lewis performs live on September 26th.</p>



<p>The Marcus Strickland Trio live at Blue Note streams on September 26th.</p>



<p>Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Julian Lage perform live from Healdsburg Jazz Festival on September 26th.</p>



<p>This weekend&#8217;s operas from the <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/21/week-28-at-the-met/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Metropolitan Opera&#8217;s <em>Puccini Week</em></a> are <em>Tosca</em> on Friday, <em>Turandot</em> on Saturday and <em>La Bohème</em>&nbsp; on Sunday.</p>



<p>That is a lot of options for this weekend&#8217;s Best Bets at Home: September 25th &#8211; September 27th. Continue to check back at Cultural Attaché for our weekly suggestions to satisfy your desires to see the performing arts. </p>



<p>Main photo: The company of <em>Romantics Anonymous</em> (Photo by Steve Tanner/Courtesy The Wallis)</p>
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<p>Fresh on the heels of their <em>In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl</em> series, the Los  Angeles Philharmonic is launching <em><a href="https://www.laphil.com/campaigns/soundstage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sound/Stage</a></em>. The main difference between these two series is that the former utilized archived performances from the Hollywood Bowl. <em>Sound/Stage</em> has newly filmed performances from the stages at the Hollywood Bowl and the Ford Theatre. </p>



<p>There are nine episodes of <em>Sound/Stage</em> and the programming begins on Friday, September 25th. These performances will be available on the LA Phil&#8217;s <a href="https://www.laphil.com/campaigns/soundstage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">website</a>, so anyone, anywhere in the world, can watch. All performances were filmed with full social distancing guidelines.</p>



<p><strong><em>Update: </em>All episodes will remain available for one year from the original streaming date.</strong></p>



<p>No matter how much we felt the distinct absence of not having Hollywood Bowl concerts to enliven our summers, the players of the Los Angeles Philharmonic certainly felt that even more profoundly. For these concerts the Bowl itself was empty, but at least it was filled with the sound of this wonderful music.</p>



<p>Programs will remain available as new episodes go online. There&#8217;s a diverse and exciting line-up. Here it is:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10765" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JNai-Bridges-Photo-©S.-Richards-Photography-2016-Courtesy-of-the-artist.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>J&#8217;Nai Bridges (Photo ©S. Richards Photography 2016/Courtesy of the artist)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong>September 25th: <em>Love in the Time of Covid</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; María Valverde, narrator; J&#8217;Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano</p>



<p>Program: Peter Lieberson: <em>Neruda Songs: </em>&#8220;Amor mio, si muero y tú no mueras&#8221;; George Walker: <em>Lyric for Strings</em> and Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5</p>



<p><em>This episode will also include an  interview with J&#8217;Nai Bridges and an exclusive performance from The Ford</em>.</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Peter Lieberson wrote the five-song cycle <em>Neruda Songs</em> based on the poetry of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. The work was composed for his wife, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. She passed away in 2006 &#8211; only a year after the work was given its world premiere in a concert by the LA Phil conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. <em>Neruda Songs</em> was a co-commission between the LA Phil and the Boston Symphony. The composer passed away in 2011.  </p>



<p><strong>October 2nd: <em>Salón Los Ángeles</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philharomonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano</p>



<p>Program: Arturo Márquez: <em>Danzón</em>; George Gershwin: <em>Rhapsody in Blue</em></p>



<p>This episode includes an interview with Arturo Márquez, a performance by Grandeza Mexican Folk Ballet Company, Mexican boleros and an online photo exhibit by Alicia Ruiz.</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is a regular performer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He appears at both Walt Disney Concert and is a regular part of the Hollywood Bowl season. He had been scheduled to appear at the Bowl with the LA Phil on July 28th in a performance of Franz Liszt&#8217;s <em>Piano Concerto No. 2</em>. Last October I spoke with Thibaudet about his then 44-year relationship with Gershwin&#8217;s music. You can read that interview <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/10/03/pianist-jean-yves-thibaudets-44-year-journey-with-gershwin/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p><strong>October 9th: <em>Power to the People!</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Andra Day, vocalist</p>



<p>Program: Jessie Montgomery: <em>Banner</em>; William Grant Still: <em>Sorrow</em> from <em>Symphony No. 1, &#8220;Afro-American&#8221;</em>; Andra Day: <em>Rise Up</em> from her 2015 album<em> Cheers to the Fall</em></p>



<p>This episode includes an interview with Jessie Montgomery, J&#8217;Nai Bridges performing Florence Price songs and a performance from the <em>La Reina</em> digital festival at The  Ford.</p>



<p><em>Note: Power to the People!</em> was planned as a major part of the spring programming at the LA Phil earlier this year. That festival was truncated by the pandemic.</p>



<p>William Grant Still was an American composer. His best known work is the symphony being performed in this episode. In 1936 he conducted his own works at the Hollywood Bowl. His opera, <em>Troubled Island</em>, was the first American opera performed at the Metropolitan Opera. Those performances also marked the first time an opera by an African-American composer was performed by a major company.</p>



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<p><strong>October 16th: <em>Andra Day</em></strong></p>



<p>Performer: Andra Day</p>



<p>Day is front and center in this program that features both performances and an interview with the Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter. Amongst the songs on this program are her hit <em>Gold </em>(also from <em>Cheers to</em> <em>the Fall</em>) and the classic Nina Simone song, <em>Mississippi Goddamn</em>.</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Andra Day is starring as legendary singer Billie Holiday in the upcoming  film <em>The United States vs. Billie Holiday</em>. Directed by Lee Daniels (<em>Precious</em>, <em>The Paperboy</em>, <em>Lee Daniels&#8217; The Butler</em>), the film is scheduled for release in early 2021.</p>



<p><strong>October 23rd: <em>Beethoven</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor</p>



<p>Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: <em>Symphony No. 7</em></p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Beethoven&#8217;s 7th symphony had its world premiere in 1813 in Vienna. The work doesn&#8217;t require a very large orchestra (making it perfect for this series). It is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings. The first Los Angeles Philharmonic performance of this symphony was on April 1, 1921.</p>



<p><strong>October 30th: <em>Kamasi Washington: Becoming</em></strong></p>



<p>Performer: Kamasi Washington</p>



<p>Program: Saxophonist Kamasi Washington performs music from the documentary <em>Becoming</em> and also appears in interviews</p>



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<p><em>Note: </em>On May 6th of this year Netflix began streaming Nadia Hallgren&#8217;s documentary <em>Becoming</em>. The film follows former first lady Michelle Obama on the book tour for her memoir of the same name. </p>



<p>The recording of Washington&#8217;s score features 15 tracks running approximately 30 minutes.</p>



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<p><strong>November 6th: <em>Solitude</em></strong> </p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor</p>



<p>Program: Thomas Adés: <em>Dawn</em> (US Premiere); Duke Ellington: <em>Solitude</em></p>



<p>This episode will also include a performance by Jean-Yves Thibaudet of Erik Satie&#8217;s <em>Gymnopedie No.</em> <em>1</em> plus an interview with jazz legend Herbie Hancock and more.</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Adés&#8217;s <em>Dawn</em> was given its world premiere by the London Symphony Orchestra with Simon Rattle conducting in August. The composer is quoted on <a href="https://www.fabermusic.com/news/thomas-adès-dawn-to-premiere-at-2020-bbc-proms06082020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Faber Music&#8217;s website</a> as saying about the work, &#8220;In this piece the sunrise is imagined as a constant event that moves continuously around the world. This eternal dawn is presented as a &#8216;chacony&#8217; &#8211; in the word that Purcell used some 330 years ago, a mile or two away.&#8221;</p>



<p>Faber Music also states that this seven-minute work was designed to be performed by varying sizes of orchestras positioned any desired way around the performance space. Making it perfect for 2020.</p>



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<p><strong>November 13th: <em>Chicano Batman</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Chicano Batman</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>Los Angeles-based band Chicano Batman released their self-titled first album in 2010. They followed that up with 2014&#8217;s <em>Cycle of Existential Rhyme</em>, 2017&#8217;s <em>Freedom Is Free</em> and this year&#8217;s <em>Invisible People</em>. The members of the band are Eduardo Arenas, Carlos Arévalo, Bardo Martinez and Gabriel Villa.</p>



<p>Bardo Martinez, in an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/20/chicano-batman-los-angeles-latin-soul" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">interview with Lanre Bakare</a> of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Guardian</span>, said of their music, &#8220;We’re trying to bring something that’s from our heritage. Everyone knows that black people have the funk and soul, but we’ve got that too. In the 70s in Latin America people were getting funky and getting down. We’re showing people that that exists.”</p>



<p><strong>November 20th: <em>Finales</em></strong></p>



<p>Performers: Los Angeles Philahrmonic; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor</p>



<p>Program: Ludwig van Beethoven: <em>Finale</em> from <em>Symphony No. 7</em>; Gabriela Ortiz: <em>Corpórea: </em>&#8220;Ritual Mind &#8211; Corporeous Pulse&#8221;; Maurice Ravel: <em>The Fairy Garden</em> from <em>Mother Goose</em></p>



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<p>This episode will include an interview with Gabriela Ortiz, a conversation with filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñarritu (<em>The Revenant</em>; <em>Birdman</em>) and more.</p>



<p><em>Note: </em>This is not the  first time Gabriela Ortiz&#8217;s music has been paired by the Los Angeles Philharmonic with a work by Beethoven. In October 2019 the orchestra gave the world premiere of <em>Yanga</em> with Beethoven&#8217;s <em>Symphony No. 9</em>. I spoke with her about that work and sharing the stage with not just one of the most-beloved composers in the world, but with his masterpiece. You can read that interview <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/10/26/composer-gabriela-ortiz-celebrates-yanga/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p>It goes without saying that nothing takes the place of us all being in the same place with the musicians hearing this music live. With <em>Sound/Stage</em> at least we get to see the musicians together in the same venue creating new performances for us  to watch safely at home.</p>



<p>Photo by Natalie Suarez for the Los Angeles Philharmonic/Courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic<br></p>
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<p>The dog days of summer are definitely over. We don&#8217;t just have a lot of options for you, we have truly terrific options for you. This week&#8217;s Best Bets at Home: September 11th &#8211; September 13th include plays and play readings, an opera recital from Germany, two dance performances, some galas and concerts and one of the Broadway community&#8217;s most entertaining and surprising events: <em>Miscast</em>.</p>



<p>We have links in the title for most of the events we have listed here. That will make it easy for you to find your way directly to these exciting performances.</p>



<p>So let&#8217;s get to it. Here are your Best Bets at Home: September 11th &#8211; September 13th:</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10580" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Sal-Lopez-in-22This-Is-a-Mans-World22-Photo-by-Stephen-Mihalek-Courtesy-Latino-Theater-Company-_.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Sal Lopez in &#8220;This Is a Man&#8217;s World&#8221; (Photo by <em>Stephen Mihalek</em>/Courtesy of Latino Theater Company)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9xFnU9xmdU&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">This Is a Man&#8217;s World</a></em></strong> &#8211; Latino Theater Company &#8211; Now &#8211; September 17th</p>



<p>In Los Angeles-based Latino Theater Company&#8217;s ongoing series of streaming archived performances, this week they have added Sal Lopez&#8217;s one-person show <em>This Is a Man&#8217;s World</em>.  </p>



<p>The play opened in 2015 and takes a look at masculinity. Lopez combines monologue and music to relay the important events in his life. These include the Watts Riots, falling in love and the birth of his son. </p>



<p><em>This Is a Man&#8217;s World</em> was directed by&nbsp;Jose Luis Valenzuela</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10581" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Table-of-Silence-Project-Photo-by-Terri-Gold-Courtesy-Buglisi-Dance-Theatre.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>&#8220;Table of Silence Project&#8221; (Photo by Terri Gold/Courtesy Buglisi Dance Theatre)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><strong><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Table of Silence Project 9/11</a></em></strong> &#8211; </em></strong>Buglisi Dance Theatre and Lincoln Center &#8211; September 11th &#8211; 7:55 AM EDT/4:55 AM PDT</p>



<p>For the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in 2011, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Artistic Director of Buglisi Dance Theatre, created <em>Table  of Silence Project 9/11</em>. The work found over 150 dancers gradually making their way to Lincoln Center&#8217;s Josie Robertson Plaza. The plaintive call of a conch shell brings them together as music from a flute, bass drums, a trumpet, bells and the sounds of a chorus fill the space.</p>



<p>Three of her collaborators &#8211; Composer/Music Director Daniel Bernard Roumain, spoken-word poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Buglisi Dance Theatre Co-Founder/Principal Dancer Terese Capucilli &#8211; have re-worked <em>Table of Silence Project 9/11</em> for 2020. </p>



<p>There will be a new <em>Prologue</em> which will feature dancers from Buglisi Dance Theatre, Ailey II, Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Ballet Hispánico&#8217;s BHdos, The Juilliard School, Limón Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company. In addition to other dancers from the NYC community, violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain and poet Joseph will be joining this year&#8217;s performance.</p>



<p>The entire event will be streamed live with the following program:</p>



<p>A&nbsp;<em>Prologue,</em>&nbsp;performed live from Lincoln Center; welcome remarks from industry leaders; an excerpt from Buglisi&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Requiem</em>, (choreographed in 2001 as an immediate response to the events of 9/11);&nbsp;the World Premiere of&nbsp;<em>Études,</em>&nbsp;a new three-minute film featuring more than 100 dancers from around the world who have been inspired by the&nbsp;<em>Table of Silence Project 9/11</em>&nbsp;to create and submit small scale works recorded during the month of August and, finally, the full presentation of the 2019&nbsp;<em>Table of Silence Project 9/11</em>.</p>



<p>If you cannot watch the event live, it will be available on-demand after its premiere.</p>



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<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.birdlandjazz.com/e/amanda-green-af-in-q-with-social-d-streamed-from-birdland--118692389131/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Amanda Green AF in Q</a></em></strong> &#8211; Birdland &#8211; September 11th &#8211; 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>If you don&#8217;t know Amanda Green by name, you might be familiar with some of her work. She wrote the lyrics for the musical <em>High Fidelity</em>; lyrics with Lin-Manuel Miranda for <em>Bring It On: The Musical</em>; music with Trey Anastasio and lyrics for <em>Hands on a Hardbody</em>; additional material for the 2019 revival of Cole Porter&#8217;s <em>Kiss Me Kate</em> and additional lyrics for the 2015 revival of <em>On the Twentieth Century</em>.</p>



<p>Green has a distinct connection to the last musical. Her father, the late Adolph Green, co-wrote the music and lyrics for <em>On the Twentieth Century</em> with his long-time writing partner Betty Comden. In the interest of being fair to both parents, her mother was the late Phyllis Newman, a Tony Award winner for her performance in the musical <em>Subways Are For Sleeping</em>. </p>



<p>In one of the <em>Radio Free Birdland!</em> concerts filmed at the venue without an audience, Green performs along with her guests singer Natalie Douglas, singer/songwriter Curtis Moore and drummer Sean McDaniel. The music director is James Sampliner.</p>



<p>She&#8217;s working on a couple new musicals &#8211; including one with Jason Robert Brown and Billy Crystal. Perhaps there will be previews of the new material.</p>



<p>Tickets are $23.50.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10586" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/William-Bracewell-and-Francesca-Hayward-in-22Romeo-and-Juliet22-Courtesy-of-PBS_.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption> William Bracewell and Francesca Hayward in &#8220;Romeo and Juliet&#8221; (Photo Courtesy of PBS)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>The Royal Ballet&#8217;s Romeo and Juliet</em></strong>  &#8211; Great Performances PBS &#8211; September 11th (Check local listings)</p>



<p>In 1965 legendary choreographer Kenneth MacMillan debuted his new ballet, <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, with the Royal Ballet. It&#8217;s Shakespeare&#8217;s classic tale danced to the music of composer Sergei Prokofiev. It received phenomenal reviews and the company, which featured Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, gave 43 curtain calls during the 40-minute standing ovation at the ballet&#8217;s completion.</p>



<p>For this film airing on Great Performances, the ballet leaves the stage and takes place in and around multiple locations and sets in Budapest, Hungary. </p>



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<p>Dancing the role of Juliet is Francesca Hayward, William Bracewell dances Romeo and Matthew Ball dances the role of Tybalt. BalletBoyz Michael Nunn and Wiliam Trevitt directed the film.</p>



<p>As with all PBS airings, best to check your local listings for exact dates and times.</p>



<p><a href="https://www.thelatc.org/live" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SHE</a> &#8211; Latino Theater Company &#8211; September 11th &#8211; September 20th</p>



<p>Latino Theater Company also continues new readings of plays and this week it is <em>SHE</em> written by Marlow Wyatt. This is a sneak peak at a production that has been rescheduled for next year.</p>



<p>In the play the title character is a 13-year-old. She&#8217;s growing up in a small town where poverty is all-too-present. SHE uses her imagination to escape the trappings of her world by creating poetry. When she gets the chance to go to Vanguard Academy, a prestigious school, she comes face-to-face with the harsh realities of the real world. Her dreams have a price. But support comes from the most unlikely of places.</p>



<p>This reading is directed by IMANI.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10591" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Joyce-DiDonato-Photo-by-Simon-Pauly-Courtesy-Met-Opera.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Joyce DiDonato (Photo by Simon Pauly/Courtesy Metropolitan Opera)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><span><span style="font-weight: 600;"><a href="https://metstarslive.brightcove-services.com/events/6168652569001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Joyce</i></a></span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://metstarslive.brightcove-services.com/events/6168652569001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a></i></span><strong><em><a href="https://metstarslive.brightcove-services.com/events/6168652569001" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DiDonato in Bochum, Germany</a></em></strong> &#8211; Metropolitan Opera &#8211; September 12th &#8211; 1:30 PM EDT/10:30 AM PDT</p>



<p>If you are a regular reader of Cultural Attaché (particularly the weekly listings of Metropolitan Opera nightly streams), you&#8217;ll immediately recognize the name of mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. She has appeared in their streamed productions of Rossini’s&nbsp;<em>Il Barbiere di Siviglia</em>, <em>Le Comte Ory</em>, <em>La Donna del Lago</em> and <em>La Cenerentola</em>; Donizetti’s&nbsp;<em>Maria Stuarda</em>; Massenet’s&nbsp;<em>Cendrillon</em> and Handel’s&nbsp;<em>Agrippina</em>.</p>



<p>This Saturday she joins the Met Opera Stars Live in Concert series with a recital of her own from Bochum, Germany. Joining DiDonato for the performance will be pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson and chamber ensemble Il Pomo D&#8217;Oro.</p>



<p>Her program is scheduled to include works by Claudio Monteverdi, Hector Berlioz, Gustav Mahler, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Cesti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alberto Evaristo Ginastera, Louiguy and Rodgers and Hammerstein. There will also be the world premiere of a new work by Kenyatta Hughes with text by Langston Hughes.</p>



<p>Tickets are $20.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10590" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Michael-Feinstein-Courtesy-of-Pasadena-Symphony.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Michael Feinstein (Courtesy of Pasadena Symphony &amp; Pops)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/special-events/moonlight-sonata-gala/?utm_source=Press+List&amp;utm_campaign=bd441ecf9a-EMAIL_Press_Release_MS2020_line_up&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_7dfa370959-bd441ecf9a-167216245" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moonlight Sonata Gala</a></em></strong> &#8211; Pasadena Symphony &amp; Pops &#8211; September 12th &#8211; 9:00 PM EDT/6:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>Like many a gala in 2020, the Pasadena Symphony and Pops have gone on-line. Their <em>Moonlight Sonata Gala</em> will be free to watch, but you&#8217;ll have to register to do so. The registration does require you add credit card details. Your card will only be charged if you choose to bid on and win items in their auction.</p>



<p>The event will feature performances by Michael Feinstein, singer <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/02/20/catherine-russell-loves-singing-jazz/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Catherine Russell</a>, Broadway&#8217;s <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2014/04/23/is-cheyenne-jackson-the-don-draper-of-song/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cheyenne Jackson</a> and others. Patti Austin will appear as will Pops conductor Larry Blank. Music Director David Lockington serves as host. After the event is over there is an after-party with Michael Cavanaugh who appeared on Broadway in the musical <em>Movin&#8217; Out</em>.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="169" height="300" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-169x300.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10584" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-169x300.jpg 169w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-696x1237.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-1068x1899.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website-236x420.jpg 236w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Cher-Courtesy-of-her-website.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" /><figcaption>Cher (Courtesy of her website)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>Love in Action: A Telethon To Support the LGBTQ Community</em></strong> &#8211; KTLA TV &#8211; September 12th &#8211; 10:00 PM EDT/7:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>So what makes a telethon something to consider at Cultural Attaché? Well, any telethon that has a line-up like this one is bound to appeal to fans of culture:</p>



<p>Tony Award winners Cynthia Erivo, Cyndi Lauper, Leslie Odom Jr., <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2018/05/31/soul-billy-porter-meets-soul-richard-rodgers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Billy Porter</a> and Lily Tomlin</p>



<p>Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells</p>



<p>Drama Desk Award-winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Drama Desk nominee Anthony Rapp</p>



<p>Singers Melissa Etheridge, k.d. lang, Sia and the vocal ensemble Tonality </p>



<p>Actors Alexandra Billings, <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/05/01/wilson-cruz-cant-get-out-of-the-merry-go-round/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wilson Cruz</a>, Armie Hammer, Alec Mapa, Peter Paige, Pauley Perrette and Brian Michael Smith</p>



<p>Comedians Margaret Cho, Ilana Glazer, Jay Leno and Bruce Vilanch </p>



<p>Drag icons <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2015/02/25/rupaul-gears-up-for-season-seven-of-drag-race/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RuPaul</a>, Miss Coco Peru and Shangela. </p>



<p>And a certain Oscar winner named Cher is also joining the fun.</p>



<p>Jane Lynch is hosting the two-hour event along with  KTLA News anchor Cher Calvin. You  know what they say, Cher and Cher alike.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10587" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Renee-Fleming-22For-the-Love-of-Lyric22-Photo-©Scott-Suchman-Courtesy-of-Lyric-Opera-of-Chicago.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Renêe Fleming &#8211; &#8220;For the Love of Lyric&#8221; (Photo ©Scott Suchman/Courtesy of Lyric Opera of Chicago) </figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/839278389932205/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">For the Love of Lyric Concert</a></em></strong> &#8211; Lyric Opera of Chicago &#8211; September 13th &#8211; 7:00 PM EDT/4:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>Established in 1954, the Lyric Opera of Chicago has been a prominent part of the performing arts in Chicago. Like many an institution struggling to navigate the pandemic, they have chosen to go on-line with their gala this year. <em>For the Love of Lyric Concert</em> is this year&#8217;s program.</p>



<p>Soprano Renée Fleming, who has served as Creative Consultant to the Lyric Opera since 2010, will headline the event. </p>



<p>Joining her will be Ryan Opera Center alumna mezzo-soprano J&#8217;Nai Bridges, Heather Headley (Tony Award-winner for <em>Aida</em>); bass Soloman Howard and soprano Ailyn Pérez. Doug Peck is the music director. </p>



<p>The program is set to include music from opera, Broadway, popular songs and &#8220;some surprising sources.&#8221; I&#8217;m not quite sure what that means. I guess that is why it will be a surprise.</p>



<p>The event will stream for free on the Lyric Opera of Chicago&#8217;s Facebook page a day after it virtually runs for sponsors. </p>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mcctheater/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miscast20</a></em></strong> &#8211; MCC YouTube Page &#8211; September 13th &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>New York&#8217;s MCC Theater (Manhattan Class Company) annually holds an event that is one of the most popular and most-anticipated events every year. It is called <em>Miscast</em>. The concept is rather simple: actors perform songs from musicals that are performed by characters they would never get cast to play. </p>



<p>Take for example this video of <em>Hamilton</em>&#8216;s Jonathan Groff performing Reno Sweeney&#8217;s title song from the Cole Porter musical <em>Anything Goes</em>:</p>



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<p>I have no idea what songs are going to be performed and by whom during Sunday&#8217;s event. But, I can tell you who will be performing: </p>



<p>Tony Award winners Norbert Leo Butz (<em>Dirty Rotten Scoundrels</em>), Heather Headley (<em>Aida</em>) and Leslie Odom Jr. (<em>Hamilton</em>)</p>



<p>Tony Award nominees Robert Fairchild (<em>An American In Paris</em>), Joshua Henry (<em>Carousel</em>), Rob McClure (<em>Mrs. Doubtfire</em>), Lauren Ridloff (<em>Children of a Lesser God</em>), Phillipa Soo (<em>Hamilton</em>) and Adrienne Warren (<em>Tina</em>)</p>



<p>Also joining are Beanie Feldstein (<em>Hello, Dolly!</em>), Ingrid Michaelson (<em>Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812</em>), Isaac Powell (<em>Once on This Island</em>) and Nicolette Robinson (<em>Waitress</em>).</p>



<p>There will also be a reunion of the original company of <em>Hairspray</em> including Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler, Tony Award winner <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2014/11/11/harvey-fierstein-gets-back-to-drag/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Harvey Fierstein</a>, Jean Gambatese, Jackie Hoffman, Kamilah Marshall, Matthew Morrison, Tony Award nominee Corey Reynolds, Judine Somerville, Shayna Steele and Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur.</p>



<p>Presenters include Jocelyn Bioh, Raúl Esparza, Judith Light, Julianna Margulies, Piper Perabo and Thomas Sadoski.</p>



<p>If you enjoy Broadway musicals, this is truly a must-see event.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-300x169.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10583" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-300x169.jpg 300w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-768x432.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-696x392.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents-747x420.jpg 747w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Jeremy-Jordan-Photo-by-Nathan-Johnson-Courtesy-Mark-Cortale-Presents.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption>Jeremy Jordan (Photo by Nathan Johnson/Courtesy of Mark Cortale Presents)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em>Jeremy Jordan with Seth Rudetsky</em></strong> &#8211; September 13th &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>On June 14th, <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2015/09/02/supergirls-jeremy-jordan-sings-oscar-winning-songs-with-the-pasadena-pops/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jeremy Jordan</a> was one of Seth Rudetsky&#8217;s first guests in his online concert series. He&#8217;s back with a new show as Rudetsky&#8217;s guest on Sunday.</p>



<p>In addition to his well-known roles in Broadway&#8217;s <em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde</em> and <em>Newsies</em>, Jordan has also appeared in <em>West Side Story</em>, <em>Rock of Ages</em> and <em>Waitress</em>. He was a series regular on <em>Smash </em>and appeared with Anna Kendrick in the film adaptation of <em>The Last Five Years</em>.</p>



<p>Tickets for the show are $25. If you can&#8217;t see the show live on Sunday, there is an encore presentation on Monday, September 14th at 3:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM PDT.</p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="alignleft size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="169" height="300" src="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-169x300.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-10588" srcset="https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-169x300.jpg 169w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-576x1024.jpg 576w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-768x1365.jpg 768w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-864x1536.jpg 864w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-696x1237.jpg 696w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-1068x1899.jpg 1068w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland-236x420.jpg 236w, https://culturalattache.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Petula-Clark-Courtesy-of-Kritzerland.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px" /><figcaption>Petula Clark (Courtesy of Kritzerland)</figcaption></figure></div>



<p><strong><em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KritzerlandUpstairsatVitellos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kritzerland 10th Anniversary Show</a></em></strong> &#8211; September 13th &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT/5:00 PM PDT</p>



<p>Fans of rare recordings of Broadway musicals and new recordings of lost musicals are well acquainted with Kritzerland Records. They have released recordings of the musicals <em>Anya</em>, <em>Ilya Darling</em>, <em>The Grass Harp</em> and restored recordings of the 1971 production of <em>Follies</em>, <em>House of Flowers</em> and more.</p>



<p>They will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their live shows with an on-line concert. The show promises to include rarities, well-known material and a few songs that have never been heard before.</p>



<p>The cast includes Daniel Thomas Bellusci, Jason Graae (<em>Wicked </em>tour), Peyton Kirkner, Beth Malone (the 2018 revival of <em>Angels in America</em>), Pamela Myers (original cast of <em>Company</em>), Kerry O’Malley (<em>Billy Elliot: The Musical</em>), Hartley Powers, Sami Straitman, Adrienne Stiefel and Robert Yacko (Mark Taper Forum production of <em>Parade</em>).</p>



<p>They also have one very special guest: Petula Clark. In addition to having hit songs with <em>Downtown</em> and <em>I Know a Place</em>, she has appeared on stage in <em>The Sound of Music</em>, <em>Sunset Boulevard</em> and on Broadway in <em>Blood Brothers</em>.</p>



<p>This concert is free, but donations that will go to The Actors Fund<em> </em>are encouraged. Donations can be made <a href="http://actorsfund.org/kritzerland" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</p>



<p>Those are my selections of your Best Bets at Home: September 11th &#8211; September 13th. I also have some reminders for you:</p>



<p>Los Angeles area residents can catch this week&#8217;s <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/08/19/in-concert-at-the-hollywood-bowl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl</a></em> on PBS SoCal on Friday, September 11th at 8:00 PM. This week&#8217;s theme is <em>Musicals and the Movies</em> and includes performances by <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2019/07/12/six-years-later-with-kristin-chenoweth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristin Chenoweth</a>, <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2013/10/23/broadway-star-audra-mcdonald-returns-to-la-opera-for-one-night/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Audra McDonald</a> and <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2016/02/03/brian-stokes-mitchell-and-the-la-phil-take-you-on-a-sonic-ride-through-broadway-with-in-character/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brian Stokes Mitchell</a>.</p>



<p>Here are reminders from this week&#8217;s <em><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/07/jazz-stream-september-8th-september-13th/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jazz Stream</a></em>:</p>



<p>Red Baraat are featured in this week&#8217;s <em>Fridays at Five</em> from SFJazz on September 11th.</p>



<p>John Scofield Trio will perform from New York&#8217;s Blue Note on September 11th.</p>



<p><a href="https://culturalattache.co/2018/02/06/bill-charlap-trio-celebrate-leonard-bernstein/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bill Charlap</a> Trio performs September 11th and 12th from the Village Vanguard in New York.</p>



<p>Pasquale Grasso Quartet performs September 13th from Smalls.</p>



<p>Here are reminders of <a href="https://culturalattache.co/2020/09/07/week-26-at-the-met/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this weekend&#8217;s schedule</a> at the Metropolitan Opera:</p>



<p>Georges Bizet’s&nbsp;<em>Les Pêcheurs de Perles</em> on Friday; Hector Berlioz&#8217;s <em>Les Troyens</em> on Saturday and Jules Massenet&#8217;s <em>Werther</em> on Sunday.</p>



<p>Will that suffice? Do you have enough options to keep you entertained this weekend? I hope so and I hope you have enjoyed Best Bets at Home: September 11th &#8211; September 13th.</p>



<p>Montage of <em>Miscast</em> performers courtesy of MCC Theater</p>
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