Play (2007)
by Complicite
Originally conceived and directed by Simon McBurney
Devised by the original company
Directed by Elaine Vaan Hogue
Underground Railway Theater
Central Square Theater
Cambridge, MA
October 16 – November 16, 2014
An account of the relationship between the great early twentieth century mathematicians G.H.Hardy and Srinivasa Ramanujan interwoven with a contemporary love story featuring a woman mathematician.
Duo Amal
Concert
Bishara Haroni, piano
Yaron Kohlberg, piano
Longy School of Music
of Bard College
Cambridge, MA
A stirring and exciting display of virtuosity by a pair of exquisite musicians and committed humanists, one Israeli and one Palestinian.
La Traviata
Opera (1853)
by Giuseppi Verdi
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Boston Lyric Opera
Boston, MA
October 10 – 19, 2014
An intimate, passionate and beautifully rendered account of the great heartbreaker about a noble courtesan and her ill-fated love affair.
Le Nozze di Figaro
Opera (1786)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: James Levine
Production: Sir Richard Eyre
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Live in HD
A superbly acted and sung version of the Mozart masterpiece conducted by the great, resurgent, James Levine.
King Lear
Play (1606)
by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Globe
ArtsEmerson
Paramount Theatre
Boston, MA
October 15-23, 2014
A lively and ultimately poignant take on the great tragedy about a deluded and befuddled monarch who finally comes to realize the truth about love and devotion.