Music/Dance
Updated February 2, 2012
Charles Dutoit Leads the BSO in a program of Strauss, Dutilleux and Debussy February 2-4
Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit leads this colorful Francophile program that begins with Strauss's charming quasi-ersatz 17th-century music to accompany a new version of Molière's play Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Joining Dutoit and the orchestra is French cellist Gautier Capuçon in his BSO debut, performing Henri Dutilleux's Tout un monde lointain…. The great French composer Dutilleux (b.1916), completed this shimmering concerto-like work in 1970 for the great Mstislav Rostropovich. Closing the program is Debussy's symphony-like La Mer, three musical pictures of the sea.
Performances to take place Thursday, February 2, Friday, February 3, and Saturday, February 4, at 8 p.m.
Boston Conservatory presents Maurice Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortileges and L'Heure espagnole Feb 2-5
Maurice Ravel only wrote two operas, but each is a gem of orchestral color, inventive storytelling, and his unique compositional voice. Sung in French with English surti
FREE VALENTINE CONCERT for the North Shore folks!
Two of my favorite cabaret performers,Lynne Jackson & Revere native Mike Palter, will present a special Valentine’s concert at the Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Street, in Gloucester on Tuesday, February 14th, at 7:00 PM. They'll certainly put the romantic edge into your Valentine's Day celebrtion. The duo, known for their unique arrangements of the songs of Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, “Yip” Harburg and others, have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and at major performance centers cross America, Europe and Asia as well as national television and radio, including events at the United Nations.
The concert plus refreshments is, sponsored by the Lyceum Committee of the library .
For information, please call: (978) 281-9763.
Romance at the Regent--Celebrate Valentine's Weekend with :
Rebecca Parris Live in Concert: Feb 11,
Saturday February 11th at 8pm celebrated jazz vocalist, Rebecca Parris, will perform at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts for one show only. “In Love With Parris,”—a rare Boston appearance—will feature her long-time trio of Brad Hatfield on piano, Peter Kontrimas on bass, and Jim Lattini on drums.
The Regent Theatre is proud to become the home for a 25 year Valentine’s Day tradition in the Boston area—a memorable, romantic evening of impeccable vocal jazz from a beloved icon of the genre. Her fans know there is no better translator of America’s favorite love songs, and have followed her lead to warmth on the most romantic day on the calendar—year after year.
And more romantic styling Friday Feb 10 and Sunday Feb 12 at the Regent with"Closer To You": A Live Tribute to the Carpenters
A Valentine's Day Weekend for lovers everywhere! featuring Grammy Nominated vocalist Judy Pancoast
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway Song & Dance at Worcester's Hanover Theatre Feb 12
100 Years of Broadway Song & Dance is a brand new show that features some of Broadway's most memorable choreography and recreates the greatest moments from the finest shows of the century featuring the actual stars of shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, CATS, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Jekyll & Hyde. These amazing performers light up the stage with songs from the hit shows in which they starred. Neil Berg presents brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics as well as thrilling numbers from Broadway's newest hit shows.
Dance:
Boston Ballet "Simply Sublime" at Opera House Feb 9 - 19
World Premiere production of Les Sylphides by Florence Clerc, music by Chopin; Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, music by Ligeti; George Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements, music by Stravinsky
Three powerful works by three master choreographers. Symphony in Three Movements, a large ensemble work, is distinct in both its complexity and energy. Les Sylphides is a one-act romantic ballet with ghostly sylphs in a forest. Polyphonia, brilliant choreography for four couples, completes the program.Boston Ballet's "
Classical Lovers
Jose Matteo Dance Company at Cambridge's Jose Matteo Ballet Theatre 400 Harvard St. Feb 10 -26
February 10-February 26, 2012
Three ballets offer entry to different realms of romantic intrigue. From a pastoral vision of idealized love to an intimate drama of seduction, passion and betrayal to the amusing affair of courtly lovers.