| Adrienne Arsht Center and Seraphic Fire present the
Knight Foundation Concert Series
FIREBIRD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
"A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH" November 21, 22 @ 8 p.m.
November 23 @ 7 p.m. Johann Sebastian Bach, outliving one wife and 12 of his 22 children, experienced the passage from life to death constantly. His Cantata No. 82, Ich Habe Genug, is a stunning illustration of a soul gratefully leaving its earthly body. Bach's masterwork joins Schubert's Death and the Maiden on a double bill which examines the struggle, resignation and peace between this life and the next. Peacock Foundation Theater |
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| theater Camposition presents 1,000 Homosexuals By Michael Yawney
Commissioned by Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County November 20, 21, 22 @ 8:00 p.m.
November 22, 23 @ 2:00 p.m. 1,000 Homosexuals tells the story of Anita Bryant's 1977 crusade against gay civil rights. The play is a documentary/fantasy/comedy presenting Anita just the way she would want: as a musical Joan of Arc battling a powerful and perverse gay mafia. The play bends documentary sources such as government records, newspaper stories, and underground gay manifestos into a hilariously twisted carnival of '70s-style sex and faith. Carnival Studio Theater |
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| Florida Grand Opera presents La traviata November 15 @ 7 p.m.
November 23 @ 2 p.m.
November 19, 21, 22, 25 @ 8 p.m. Violetta Valéry is the most desired and captivating courtesan in the seductive Parisian demi-monde. Beautiful, charming and discreet, she fulfills the secret fantasies of Paris's finest gentlemen but keeps her heart to herself. When at last she meets Alfredo and gives in to her feelings, Violetta learns that society has no place for a courtesan in love. You'll be intoxicated by Verdi's gorgeous music and this new spectacular production directed by Bliss Hebert and designed by Allen Charles Klein. Ziff Ballet Opera House |
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| broadway, theater Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) November 26 - January 4 "If you like Shakespeare, you'll like this show. If you HATE Shakespeare, you'll LOVE this show!" - "The Today Show"
All 37 Shakespeare plays in just 97 minutes! This high-speed roller-coaster ride is an irreverent romp through the Bard's works and the "funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime!" (Montreal Gazette) Carnival Studio Theater |
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| broadway Annie December 2 - 7 Leaping' Lizards! The musical that has introduced millions of children to Broadway returns with one of the most memorable scores ever, including "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "N.Y.C." and the anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow." Annie is a delightful theatrical romp for the entire family, and best of all, Variety has already declared this production a "winner!"
Ziff Ballet Opera House |
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| classical music Tribute to the Sistema December 3 @ 8 p.m. The SaludArte Foundation, JONDE, SEGIB, The Spanish Ministry of Culture, Fundación Caja Madrid, and the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy, supported by the Banco Mercantil de Venezuela, have assembled a symphonic orchestra, bringing together for the first time young musicians from Latin America, Spain and the USA. This special international concert is presented in recognition of the 33 years Maestro José Antonio Abreu has devoted to the development and consolidation of the "Sistema" in Venezuela, now being adopted by many countries as a model program for the social and educational betterment of young people. Knight Concert Hall |
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| Concert Association of Florida presents Michel Camilo December 6 @ 8 p.m. The Florida Symphony
José Antonio Molina, music director and conductor
Ginastera: Suite from the ballet Estancia
Camilo: Piano Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1
Pianist and composer Michel Camilo, born in Santo Domingo, performs regularly in the United States, the Caribbean, Japan and Europe. His first composition "Why Not?" was recorded by Paquito D'Rivera as the title tune for one of his albums, and The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award for their vocal version in 1983. Camilo's own first two albums were titled Why Not? and Suntan/In Trio.
Tickets for this performance will go on sale October 13. Click here and sign up to receive an email alert about this show. Knight Concert Hall |
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| Concert Association of Florida presents Jose Feliciano December 10 @ 8 p.m. "Holiday at the Pops"
The Miami Pops Orchestra
José Antonio Molina, music director and conductor
By the time he was 23, José Feliciano had earned five Grammy nominations and won two Grammy Awards for his album Feliciano!, He has performed throughout the world and recorded songs in four languages. A recipient of Billboard Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award, New York City honored him by re-naming Public School 155 in East Harlem, "The Jose Feliciano Performing Arts School."
Tickets for this performance will go on sale October 13. Click here and sign up to receive an email alert about this show. Knight Concert Hall |
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| jazz BOSSA NOVA: THE FIRST 50 YEARS December 12, 2008 Starring three of bossa nova's major creators and interpreters: Oscar Castro-Neves, Ivan Lins and Eliane Elias.
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