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April 6 - 14, 2024

Breaking The Waves

What would you do for love if it meant turning against all that you know?
Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves is an unforgettable emotional experience based on the film by Lars von Trier.

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Breaking The Waves

April 6 - 14, 2024
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Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves is an unforgettable emotional experience based on the film by Lars von Trier. Bess undergoes a spiritual journey when her husband, Jan, suffers a paralyzing accident. What would you do for love if it meant turning against all that you know?

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The Cunning Little Vixen

May 11 - 19, 2024
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Human and animal worlds collide in Janáček’s enchanting, cinematic modern fable about a clever vixen who tries to outwit her captors. The production uses playful projections to transform singers into forest creatures, with hand-crafted animations that evoke the fable’s comic-strip origins.

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2024-25 Season of Opera

October 19, 2024
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Our Opera Season opens on October 19 with Verdi's La traviata, directed by Francesca Zambello. Further offerings include Handel's Rinaldo, a new production of Cosi fan tutte directed by Yuval Sharon, and Anthony Davis' Pulitzer Prize winning opera The Central Park Five. Subscribe today!

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2024-25 Season of Dance

November 2, 2024
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Our Dance Season opens November 2 with the Mark Morris Dance Group, and features innovative and comedic presentations by The Trocks, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Twyla Tharp Dance, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Malandain Ballet Biarritz. Subscribe today!

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