LHE/PAC Calendar

February 2020

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  Met Opera Live in HD: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

  2/1/2020 1:00 PM

  The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess returns to the Met for the first time since 1990, in a new production directed by James Robinson in his company debut. America’s “folk opera,” as the 1935 creators described it, tells the story of disabled beggar Porgy, sung by Eric Owens, and his love for the drug-addicted Bess, portrayed by Angel Blue. David Robertson conducts a stellar cast that also includes Donovan Singletary as fisherman Jake, Golda Schultz as his wife Clara, Latonia Moore as the bereaved widow Serena, Frederick Ballentine as drug dealer Sportin’ Life, Alfred Walker as the brutal stevedore Crown, and Denyce Graves as Maria, town matriarch and operator of the local cook-shop. Infused with the timeless melodies of the much-loved classics “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin,” and “My Man’s Gone Now,” the new co-production with English National Opera and Dutch National Opera was hailed as a triumph at its premiere in London earlier this year. Local opera enthusiast Joe De Vito will be continuing his Opera Lecture Series on Thursday, January 30th at 3:00 pm in the LHE/PAC Seminar Room (free admission).
  $26-Adults, $23-Seniors, $18-Students
  
  
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  Between 2 Gates: Olympic Motivation

  2/8/2020 5:30 PM

  After a long and successful run of "Comedy Night," MWV Ski Team is changing course and introducing a new and improved event to be known as "BETWEEN TWO GATES," appealing to both racers and parents alike. This exciting event will host top professional ski racers in a conversational "fireside chat" format and include powerful stories, tips, and messaging to empower and motivate aspiring ski racers in the audience. In its first year, MWV Ski Team is excited to announce a lineup of three Olympic skiers to discuss their rise to the podium. Two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht, from Lake Placid, NY, Nolan Kasper, of Morristown, NJ, and MWV's very own Leanne Smith, from North Conway, NH. The new format will continue to be MWV's leading fundraiser and you can still expect the same spirited, passionate, and mission-focused activities including live and silent auction, fund-a-need as well as several new activities including a raffle, custom merchandise, event-specific poster, and more! Click HERE to purchase tickets
  
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  Met Opera Live in HD: Agrippina

  2/29/2020 1:00 PM

  In the Met’s first-ever performances of Agrippina, Handel’s satire of sex and power politics, Sir David McVicar reconceives a production he originally created for the Monnaie in Brussels in 2000, evoking a scandalous world in which the Roman Empire never fell but simply kept going right up to the present. Holding a distorted mirror to contemporary society (as Handel did when he staged this opera), the production presents the corrupt intrigues of the political classes, brought to life by Joyce DiDonato as the power-hungry empress Agrippina, Brenda Rae as the scheming, seductive Poppea, and Kate Lindsey as the feckless teenager Nerone. Iestyn Davies portrays the ambitious officer Ottone, and Matthew Rose is the emperor Claudius, on whose vacated throne Agrippina is determined to install her son. Renowned for his interpretations of the Baroque repertoire, Harry Bicket conducts. Local opera enthusiast Joe De Vito will be continuing his Opera Lecture Series on Thursday, February 27th at 3:00 pm in the LHE/PAC Seminar Room (free admission).
  $26-Adults, $23-Seniors, $18-Students