December 23
Metropolitan Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Stephen Costello, John Relyea
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York Philharmonic
Justin Freer, conductor
John Williams: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, score with live film
7:30 p.m. David Geffen Hall
December 24
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Ben Bliss, Joélle Harvey, Joshua Hopkins, Aleksandra Olczyk
Duncan Ward, conductor
12 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Steven Beck, pianist
Bach: Goldberg Variations
6 p.m. Bargemusic
New York String Orchestra
Jaimie Laredo, conductor
Rubén Rengel, violinist
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro
Mozart: Divertimento in D Major
Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
7 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 25
Early Music New York
Frederick Renz, conductor
“A Baroque Christmas: Carols, Noels, Villancicos, Chorales”
2 p.m. Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Early Music New York
Frederick Renz, conductor
“A Baroque Christmas: Carols, Noels, Villancicos, Chorales”
5 p.m. Cathedral of St. John the Divine
December 26
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Ben Bliss, Joélle Harvey, Joshua Hopkins, Aleksandra Olczyk
Duncan Ward, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 27
Metropolitan Opera
Verdi: Aida
Latonia Moore, Brian Jagde, Anita Rachvelishvili, George Gagnidze, Chritian Van Horn
Paolo Carignani, conductor
7:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 28
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Portillo, Sydney Mancasola, Chris Kenney, Aleksandra Olczyk
Duncan Ward, conductor
11 a.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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New York String Orchestra
Jaimie Laredo, conductor
Jonathan Biss, pianist
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
8 p.m. Carnegie Hall
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December 29
Metropolitan Opera
Verdi: Rigoletto
Luca Salsi, Lisette Oropesa, Stephen Costello, John Relyea
Speranza Scappucci, conductor
8 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 30
Metropolitan Opera
Mozart: The Magic Flute
David Portillo, Sydney Mancasola, Joshua Hopkins, Aleksandra Olczyk
Duncan Ward, conductor
7 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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December 31
Clarion Choir
Steven Fox, conductor
Nola Richardson, soprano
Leonid Roschko, bass
Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
5 p.m. Holy Trinity Cathedral
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Julian Schwarz, cellist
Marika Bournaki, pianist
Bach: Arioso from Cantata BWV 156
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Keyboard in G Major
Bach: Allemande from Suite No. 6 for Solo Cello
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Keyboard in D Major
Bach: Adagio from Toccata in C Major
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Keyboard in G minor
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
6 p.m. Bargemusic
Metropolitan Opera
Giordano: Fedora
Sonya Yoncheva, Piotr Beczała, Rosa Feola, Artur Ruciński
Marco Armiliato, conductor
6:30 p.m. Metropolitan Opera House
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Cathedral Choirs & Orchestra of St. John the Divine
Kent Tritle, conductor
Bryan Zaros, conductor
Jamet Pittman, soprano
Greg Purnhagen, baritone
Harry Smith, host
Holst: St. Paul’s Suite
David Lang: Make Peace
Wang Jie: The Name that Never Dies
Joseph Turrin: Lullaby for Vaska – Dedicated to the people of Ukraine (world premiere)
Philip Herbert: Elegy: in memoriam
7:30 p.m. Cathedral of St. John The Divine