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By Rex Hearn

Palm Beach County’s Figaro! Lastly comes Tchaikovsky’s magnificent best, to my Palm Beach Symphony
leading arts groups, all using mind, Eugene Onegin, about love and rejection. Tatyana’s There are five concerts in four venues and lots of chamber
Palm Beach in their titles: letter song is one of the most enchanting arias ever written concerts and learning lunches to meet Maestro Schwarz, their
the opera, the symphony for soprano. For tickets call (561) 833-7888. new conductor. On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m., at the Kravis
and the ballet, have planned Ballet Palm Beach Center, you will hear Piano Concerto No. 4, The Emperor
some wonderful programs to Believe me; the male dancers in this company are equal by Beethoven, and his Choral Symphony No 9. The piano
delight you this winter. to Nureyev and Barishnikov, whom I’ve seen. And the soloist is Horacio Guttierez.
It is gratifying to see women are sylph-like as Dame Margot Fonteyn, a favorite On Monday, Jan. 13. at 7:30 p.m., will be the Society
how our once small chamber of mine. Nov. 2 and 3 they’ll be dancing Cinderella in of Four Arts performance. There will be a composition by
orchestra of 32 players has the Rinker Playhouse at Kravis Center. Nov. 29 to Dec. Copland, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s
grown into a symphony 1 is The Nutcracker at The King’s Academy, (using a Symphony No. 41. Chee-Yun will be on violin; Jose-Luis
orchestra of merit with over sprung stage – easier on the dancers), 8401 Belvedere Novo will be the conductor. Friday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., in
80 players; Gerard Schwarz Road, West Palm Beach. Again on Dec. 6 and 7, is the Benjamin Hall, you can hear Mozart’s Symphony No. 35
is its new conductor. same ballet at the Kravis Center’s Dreyfoos Hall. Feb. and his glorious Flute and Harp Concerto with Nadine Asin
Palm Beach Opera 1 and 2 sees the ballet at the Rinker Playhouse again in on flute and Kay Kemper on harp; also Haydn’s Symphony
There are four operas this season! Dec. 6 to 8 at the Crest Swept Away excerpts from Romeo and Juliet and dances No. 94, nicknamed the “Surprise Symphony.” Thursday,
Theatre in Delray Beach is Humperdinck’s classic, Hansel from Hollywood musicals. March 20 to 22 they are back March 19 at 7:30 p.m., at the Rosarian Academy, you can
and Gretel. The next three operas are in the Dreyfoos Hall at King’s Academy with the full length work Esther, hear Diamond’s Rounds for Strings; Creston’s Concerto for
at the Kravis Center. choreographed by Colleen Smith, their artistic director. Accordian; and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 4. The last
From Jan. 24 to 26, in Puccini’s opulent Turandot, the This is about a Jewish orphan who ascends to Persian concert at the Kravis Center on Sunday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.,
hard-to-get princess has three questions for her suitors. royalty and stops a plot to exterminate his people. May 8 conductor David Zinman, is Gershwin’s Piano Concerto,
Everyone waits to see if the tenor wins her with Nessun to 10, King’s Academy, it’s Peter Pan’s Neverland with Mischa Dichter, soloist; and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.
Dorma (none shall sleep). From Feb. 28 to March 1, Rossini’s the antics of Peter, Wendy, Tinkerbell and the dastardly 4. Phone for tickets: (561) 281-0145.
frolic, The Barber of Seville, takes to the boards with its Captain Hook! Sounds like fun. The ballet phone is: (561)
famous Largo el Factotum (I go everywhere) from a popular 630-8235; the Kravis Center phone is: (561) 832-7469. Theatre Happenings on page 15

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