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Recent Programs at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023-7498
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Programs take place in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Admission to all programs is free and generally first come, first served, although tickets are occasionally required. For information, call (212) 642-0142 or e-mail lpaprog@nypl.org.

Thursday, September 25, 2003, 6:30 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
An Evening with Barbara Carroll
The legendary jazz/cabaret pianist/vocalist will perform songs by Vernon Duke. Double bass player Jay Leonhart will be on the program.

Saturday, September 27, 2003, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Winona Fifield, violin; Nathan Fifield, piano
Performance of works by Henry Cowell, Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland. The Henry Cowell Papers are housed in the Library's Music Division.

Thursday, October 2, 2003, 6:00 PM
Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical "Follies"
A talk by Ted Chapin based on his new book, published by Alfred A. Knopf. Mr. Chapin, President and Executive Director of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, began his career as a directorial assistant on the original Broadway production of "Follies" and other shows.

Saturday, October 4, 2003, 3:00 PM
Hanna Lachert, violin
Beethoven sonatas performed by the New York Philharmonic violinist.

Thursday, October 9, 2003, 6:30 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
A Centennial Tribute to Vernon Duke
Music by Vernon Duke, performed on the eve of his centennial. Artists include pianists Richard Rodney Bennett and Scott Dunn, with special guests Kay Duke Ingalls (the composer's widow), Linc Milliman (double bass) and singers Pinky Winters and Angelina Reaux.

Saturday, October 11, 2003, 3:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
Walk a Little Faster: History and Reconstruction of the Vernon Duke/E.Y. Harburg Musical Revue
Lecturer-performer Anna Wheeler Gentry will discuss her work reconstructing the 1932 show. With performance by Ms. Gentry and pianist Vicki Ohl.

Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 3:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
Songs from Cabin in the Sky and other Vernon Duke Musicals
Constance Green, soprano; Ellen Lang, mezzo soprano; Irwin Reese, tenor; John Shelhart, bass, will perform songs from Vernon Duke's best known musical and other shows. The singers are members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Saturday, October 18, 2003, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Adam Brown, guitar
Performance of works by Chavez, Bach and Britten. The Library's Music Division houses the Carlos Chavez Collection.

Thursday, October 23, 2003, 6:00 PM
Grant Johannesen, piano
A performance of works by Prokofiev with commentary by the artist, one of the major American musicians to have toured the Soviet Union during the 1960s.

Saturday, October 25, 2003, 3:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
An Afternoon with Donald Saddler
Mr. Saddler, who choreographed Doris Day to Vernon Duke's music in the film April in Paris, will talk about his work on the 1952 film, which will be screened.

Monday, October 27, 2003, 6:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
You Took Me By Surprise: The Unknown Show Music of Vernon Duke
With Max Wilk, narrator; Michael Lavine, music director; Ellen Hanley, George S. Irving and other special guests. Ms. Hanley and Mr. Irving appeared with Bette Davis in Vernon Duke's musical Two's Company.

Thursday, October 30, 2003, 6:00 PM
Shakespeare Without Words: Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
Lecture by Richard Philp, Editor Emeritus, Dance Magazine.

Wednesday, November 5, 2003, 3:00 PM
Judith Kellock, soprano; Xak Bjerken, piano
Songs by Hugo Wolf

Saturday, November 8, 2003, 3:00 PM
Backwards and Forwards: Influence and Originality in Prokofiev's Operas
Lecture by Scott Eyerly

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 1:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
In Custody
Screening of a film directed by Ismail Merchant.

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 3:30 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
Cotton Mary
Screening of a film directed by Ismail Merchant.

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 6:00 PM
An Evening with Ismail Merchant
Lecture and reminiscences by the great producer/director, who is half the internationally renowned Merchant/Ivory team.

Thursday, November 13, 2003, 8:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
The Mystic Masseur
Screening of a film directed by Ismail Merchant.

Friday, November 14, 2003, 1:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
Heat and Dust
Screening of a film produced by Ismail Merchant. Directed by James Ivory.

Friday, November 14, 2003, 4:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Screening of a film directed by Aditya Chopra. Produced by Yash Chopra (India: Yash Raj Films, 1995).

Saturday, November 15, 2003, 1:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Screening of a film directed by Karan Johar. Produced by Yash Johar and Karan Johar for Yash Raj Films (India, 2001).

Saturday, November 15, 2003, 5:00 PM
Films of India with Ismail Merchant
Saathiya
Screening of a film directed by Shaad Ali. Produced by Yash Chopra for Yash Raj Films (India, 2002)

Thursday, November 20, 2003, 6:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
Samuel Magill, cello; Scott Dunn, piano; Lucian Rinando, flute
Chamber music of Vernon Duke and Sergey Prokofiev, including Duke's Tema con variazioni for flute, cello and piano (1930) and Concerto in C for cello and piano (1946); and Prokofiev's Sonata in C major, op. 119 for cello and piano (1949).

Saturday, November 22, 2003, 3:00 PM
Music of Silk and Bamboo: Sizhu Music of Southern China
Performance by Music From China, with traditional Chinese instruments.

Monday, November 24, 2003, 6:30 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
An Evening with Bobby Short
Mr. Short will perform music by Vernon Duke. Tickets, which are free, are required for this event and will be distributed, one per person, from 4:30 pm on the day of the performance, at the Library's 111 Amsterdam Avenue (just south of 65th Street) entrance.

Thursday, December 4, 2003, 6:00 PM
Writing in Motion: Body - Language - Technology
Lecture/performance by Kenneth King

Thursday, December 11, 2003, 6:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
Art Songs of Vernon Duke and Libby Larsen
Performance featuring songs by Vernon Duke and by Libby Larson

Thursday, December 18, 2003, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Norman Dee, flute; Josephine Chan Yung, piano
Works by Bach, Debussy, Ibert, Kauder and Schumann

Thursday, January 8, 2004, 6:00 PM
Shylock
Written and performed by Gareth Armstrong. "Armstrong is nothing short of incredible... It is an exceptional piece of theatre. Everyone should see it." -- Independent (London) on Sunday

Friday, January 9, 2004, 4:00 PM
Shylock
Written and performed by Gareth Armstrong.

Thursday, January 15, 2004, 5:00 PM
Music of Franz Schubert
Performance by Ming-Feng Hsin, violin; Nancy Wu, violin; Ronald Arron, viola; Gerald Kagan, cello; Leigh Mesh, double bass; Susan Kagan, piano. The program will feature Trio for piano and strings, No. 2 in E-flat major D 929; and Quintet for piano and strings in A major, D 667 ("Trout").

Saturday, January 17, 2004, 1:00 PM
Alvin Ailey: A Portrait
A panel featuring Sarita Allen, Carmen de Lavallade, Hector Mercado, Dorene Richardson, Dudley Williams. Moderator: Zita Allen

Saturday, January 17, 2004, 4:00 PM
The Magic Carpet of Touring
A panel featuring Stanley Plesant, Paul Szilard, William Hammond, Calvin Hunt, Chenault Spence. Moderator: Liz Thompson. The participants will tell the tale of how the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater blazed a path across the continents to become one of America's most successful and long-lived touring companies.

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 6:00 PM
Music by Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg
Performance by Susanna Eyton-Jones, soprano; Mayuki Fukuhara, violin; Shem Guibbory, violin; Veronica Salas, viola; Michael Finckel, cello; Frank Daykin, piano; Allen Shawn, speaker. Composer Allen Shawn is the author of Arnold Schoenberg's Journey. Berg's Sieben Fruhe Lieder (1907) and Schoenberg's String Quartet #2, Op. 10 will be performed.

Saturday, January 24, 2004, 3:00 PM
Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke at 100
Cabin in the Sky: Georgi Balanchivadze, Vladimir Dukelsky, Boris Aronson and Katherine Dunham's Afro-Americana
Lecture by Constance Valis Hill

Wednesday, January 28, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Thursday, January 29, 2004, 6:00 PM
Grant Johannesen, pianist
Performance of works by Claude Debussy

Saturday, January 31, 2004, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Guy Livingston, pianist
Performance of works by George Antheil. The Library's Music Division houses the George Antheil Music Manuscript Collection.

Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Monday, February 9, 2004, 6:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
The Importance of Being Earnest
Estelle Parsons will direct a reading of Oscar Wilde's play, with which Sir John Gielgud was closely associated as director and as John Worthing. The cast will include Douglas Sills as Algernon Moncrieff, Henry Stram as John Worthing, Estelle Parsons as Lady Bracknell, Simon Jones as Canon Chasuble, Melissa Leo as Miss Prism, Katie Macnichol as Cecily, Laurie Williams as Gwendolen, and Denis Holmes as Merriman/Lane.

Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Thursday, February 19, 2004, 6:30 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
The Real Trial of Oscar Wilde
Lecture by Merlin Holland (Wilde's grandson) based on his new book

Saturday, February 21, 2004, 3:00 PM
Balanchine in Paris
Lecture by Lynn Garafola

Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Thursday, February 26, 2004, 6:00 PM
Before the New York City Ballet: George Balanchine in the 1940s
Lecture by Nancy Reynolds

Saturday, February 28, 2004, 2:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
Lillian Gish, a Dedicated Life: Her Art, Her Friendships, Her Country
Screening of Irene's Worth one-woman show, which premiered at the Library on March 6, 1997. The program was created for the Library with the assistance of Sir John Gielgud, a great friend of Ms. Worth's. Sir John appeared with Lillian Gish in Hamlet in New York in 1936.

Saturday, February 28, 2004, 4:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
A Tribute to Ellen Terry
Screening of Irene Worth's one-woman show, which premiered at the Library on December 2, 1997. The program was created for the Library with the assistance of Sir John Gielgud. Ellen Terry was Sir John's great aunt.

Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Thursday, March 4, 2004, 6:00 PM
Poetry in Motion: Stravinsky and Balanchine's Musical Bond, a lecture with performance by Charles M. Joseph
Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine were joined by a deep musical bond. Not only did the composer understand dance, but perhaps more importantly the choreographer was a knowledgeable musician who identified with Stravinsky's musical intentions. The coherence that both artists brought to their work stems from a mutual understanding of each other's art form. Balanchine was well versed in music theory and often turned to composition as a way of expressing himself. A few of his short compositions will be performed as part of this presentation. As a focus, "Apollo" will be used to demonstrate how the choreographer and composer worked together in structuring this signature ballet.

Saturday, March 6, 2004, 3:00 PM
Merce Cunningham: The Modernizing of Modern Dance
Lecture by Roger Copeland based on his new book.

Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Saturday, March 13, 2004, 3:00 PM
Budd Schulberg Interviewed by Robert Armin
Mr. Schulberg will talk about his work as a writer of Hollywood screenplays, television dramas, and Broadway musicals (What Makes Sammy Run?).

Monday, March 15, 2004, 6:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
An Evening of Anton Chekhov
Readings of scenes from plays by Chekhov with which Sir John Gielgud was associated. Directed with commentary by Lawrence Sacharow. Performers: Tom Bloom, Robert Sean Leonard, Lizbeth Mackay, and Jennifer Westfeldt.

Tuesday, March 16, 2004, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Laura Hamilton, violin; David Heiss, cello; John Churchwell, piano
Works by Beethoven and Mozart will be performed. A sketch of the Beethoven piece ("Archduke" trio) in the composer's hand, is one of the great treasures of the Library's Music Division. Ms. Hamilton and Mr. Heiss are members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Wednesday, March 17, 2004, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Saturday, March 20, 2004, 2:30 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
A Chopin Master Class with Byron Janis
The distinguished pianist will conduct a public master class with five students. Mr. Janis will devote approximately one half-hour to each student. This program is associated with the series honoring Sir John Gielgud, who had a particular affection for the music of Chopin. Students include pianists Michael Berkowsky; Andrew Le; Natalia Lavrova; Daniel Spiegel; and Lu Wang.

Thursday, March 25, 2004, 6:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
This Gives Life to Thee: Shakespeare's Sonnets in the Work of Sir John Gielgud
Lecture-reading by John Simon, based on Shakespeare's Sonnets which Gielgud incorporated into his Ages of Man one-person performance

Saturday, March 27, 2004, 3:00 PM
Yearning for the Spiritual Ideal: The Influence of India on Western Dance
Lecture by Vincent Warren, Curator, Bibliotheque de la Danse de L'Ecole Nationale de Ballet Contemporaine (Montreal)

Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 7:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
A Canadian Tribute to Sir John Gielgud by Actors from the Stratford Festival of Canada
Domini Blythe, Brent Carver, Barry MacGregor, Lucy Peacock, and Stephen Russell will read scenes from plays with which Sir John Gielgud was associated and from the original correspondence from Sir John Gielgud to Lillian Gish and others in the collections of the Library's Billy Rose Theatre Collection. The program will be introduced by Pamela Wallin, Canadian Consul General in New York.

Saturday, April 3, 2004, 3:00 PM
Sattriya: The Classical Dance of Assam
Lecture by Arshiya Sethi. The talk will feature video examples of the dance of Assam, a state in the north east of India.

Wednesday, April 7, 2004, 1:00 PM
Joy In Singing Finals
Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry

Saturday, April 10, 2004, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Paul Sperry, Tenor
The 70th anniversary recital by the distinguished tenor. The program will include songs for which the Library's Music Division houses the composer's manuscripts.

Thursday, April 15, 2004, 6:00 PM
Moham - A Magnificent Obsession
Chitra Sundaram will perform Moham, a solo dance-theater work exploring a Tevaram (a 6th-8th century ballad from South India). It tells the story of a metaphorical woman who abandons all -- parents, conventions, even her own name and self for her love of Tyagesa, the Shiva-aspect deity of Tiruvarur.

Saturday, April 17, 2004, 3:00 PM
Dancing with Cuba
Lecture by Alma Guillermoprieto based on her new memoir (Pantheon, 2004)

Monday, April 19, 2004, 6:30 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
A Tribute to Sir John Gielgud in Song, Sonnet and Story
Steve Ross will emcee a program focusing on songs from a few of Sir John's favorite musicals (Chu Chin Chow, Showboat); songs by Ivor Novello and Noel Coward; and reminiscences and readings by friends and colleagues of Sir John Gielgud, including Paula Laurence, Remak Ramsey, Donald Saddler, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson. Singers Lynette Knapp and Gregory Moore will also be on the program. Jim Dale will perform special material for the occasion.

Thursday, April 22, 2004, 5:30 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
Gielgud on Screen: Chekhov and Shakespeare
Swan Song, (1992, 23 minutes), directed by Kenneth Branagh, based on a work by Anton Chekhov, will be screened, followed by Prospero's Books (1991, 124 minutes) directed by Peter Greenaway, based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

Saturday, April 24, 2004, 2:30 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
Gielgud on Screen: Chekhov and Shakespeare
Swan Song, (1992, 23 minutes), directed by Kenneth Branagh, based on a work by Anton Chekhov, will be screened, followed by Prospero's Books (1991, 124 minutes) directed by Peter Greenaway, based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

Thursday, April 29, 2004, 6:00 PM
An Evening with Arthur Laurents
A talk given by the author of West Side Story, Gypsy, The Way We Were, The Time of the Cuckoo, and many other works.

Saturday, May 1, 2004, 3:00 PM
An Afternoon with Katherine Dunham
Ms. Dunham, one of the most venerable figures in the world of dance, will talk about her work in Haiti. The program will also feature screenings of Ms. Dunham's films of Haitian dance. This program is presented in celebration of the bicentennial of Haitian independence.

Thursday, May 6, 2004, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Grant Johannesen, piano
Mr. Johannesen will perform the music of Johannes Brahms, including Three Intermezzos, Op. 118; 51 Exercises, WoO 6 (a demonstration; and Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Book I. The original manuscripts for the Exercises and the Variations, in Brahms' hand, are in the Library's Music Division.

Saturday, May 8, 2004, 3:00 PM
Dances, Chants and Drum Rhythms of Haiti
Lecture-performance by Jean-Léon Destiné and others. This program is part of the Library's celebration of the 200th anniversary of Haitian independence.

Monday, May 10, 2004, 6:00 PM
Ages of a Man: A Centennial Tribute to Sir John Gielgud
Johnny G and Noël C: A Conversation Piece about a 50-Year Friendship
An new entertainment by Barry Day about the friendship and collaboration between John Gielgud and Noël Coward. The program, which features actors Richard Easton, Simon Jones and Hayley Mills, will include scenes from Coward's plays with which Gielgud was associated, including The Constant Nymph, Nude with Violin, Private Lives, and The Vortex.

Thursday, May 13, 2004, 6:00 PM
League of Professional Theatre Women
Frances Sternhagen interviewed by Joan Vail Thorne.

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 5:30 PM
The Sleeping Beauty
Screening of the ballet with Margot Fonteyn, filmed by Victor Jessen in 1949/1950 during various performances of the Sadler's Wells Ballet.

Thursday, May 27, 2004, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Opera Fantasies for Strings
Performance by Lanny Paykin, cello; Ron Levy, piano; guest artist Laura Hamilton, violin. Works by Paganini, Mozart/Kraft, Barab, and Rossini and Castelnuovo Tedesco.

Thursday, June 3, 2004, 6:00 PM
Winners of the 2003 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers
Performance by Richard Todd Adams, tenor; Amy Justman, soprano; and Misty Ann Sturm, soprano. With Thomas Rosenkranz at the piano.

Wednesday, June 9, 2004, 6:00 PM
An Evening of Balanchine Films: The Early Years
Screenings of "Cotillon," "La Valse," "Concerto Barocco," "Western Symphony," and "Four Temperaments."

Friday, June 11, 2004, 3:00 PM
Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience
Performance of dances of the Middle East.

Saturday, June 12, 2004, 3:00 PM
Gregory Zuber and Friends
An afternoon of music featuring percussion instruments, performed by Gregory Zuber of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Other artists include Javier Diaz, James Ognibene, Patricia Wolf Zuber and others. Works by Richard Rodney Bennett, Claude Debussy, Teruyuki Noda, Jo Kondo, Arvo Part, and Dan Senn.

Thursday, June 17, 2004, 5:30 PM
Margot Fonteyn in Performance: Excerpts from films and television appearances
A program of screenings.

Saturday, June 19, 2004, 3:00 PM
The City and the Theater
A lecture by Dr. Mary C. Henderson based on the new edition of her book on the theaters of New York City.

Thursday, June 24, 2004, 5:30 PM
The Sleeping Beauty
Screening of the ballet with Margot Fonteyn, filmed by Victor Jessen in 1949/1950 during various performances of the Sadler's Wells Ballet.

Saturday, June 26, 2004, 3:00 PM
A Tribute to Ellen Terry
Screening of Irene Worth's one-woman show, which premiered at the Library on December 2, 1997. The program was created for the Library with the assistance of Sir John Gielgud. Ellen Terry was Sir John's great aunt.

Monday, August 30, 2004, 6:30 PM
Sophocles' Elektra
with Marisa Tomei, Kathleen Chalfant and David Strathairn
A specially staged reading of Sophocles’ Elektra, an ancient classic text with great contemporary relevance. Conceived and directed by Lawrence Sacharow, translated by Anne Carson, featuring Marisa Tomei (Electra), Kathleen Chalfant (Clytemnestra), David Strathairn (Paedagogus), Laila Robins, (the Chorus), and Heather Tom (Chrysothemis). A forum, Democracy: Ancient Greece and Modern America (The Gods of Violence and Compassion), will follow the reading, with a discussion on violence, retribution and compassion with Robert Thurman (President of Tibet House) and the cast. Presented as part of the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues & Ideas, a citywide cultural festival designed to inspire, instigate, and support civic engagement through the arts, taking place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2. www.imagine04.org

Wednesday, September 22, 2004, 6:30 PM
Merely Marvelous
An Evening with Barbara Carroll
Ms. Carroll will inaugurate the Library's 2004-2005 season with the first program in a series celebrating the centennial of lyricist Dorothy Fields. Tickets, which are free, are required for this program and will be distributed, one per person, from 4:30 p.m. on the day of the program. The program will also feature double bassist Jay Leonhart.

Thursday, September 23, 2004, 6:00 PM
From Lincoln Square to Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors: The Journey of New York Artist Ademola
A conversation in conjunction with the artist's exhibition.

Thursday, September 30, 2004, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
The Music of Ross Lee Finney
Miranda Cuckson, violin, and Thomas Sauer, piano, will perform works by American composer Ross Lee Finney (1906-1997), whose manuscripts are housed in the Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Saturday, October 2, 2004, 3:00 PM
Music From China
Musicians include Wang Guowei, erhu; Sun Li, pipa; Susan Cheng, ruan; Helen Yee, yangqin; and Gao Renyang, dizi; with guest singers Sandia Ang, Amy Chen, and Qian Yi, performing regional folk songs, Cantonese lullabies and tunes, Suzhou narrative songs, and Kun opera songs.

Thursday, October 7, 2004, 3:00 PM
Merely Marvelous
Swing Time
A screening of the 1936 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Directed by George Stevens. The songs, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, include the Academy Award-winning "The Way You Look Tonight."

Thursday, October 7, 2004, 7:00 PM
Merely Marvelous
Swing Time
The evening screening of Swing Time will be introduced by Jerry Mitchell, who recently choreographed Never Gonna Dance, last season's Broadway show based on Swing Time. Of Mr. Mitchell's choreography for the show, New York Magazine critic John Simon wrote, "And then there is the show's strongest suit, the dances by the master choreographer Jerry Mitchell. These produce wonders right and left... A comic number like the "I Won't Dance" tap dance in Grand Central Terminal is as exhilarating as anything you've ever seen, and several others are only a hop and a skip behind."

Saturday, October 9, 2004, 3:00 PM
Songfellows
Campaign songs performed by the male quartet

Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 7:30 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Manchester Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Ariel Rudiakov, Artistic Director; Ruth Laredo, pianist, guest artist
Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Philip Lasser (New York Premiere). Mr. Lasser will donate the manuscript of his new work to the Library's Music Division.

Saturday, October 16, 2004, 3:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
Greek-American Folklore Society
Performance by the Astoria, New York based dance group

Monday, October 18, 2004, 6:30 PM
Moss Hart: A Centennial Celebration
A program honoring the author and director, featuring Kitty Carlisle Hart with special guests Richard Easton, Anne Kaufman, Paula Laurence, Sloane Shelton, and others. Directed by Lonny Price. Produced in collaboration with Lincoln Center Theater. Tickets, which are free, are required for this program and will be distributed, one per person, from 4:30 p.m. on the day of the program.

Thursday, October 21, 2004, 6:30 PM
Sixty Years of Cultural Coverage at The New York Times: Arthur Gelb's Eyewitness Account
Arthur Gelb was hired by The New York Times in 1944, as a night copyboy, the paper's lowliest position. When he retired, he was its managing editor. Mr. Gelb's book, City Room (2003), will be published in paperback in Autumn 2004.

Saturday, October 23, 2004, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
The Music of Arthur Berger
Performance by Maria Tegzes, Soprano; Joel Krosnick, Cello; Geoffrey Burleson and Gilbert Kalish, Pianists. The Arthur Berger Papers were recently donated to the Music Division.

Thursday, October 28, 2004, 6:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
An Evening with Nikos Astrinidis
The Greek composer will talk about his work and about Greek music in general. The program will feature a performance of songs by Astrinidis by Helen Fousteris, soprano; and Yannis Xylas, piano,

Saturday, October 30, 2004, 3:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
Performance by Styliani Tartsinis, saxophone; Yannis Xylas, piano; guest artists Kathy Yiannoudes, soprano; Alexandra Skendrou, mezzo soprano; Constantinos Yiannoudes, baritone
Performance of works by Greek composers and of works inspired by Greek themes. The program will feature music by Nikos Astrinidis, Warren Benson, Brian Elias, Manolis Kalomoiris, Yiorgos Kazasoglou, Dimitris Michailidis, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Thursday, November 4, 2004, 6:00 PM
Mexico Now
David Witten, piano
Performance of works by Mexican composers.

Saturday, November 6, 2004, 3:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
Dimitri Kavrakos, bass; Teresa Moore, soprano; Tania Papayiannopoulou and Yannis Xylas, pianists
Works by Greek composers and of composers inspired by Greek themes, including Nikos Astrinidis, Pavlos Karrer, Yiannis Konstantinidis, Charles Spinks, and Richard Strauss.

Monday, November 8, 2004, 6:00 PM
The World Music Institute
A Roundtable Discussion

Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 3:00 PM
Mexico Now
Independent Dance Groups of Mexico: New Acquisitions
This program will feature screenings of new films acquired by the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The screenings will be introduced by Juan Manuel Diaz Medina.

Saturday, November 13, 2004, 3:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
The Folk Music of Greece
Lecture-performance by Demetri Tashie and other artists

Thursday, November 18, 2004, 6:00 PM
Balanchine on Film
Screenings from the Library's Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recording Moving Image (Dance Division)

Saturday, November 20, 2004, 3:00 PM
Mexico Now
Désirée Halac, mezzo-soprano; Max Lifchitz, piano
Performance of works by Mexican composers.

Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 6:00 PM
Mexico Now
Samuel Magill, cello; Grant Johannesen, piano
Sonatas by Robert Casadesus, Carlos Chavez, and Francis Poulenc.

Thursday, December 2, 2004, 6:00 PM
Elaine Stritch Interviewed by John Lahr
Sponsored by the League of Professional Theatre Women

Saturday, December 4, 2004, 3:00 PM
Hellenic Festival
Anahid Sofian and Dancers
Dances inspired by Greek music and themes, including "Ode," a dance at twilight inspired by a Greek folk song, adapted by Vangelis; and "Greek Cabaret Dance," a spirited dance noted for its lively footwork and speedy cymbals.

Thursday, December 9, 2004, 6:00 PM
Merely Marvelous
With Each Word Your Tenderness Grows: The Life and Lyrics of Dorothy Fields
Songwriter/jazz pianist David Lahm, the son of Dorothy Fields, and his wife, cabaret singer Judy Kreston, will perform songs by Fields as well as songs by Lahm. The program will also feature Mr. Lahm's reminiscences of his mother.

Saturday, December 11, 2004, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
The Two Worlds of Stravinsky's Orpheus
Lecture by Dr. Maureen Carr, Professor of Music Theory, Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Carr's lecture will focus on the Stravinsky/Balanchine Orpheus.

Thursday, December 16, 2004, 6:00 PM
Balanchine on Film
Screenings from the Library's Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recording Moving Image (Dance Division)

Saturday, December 18, 2004, 4:00 PM
Charles Dickens and Miriam Margolyes: A Journey
An insight into Dickens' characters, literature and travels by one of the United Kingdom's most distinguished actresses, one of Dickens' most ardent admirers.

Thursday, January 6, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
The Fugitive Kind
Screening of Sidney Lumet's film, based on Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending.

Thursday, January 6, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
The Fugitive Kind
Screening of Sidney Lumet's film, based on Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending.

Saturday, January 8, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
The Fugitive Kind
Screening of Sidney Lumet's film, based on Tennessee Williams's Orpheus Descending.

Thursday, January 13, 2005, 6:00 PM
Transatlantic currents in dance modernism
Claudia Gitelman will discuss her editing and annotation of the letters for publication by the University of Wisconsin Press (Liebe Hanya: Mary Wigman's Letters to Hanya Holm, 2003.) Wendy Perron, Editor of Dance Magazine and Dorothy Perron will read passages from the letters. The original letters are housed in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dance Division.

Saturday, January 15, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Adam Brown, guitar; Erik Carlson, violin
Music from the film Black Orpheus and other works.

Thursday, January 20, 2005, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Assaff Weisman, piano
Works by Keren, Mozart, and Liszt

Friday, January 21, 2005, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Anna Rabinova, violin
Performance by the New York Philharmonic violinist with guest artists Arash Amini, cello; Steven Gerber and Margarita Zelenaia, pianists. Works by Steven Gerber, Jose Luis Greco (American premiere), David Winkler (world premiere), and Margarita Zelenaia.

Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
The master class will be preceded by a talk by Paul Sperry, who will give a general overview of the Library's song collections.

Thursday, January 27, 2005, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Wales
A Conversation between Gwyn Hughes Jones and Robert Lloyd
The Welsh singers, currently appearing at the Metropolitan Opera, will talk about their work and the musical traditions of Wales.

Saturday, January 29, 2005, 3:00 PM
Grant Johannesen, pianist
The performance will include Sonata in F-sharp, Op. 78 (Beethoven); Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 (Chopin); Ballade Op. 19a (Faure); Six Intermezzos, Op. 4 (Schumann).

Wednesday, February 2, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy in Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class will be preceded by a short talk by Margo Garrett on "Le Papillon," an early Debussy song recently published for the first time. The manuscript is in the Library's Music Division.

Friday, February 4, 2005, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Bruno Eicher, violin; Nancy Wu, violin; Ronald Arron, viola; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, piano
Works by Mozart, Raff, and Schubert. Mr. Eicher and Ms. Wu are members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Mr. Kagan was a member a the Orchestra from 1963-2002.

Saturday, February 5, 2005, 3:00 PM
Not So Ridiculous: The Theatrical World of Charles Ludlam
Panel discussion with David Kaufman, Leandro Katz, Lola Pashalinski, and Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt. Moderated by Joe E. Jeffreys. With a special performance by Black-Eyed Susan.

Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class will be preceded by a short talk on Pauline Viardot by Jamie Ard.

Thursday, February 10, 2005, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Live on Stage: A Century and a Half of Theater in Egypt
Lecture by Dr. Mona Mikhail

Saturday, February 12, 2005, 3:00 PM
The Music of Norman Dello Joio and John Musto
Performance by Jacquelyn Wagner, soprano; Albert Lee, tenor; Michael Barakat, baritone; Christopher Oldfather, pianist. The Norman Dello Joio Papers are housed in The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Music Division.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Jon Manasse, clarinet; Bruno Eicher, violin; Nancy Wu, violin; Désirée Elsevier, viola; Susan Kagan, piano; Kevin Murphy, piano
Works by Beethoven, Bruch and Dvorák performed by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.

Saturday, February 19, 2005, 3:00 PM
Back in the Day... 'Til Now: Disco's Lasting Legacy
A panel exploring the history and impact of Disco. Panelists include Mel Cheren, Johnny Dynell, Michael Fesco, and Chi Chi Valenti. Moderated by David Noh.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class for young singers will be preceded by a short talk by Judith Kellock on Alma Mahler.

Thursday, February 24, 2005, 6:00 PM
A is for Arlen, or, Did He Write that, Too?
Musical entertainment by Barry Day performed by Klea Blackhurst, Eric Comstock, Barbara Fasano, and Steve Ross

Saturday, February 26, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Wales
Waltz of My Heart: The Life and Work of Ivor Novello
Screening of a musical entertainment created for the Library by Barry Day and first performed in the Library's series in November 2001. Later performed at the First Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre in Wales. The February 26 program is a screening of the premiere performance, featuring Barry Ingham, Lorna Dallas, and members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Wednesday, March 2, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class for young singers will be preceded by a short talk by Paul Sperry on Pierre Bernac, the French singer with whom Mr. Sperry studied. Mr. Sperry was instrumental in helping the Library to acquire many of Bernac's manuscripts. Included in the collection are several original manuscripts by Francis Poulenc.

Thursday, March 3, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Opera for a New Dance: Gluck's Orfeo and Ideas of Choreographic Modernism
Lecture by Dr. Lynn Garafola

Saturday, March 5, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Wales
New Dance in Wales
Screenings of new work in Welsh contemporary dance.

Wednesday, March 9, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class for young singers will be preceded by a short talk by Danielle Woerner on composer Otto Luening. The Otto Luening Papers are housed in the Library's Music Division.

Thursday, March 10, 2005, 6:00 PM
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater
The Play's the Thing: The Theatrical Life of Margaret Webster
Lecture by Milly Barranger, author of Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater (University of Michigan Press, 2004).

Saturday, March 12, 2005, 3:00 PM
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater
Perilous Stuff: Margaret Webster's Production of Othello with Paul Robeson and Uta Hagen
Lecture by Milly Barranger

Monday, March 14, 2005, 6:00 PM
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater
Margaret Webster Remembered
A program of readings and reminiscences in celebration of the centennial of one of the theatrical giants of the Twentieth Century. Participating artists include Marian Seldes.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class for young singers will be preceded by a short talk by Robert Osborne on Henry Cowell. The Henry Cowell Papers are housed in the Library's Music Division.

Saturday, March 19, 2005, 3:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Light-Water-Sound-Heat: A Concert-Video Presentation
Gregory Zuber, percussion; with Patricia Zuber, flute and Thomas Kovachevich, artist. Works by Druckman, Farr, Kovachevich (premiere), Takemitsu, and Zuber. Gregory Zuber is Principal Percussionist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The Jacob Druckman Papers are housed in the Library's Music Division.

Monday, March 21, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
An Evening with Trisha Brown
Ms. Brown will talk about her production of L'Orfeo, which she directed and choreographed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1999.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Today's master class for young singers will be preceded by a short talk by Daron Hagen on Lotte Lehmann.

Thursday, March 24, 2005, 6:00 PM
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater
Women's Work: Margaret Webster's Granddaughters
A program exploring opportunities for today's women directors. Produced in collaboration with the Women's Project.

Thursday, March 31, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Orpheus in Song: 19th and 20th Century Settings
Settings of "Orpheus with His Lute" by William Schumann, Richard Hundley, Charles Manney, Carl Busch, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Ivor Gurney, performed by Natalie Kikkenborg, mezzo soprano; Scott Murphree, tenor; and Daniel Billings, baritone.

Saturday, April 2, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Find My Way Home: The Orpheus of John Kelly
Lecture-screening with the performance artist/choreographer, whose Bessie Award winning version of the Orpheus myth will be screened. This program was originally scheduled for January 22 but was postponed due to severe weather concerns.

Monday, April 4, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Orpheus in the Underworld
Offenbach's operetta performed by members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 1:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
A program featuring the best singers from the season's Joy In Singing series.

Thursday, April 7, 2005, 7:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Palisades Virtuosi
Margaret Swinchoski, flute; Donald Mokrynski, clarinet; and Ron Levy, piano; with guest artists The Orpheus Male Chorus, performing works by Gluck, (arr. Parloff), Levy (world premiere), and others

Saturday, April 9, 2005, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
An Afternoon with Jane Jarvis
Performance/chat with the venerable jazz pianist. Benny Powell, trombone, will also be on the program. Ms. Jarvis has donated her archives to the Music Division.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
Laura Hamilton and Friends
Laura Hamilton, violin; Steven Eldredge, piano; guest artists Annamae Goldstein, violin; Craig Mumm, viola; Frederic Hand, guitar; and Lanny Paykin, cello, performing works by Dvorak, Hindemith, Saint-Saens, Boccherini, and Ravel

Thursday, April 14, 2005, 6:00 PM
Composers Perspective
Performance with commentary by Gabriella Frank, composer-pianist; Susanna Eyton-Jones, soprano; and Shem Guibbory, violin. Guests artists include Joanna Maurer, violin; Ronald D. Carbone, viola; David Heiss, cello; and Jeffrey Levine, double bass. Works by Bolcom (arr. Frank), Frank, Bartok, and Ginastera will be on the program.

Saturday, April 16, 2005, 3:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Orpheus in Poetry
Lecture by John Simon

Thursday, April 21, 2005, 6:00 PM
Gillian Lynne In Conversation with Keith Baxter
The choreographer/director of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is soon to open in New York, will talk about her distinguished career.

Saturday, April 23, 2005, 3:00 PM
Richard Rodney Bennett and Scott Dunn: A Performance for Piano, Four-Hands
Works by Lord Berners, Walton, Lambert and Ravel will be on the program.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Pennies from Heaven: The Life and Songs of Arthur Tracy, The Street Singer
Performance by Steve Ross, Gregory Moore, and Victor Prieto about the life and work of the great artist known as "The Streetsinger." The program will feature a special appearance by Joe Franklin.

Thursday, April 28, 2005, 6:00 PM
Disco Panel
Panel with Vince Aletti, Frank Crapanzano, Tom Silverman, and Judy Weinstein. Moderated by Monica Lynch.

Saturday, April 30, 2005, 3:00 PM
Grant Johannesen, pianist
We are deeply saddened to note the passing of the distinguished pianist Grant Johannesen on Easter Sunday. Today's program will consist of video and audio clips from Mr. Johannesen's many performances for the Library.

Thursday, May 5, 2005, 6:00 PM
Agnes deMille: A Centennial Celebration
Agnes de Mille: Dance Modernism in the American Musical
Lecture by Liza Gennaro

Saturday, May 7, 2005, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Pierrot Lunaire
Performance of the work by Arnold Schoenberg. The Marya Freund Papers, housed in the Music Division, contain a great deal of unpublished correspondence related to the work. Also on the program will be a trio by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Performers include Brenda Patterson, soprano; Roy Gussman, clarinet; Ronald Carbone, viola; Samuel Magill, cello; Scott Dunn, conductor

Thursday, May 12, 2005, 6:00 PM
The Gregory Hines Collection Of American Tap Dance: Screenings from the Dance Division's New Acquisition
Announcement of a major new acquisition of film and video, with screenings from the new collection.

Friday, May 13, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
New Directions in Indian Dance I
Lecture by Dr. Sunil Kothari

Saturday, May 14, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
New Directions in Indian Dance II
Lecture by Dr. Sunil Kothari

Thursday, May 19, 2005, 6:00 PM
Winners of the 2005 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers
Performance by the award winners, sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation

Saturday, May 21, 2005, 1:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Black Orpheus
Screening of the 1959 movie, directed by Marcel Camus. Starring Breno Mello and Marpessa Dawn.

Saturday, May 21, 2005, 3:30 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Black Orpheus
Screening of the 1959 movie, directed by Marcel Camus. Starring Breno Mello and Marpessa Dawn.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 6:00 PM
Stars on Stage: Eileen Darby's Photographs of Broadway's Golden Age
Mary Henderson and John Lahr will discuss the life and art of theatrical photographer Eileen Darby.

Thursday, May 26, 2005, 6:00 PM
Lincoln Center Artists
The New York Piano Quartet
Works by Brahms, Mozart, and others, performed by Laura Hamilton, violin; Ariel Rudiakov, viola; David Heiss, cello; and Warren Jones, piano.

Thursday, June 2, 2005, 6:00 PM
Agnes deMille: A Centennial Celebration
The Art of Agnes De Mille
Panel featuring Gemze De Lappe, Jerry Mitchell, Jonathan Prude, and others. Moderated by Theodore S. Chapin.

Saturday, June 4, 2005, 3:00 PM
An Afternoon with Geraint Wyn Davies
The Welsh-born actor will read from the Library's collection of original letters from Tennessee Williams to Cheryl Crawford, his producer and confidante. These fascinating and personal letters are among the most moving and treasured documents in the Billy Rose Theatre Collection.

Tuesday, June 7, 2005, 3:00 PM
America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100
Exhibition curators Lynn Garafola and Norton Owen in conversation

Wednesday, June 8, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Contemporary Legend Theater Lecture-Demonstration
Wu Hsing-kuo and Wei Hai-min, the Taiwanese company's artistic director and lead actress, present a program about Kingdom of Desire, their version of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Thursday, June 9, 2005, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
East Meets West: The Performing Arts of Egypt
Discussion featuring Nimet Habachy, Mona Mikhail, and Magda Saleh

Monday, June 13, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Orpheus Descending: A Look Back
Lisa Aronson and Lois Smith in conversation with Foster Hirsch. Ms. Smith played the role of Carol in the original production of Williams' play, on which Mrs. Aronson assisted her husband, scenic designer Boris Aronson.

Saturday, June 18, 2005, 3:00 PM
Grant Johannesen, pianist
We are deeply saddened to note the passing of the distinguished pianist Grant Johannesen on Easter Sunday. Today's program will consist of video and audio clips from Mr. Johannesen's many performances for the Library.

Thursday, June 23, 2005, 2:30 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Le Sang d'un Poete
Screening of the first film in Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy.

Thursday, June 23, 2005, 4:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Orphee
Screening of the second film in Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy.

Thursday, June 23, 2005, 6:00 PM
Orpheus with His Lute
Le Testament d'Orphee
Screening of the third film in Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy.

Saturday, June 25, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Sachiyo Ito and Company
Dances of Okinawa

Thursday, June 30, 2005, 3:00 PM
Screening: Kim Hunter on A Streetcar Named Desire
On the 50th anniversary of Streetcar, the Library presented the original Stella in a program of reminiscences. Tapes on November 24, 1997.

Friday, July 22, 2005, 3:00 PM
An Afternoon with Ariane Mnouchkine
The distinguished director will talk about her company, Théâtre du Soleil, and introduce a screening of Au soleil même la nuit, a documentary focusing on the rehearsals for the company's production of Tartuffe. The three-hour film was produced by Arte, 1997.

Saturday, July 23, 2005, 1:00 PM
Moliere
Screening of Ariane Mnouchkine's highly acclaimed and rarely shown film dramatizing the life of one of France's great theatrical figures. 1978. 4 hours.

Thursday, August 18, 2005, 3:00 PM
DEVPRIV
Screening of a documentary about noted American choreographer Paul Taylor. Produced and directed by Matthew Diamond.

Thursday, August 18, 2005, 6:00 PM
Dancemaker
Screening of a documentary about noted American choreographer Paul Taylor. Produced and directed by Matthew Diamond.

Saturday, August 20, 2005, 1:00 PM
Dancemaker
Screening of a documentary about noted American choreographer Paul Taylor. Produced and directed by Matthew Diamond.

Saturday, August 20, 2005, 3:00 PM
Dancemaker
Screening of a documentary about noted American choreographer Paul Taylor. Produced and directed by Matthew Diamond.

Thursday, September 15, 2005, 6:00 PM
An Evening with Hal Prince (Simultaneous Webcast)
Hal Prince in conversation with Foster Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch's book, Harold Prince and the American Musical Theatre (expanded edition) has recently been published. This program will be webcast live at http://www.nypl.org/lpaprograms.

Saturday, September 17, 2005, 4:30 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Shaw in Perspective: Eric Bentley Interviewed by Michael Riedel
Eric Bentley was born in England in l9l6, became an American citizen in l948, and was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in l998. He made a reputation in America as scholar, theater critic, stage director, cabaret singer, commentator on the cultural scene and, last not least, playwright. His best known books are The Life of the Drama and Bentley on Brecht. His best known play is Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been. His Bernard Shaw came out in l947 and was reissued with a new preface in 2002. Bentley's essays on Shaw are in several later books. Bentley also edited Shaw on Music, a collection of Shaw's music criticism. Bentley was Professor at Columbia and received an honorary doctorate from the New School. What is Bentley's perspective on Shaw in 2005? Michael Riedel of the New York Post and host of Channel l3's program "Theatre Talk" will find out.

Monday, September 19, 2005, 6:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Shavian Readings
Readings from Major Barbara, Man and Superman, Mrs. Warren's Profession, and other works by George Bernard Shaw, read by Philip Bosco, David Harbour, Jennifer Van Dyck, Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson.

Saturday, September 24, 2005, 2:30 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Tambours sur la digue (Drums on the Dam)
Screening of a work created by Ariane Mnouchkine and Theatre du Soleil. Ms. Mnouchkine donated the film to The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts when she appeared on the stage of the Library's Bruno Walter Auditorium in July 2005.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 3:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
An Afternoon with Lady Susanna Walton
William Walton wrote the music for the film version of Shaw's Major Barbara (1941). His widow will talk about her husband's work and introduce a screening of the film, which was directed by Gabriel Pascal and stars Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, and Sybil Thorndike. Shaw wrote the script, adapting his play. The Library will show the British Film Institute's Director's Cut of this film which has never been seen in the United States.

Thursday, September 29, 2005, 6:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
A Superabundance of Foulness: Mrs. Warren's Profession, New York, 1905
Lecture by Leonard Conolly about Shaw's play, which was referred to by The New York Herald as having "a superabundance of foulness."
Leonard Conolly holds degrees from the University of Wales Swansea (B.A. and Ph.D.) and McMaster University (M.A.). He has taught at the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Alberta, the University of Guelph, and Trent University, where he is currently Professor of English. Dr. Conolly is General Editor of the twelve-volume series Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw (in progress, University of Toronto Press), and Series Editor for the Broadview Editions series of literary texts, for which he has recently completed an edition of Mrs Warren’s Profession. He is also preparing a study of Shaw’s relationship with the BBC for the University of Toronto Press. In 1983 Dr. Conolly was instrumental in arranging for the archives of the Shaw Festival to be deposited in the University of Guelph Library. The Shaw Festival archives formed the basis of what has since become the largest collection of Canadian theatre archives anywhere. In 1999 the archives were named the L.W. Conolly Theatre Archives. A frequent participant in the annual Shaw Festival seminars, and essayist for Shaw Festival programs, Dr. Conolly is also a member (Corresponding Scholar) of the Shaw Festival Company. He is also a founding member of the International Shaw Society, Literary Adviser to the Estate of Bernard Shaw, and Consultant Editor for the Adam Matthews microfilm publication of selected Shaw manuscripts held at the British Library.

Friday, September 30, 2005, 3:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Why Shaw Still Matters
Panelists include Leonard Conolly, J. Ellen Gainor, Martin Meisel, Charlotte Moore, and Stanley Weintraub

Saturday, October 1, 2005, 3:00 PM
Maxim Anikushin, piano
Mr. Anikushin will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky.

Thursday, October 6, 2005, 6:00 PM
The Right Audition to Get the Part: Geoffrey Johnson and Friends
As a service to young actors, the Library is presenting a series with Geoffrey Johnson, who has been a casting director for 40 years. He cast cast 150 shows, including Amadeus, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Producers.

Saturday, October 8, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Music from China
Classical and contemporary music performed on traditional instruments

Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 6:30 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
England Meets New England: Manchester Music Festival Chamber Orchestra (Ariel Rudiakov, Artistic Director)
Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten; Sonata for String Orchestra by William Walton; Articles Nor'east by Robert J. Bradshaw (New York premiere). Mr. Bradshaw will donate the manuscript for the new work to the Library's Music Division.

Saturday, October 15, 2005, 3:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Shaw's Man in America: The Rise and Fall of Arnold Daly
Lecture by Dr. Rhoda Nathan, President of the Bernard Shaw Society. Arnold Daly (1875-1927) was an American actor-producer who was deeply committed to presenting Shaw's plays on the American stage.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005, 6:30 PM
Ballets Russes Screening
Sneak preview of a new film by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine. Mr. Geller and Ms. Goldfine have fashioned a dazzlingly entrancing ode to the revolutionary twentieth-century troupe known as the Ballets Russes. The filmmakers will introduce the film.

Thursday, October 20, 2005, 6:00 PM
Kurt Weill: Songs of Hard Times and War
Performance sponsored by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music

Saturday, October 22, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
An Afternoon with Lucien and Micheline Attoun: Supporters of New Dramatic Writing Since 1971
The directors of Theatre Ouvert in a program about their work. Readings by actors Marc Forget and Genevieve Morritt.

Monday, October 24, 2005, 6:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Reading of Shaw's play that was called "morally rotten" when it premiered in New York in October 1905. Cast members were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct. Today's reading, which will be directed by Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director of the Irish Repertory Theater, features Dana Ivey as Mrs. Warren.

Tuesday, October 25, 2005, 3:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Shavian Musicals
Many of Shaw's plays have been adapted for the musical theater. This program will feature songs from Androcles and the Lion, The Chocolate Soldier, Her First Roman, My Fair Lady, and others, performed by Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Irwin Reese, and John Russell, with Robert Rogers at the piano. The singers are members of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus. Ervin Drake, who wrote Her First Roman, based on Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra, will talk about his adaptation.

Thursday, October 27, 2005, 6:00 PM
The Making of Ballets Russes
Frederic Franklin and Raven Wilkinson, two principal Ballets Russes dancers, discuss the making of the film with Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine. The program will feature screenings of archival materials in greater length than could be included in the film.

Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 6:00 PM
Blacklisting During the McCarthy Era
Conversation with Madeline Gilford, Sondra Gorney, and Lee Grant, sponsored by the League of Professional Theatre Women

Thursday, November 3, 2005, 6:00 PM
An Evening with John Simon
A talk about theater by the eloquent and provocative critic

Thursday, November 10, 2005, 6:00 PM
Drama and the Dancer: Coaching and Preparation
Anna Kisselgoff and Magda Saleh explore the interpretation of a role in drama-ballet, with examples drawn from Assafiev's Fountain of Bakhchisarai.

Saturday, November 12, 2005, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Pathways to the Sacred Harp -- Lecture by George Boziwick with vocal demonstration by Lisa de Spain and Ephraim's Harp Singers
The history of the music of the sacred harp traced through the Music Division's collection of American sacred harp music.

Thursday, November 17, 2005, 6:00 PM
The Right Audition to Get the Part: Geoffrey Johnson and Friends
As a service to young actors, the Library is presenting a series with Geoffrey Johnson, who has been a casting director for 40 years. He has cast 150 shows, including Amadeus, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Producers.

Friday, November 18, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Lecture by Emmanuel Wallon
The speaker, who is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Drama Studies, University of Paris, will discuss issues related to contemporary theater in France.

Saturday, November 19, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Lecture by Emmanuel Wallon
The speaker, who is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Drama Studies, University of Paris, will discuss issues related to contemporary theater in France.

Saturday, November 26, 2005, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience
Dances of Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

Thursday, December 1, 2005, 6:00 PM
An Evening with John Simon
A talk about film by the eloquent and provacative critic

Saturday, December 3, 2005, 3:00 PM
A Festival of Arte Dance Films
Screenings of Fase by A.T. De Keersmaker; Solo by Michele Noiret; and a documentary about Sylvie Guillem. Introduced by Gabrielle Babin Gugenheim, Arte's Director of Performing Arts.

Monday, December 5, 2005, 2:30 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Phedre
Screening of Patrice Chereau's production of Racine's tragedy. Arte, 2003. 140 minutes.

Monday, December 5, 2005, 6:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
La veillee des abysses
World premiere screening of a work by James Thierree. This screening will be introduced by Gabrielle Babin Gugenheim, Director of Performing Arts, Arte, who will talk about the work of Arte. 83 minutes.

Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 2:30 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Au soleil meme la nuit
The fascinating rehearsals of Tartuffe which form the narrative thread of this documentary are also used to show the day-to-day life of the Theatre du Soleil and its director, Ariane Mnouchkine. Arte, 1997, 3 hours. In French with English subtitles.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 1:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Le Complexe de Thenardier
In a country at war, two women of different generations clash and tear each other apart in a merciless struggle where each word is a weapon. Jose Pliya's play uses beautiful, original and picturesque language in a new take on the universal themes of servitude, subjugation, and possession. Arte, 2002. 73 minutes.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Viol
A modern-day tragedy based on a true story. A devastating duel of love and hate between two women. Arte, 2003. 94 minutes.

Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 6:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Oncle Vania
Jean-Baptiste Mathiew's filming of Julie Brochen's production of Chekhov's play. 120 minutes

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 1:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Brook by Brook
Documentary about Peter Brook by his son. 70 minutes.

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
La Tragedie d'Hamlet
Peter Brook's production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Adrian Lester and Natasha Parry. 132 minutes.

Thursday, December 8, 2005, 6:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Richard II
Fiona Shaw stars as Richard II in this production of Shakespeare's play. 128 minutes.

Saturday, December 10, 2005, 1:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Claude Regy, Le Passeur
Screening of a documentary about the French director, 92 minutes

Saturday, December 10, 2005, 3:30 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Junebug Symphony
Screening of a theatrical work by James Thierree, 76 minutes

Monday, December 12, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Listening Means Seeing More: The Unique World of French Radio Theater
Two-part program exploring plays written for radio, many commissioned and produced by France Culture, Radio France's cultural station. Excerpts chosen by Sabine Bosson, Director of Entr'Actes-SACD, playwright Jean Larriaga, and Blandine Masson of France Culture, with commentary by Ms. Bosson and Mr. Larriaga.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 3:00 PM
Act French: A Season of New Theater from France
Listening Means Seeing More: The Unique World of French Radio Theater
Two-part program exploring plays written for radio, many commissioned and produced by France Culture, Radio France's cultural station. Excerpts chosen by Sabine Bosson, Director of Entr'Actes-SACD, playwright Jean Larriaga, and Blandine Masson of France Culture, with commentary by Ms. Bosson and Mr. Larriaga.

Thursday, December 15, 2005, 6:00 PM
An Evening with John Simon
A talk about music by the eloquent and provocative critic

Thursday, January 12, 2006, 6:00 PM
A Celebration of Juilliard Dance: The Martha Hill Years
Panel discussion with June Dunbar, Daniel Lewis, Elizabeth McPherson, Janet Soares (moderator), Michael Uthoff, and Hortense Zera.

Saturday, January 14, 2006, 3:00 PM
A Celebration of Juilliard Dance: 1985 to the Present
Panel discussion with Sarah Adriance, Eddie Buggie, Trevor Carlson, Linda Kent, Elizabeth Konopka, and Lawrence Rhodes (moderator)

Thursday, January 19, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Right Audition to Get the Part: Geoffrey Johnson and Friends
As a service to young actors, the Library is presenting a series with Geoffrey Johnson, who has been a casting director for 40 years. He cast cast 150 shows, including Amadeus, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Producers.

Saturday, January 21, 2006, 3:00 PM
Maxim Anikushin, piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in C minor, Op. 111; Bartok: Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Nos. 1-8; Barber: Concerto for piano and orchestra, Op. 38 (arranged for two pianos. Guest artist: Yung-Wook Yoo, piano.

Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The January 25 program will begin with Paul Sperry's general advice for young singers.

Friday, January 27, 2006, 3:00 PM
A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of W.A. Mozart
Bruno Eicher, violin; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, piano
Works by W.A. Mozart, including Sonata in G major for piano and violin, K. 301; Trio in C major for piano, violin, and cello, K. 548; Sonata in C major for piano and violin, K. 296; and Trio in G major for piano, violin, and cello, K. 564. Mr. Eicher is First Violin in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The manuscript for the Sonata in C major, in Mozart's hand, is one of the great treasures of the Library's Music Division and will be on display on the day of the performance.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The February 1 program will begin with David Blackburn's comments on the New York International Opera Auditions.

Thursday, February 2, 2006, 6:00 PM
Shem Guibbory, violin; Lino Gomez, clarinet; Molly Morkoski, piano
Works by Bright Sheng and Shostakovich

Saturday, February 4, 2006, 3:00 PM
Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics
Lecture by Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Wednesday, February 8, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The February 8 program will begin with Margo Garrett's comments on the Stearns Institute for Young Artists at the Ravinia Festival.

Thursday, February 9, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Voice of the City: Vaudeville and Popular Culture in New York
Lecture by Robert W. Snyder

Saturday, February 11, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Ephraim's Harp
The vocal ensemble Ephraim's Harp, with founder/director Lisa DeSpain, will perform a concert exploring shape-note singing and other forms of early American music.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The February 15 program will begin with John Gingrich's comments on how to prepare for management.

Thursday, February 16, 2006, 6:00 PM
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Commemorative Program
Hosted by Alan Wagner. With James Conlon, Andrea Gruber, and Johan Botha.

Saturday, February 18, 2006, 3:00 PM
Selma Jeanne Cohen: A Tribute to Her Life and Work
Selma Jeanne Cohen: New York's First Terpsichologist
Screening with commentary in honor of the late Ms. Cohen. Speakers include Ilene Fox and Elizabeth Aldrich.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 3:00 PM
Barbara Cook Master Class
Ms. Cook's master class will feature six students (Marvin Avila, Randy Blair, Amanda Guillett, Jessica Klein, Kendall Lima, and James Rodgers), focusing on the songs of Irving Berlin. Limited seating. Tickets will be distributed, one per person, from 1:00 p.m. on the day of the program at the Library's Plaza Level Information Desk. This program will be simultaneously webcast at www.nypl.org/lpaprograms.

Wednesday, February 22, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The February 22 program will begin with Jane Marsh's comments on how to prepare for auditions.

Saturday, February 25, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Songs of Vincent Persichetti and Lowell Liebermann
Performance of songs by composer Vincent Persichetti, whose manuscripts are housed in the Library's Music Division. Artists include Rachel Watkins, soprano; James Martin, baritone; and Christopher Oldfather, piano.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The March 1 program will begin with Arlene Shrut's comments on the New Triad for Collaborative Arts.

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 3:00 PM
A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of W.A. Mozart
Natsuko Uemura, Harpsichord
Performance of works by W.A. Mozart and others.

Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers.

Thursday, March 9, 2006, 6:00 PM
Light, Movement, Design, Duration: Preserving Robert Wilson at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
1 HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE 2 NO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
Selections from the Robert Wilson Audio/Visual Collection, Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, with commentary by Archivist Sarah Ziebell Mann

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 3:00 PM
Light, Movement, Design, Duration: Preserving Robert Wilson at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
1 RECONSTRUCTING 2 EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
Excerpts from Einstein on the Beach, the 1976 opera by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass. Commentary by Archivist Sarah Ziebell Mann

Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing
Master class in art song, with Paul Sperry. Each class will be preceded by a short talk offering practical advice for singers at the start of their careers. The March 15 program will begin with Diane Zola's comments on programs for young artists at the Houston Grand Opera.

Thursday, March 16, 2006, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
The Concept
New version with hip-hop music of the groundbreaking performance art play performed by Daytop Village's recovering drug addicts. Introduction by Lawrence Sacharow (the work's creator and director) on the ancient Asian sources that influenced the production. Followed by a panel with Mr. Sacharow and the cast.

Saturday, March 18, 2006, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Percussia: Ingrid Gordon, percussion; Jan Vinci, flute
Contemporary works by Asian composers and Western composers inspired by Asian music.

Thursday, March 23, 2006, 6:00 PM
Let's Go on with the Show: Irving Berlin's Broadway
Panel with Theodore S. Chapin, Bobbi Baird, David Leopold, Russell Nype, and others.

Saturday, March 25, 2006, 3:00 PM
Selma Jeanne Cohen: A Tribute to Her Life and Work
Selma Jeanne Cohen: Pursuit of the Avant Garde
Screening with commentary by Camille Hardy, Charles Woodford, and Nancy Dalva.

Thursday, March 30, 2006, 6:00 PM
Ondine
Ron Levy, piano; Margaret Swinchoski, flute, and Laura Hamilton, violin, guest artists
Works by Chaminade, Chopin, Ravel, Reinecke, and others.

Saturday, April 1, 2006, 3:00 PM
Ondine
Palisades Virtuosi with Bob McGrath, singer/narrator, guest artist
Works by Barab, Lampkin, Somers, and Schroth. Mr. McGrath is "Bob" from "Sesame Street." The program will feature two world premieres: "Ondine" by Paul Somers, and "The Sea Nymph" by Godfrey Schroth.

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 1:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing: Art Songs with Commentary by Paul Sperry
Joy In Singing Finals

Saturday, April 8, 2006, 3:00 PM
Dance Literacy: How Books and Oral Histories Contribute to a Dancer's Imagination
Panel with Mindy Aloff, Allegra Kent, Susan Kraft, Al Pischl, and Nancy Reynolds.

Saturday, April 15, 2006, 3:00 PM
Selma Jeanne Cohen: A Tribute to Her Life and Work
Selma Jeanne Cohen: Next Week, Swan Lake, Approaches to Dance History and Criticism
Screening with commentary by George Dorris, Mindy Aloff, Jack Anderson, and Marcia Siegel.

Thursday, April 20, 2006, 6:00 PM
Ondine
Ondines, Loreleis, and Witches
Meagan Miller and Lexa Ferrill, sopranos; Lee Gregory, baritone; and Lydia Brown, piano, perform songs by Corigliano, Gershwin, Gilbert and Sullivan, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, Parry, Schubert, Schumann, and others. Songs by Busoni, Corigliano, Gershwin, Gibbs, Gilbert & Sullivan, Haydn, Liszt, Mozart, H. Parry, Rodgers & Hart, Schubert, C. & R. Schumann, and Stanford.

Saturday, April 22, 2006, 3:00 PM
Untold Stories
A talk with readings by Alan Bennett, based on his new autobiography.

Monday, April 24, 2006, 6:00 PM
An Evening with Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett will talk about his work and introduce readings of scenes from many of his plays, including Forty Years On, Kafka's Dick, The Lady in the Van, Single Spies, The Madness of George III, and others. Actors include Eileen Atkins, Philip Bosco, Richard Easton, Christine Ebersole, and Robert Sean Leonard. Directed by Jack O'Brien. There will be limited seating for this program. Tickets, which are free, are required and will be distributed, one per person, from 4:00 p.m. on April 24 at the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue, near 65th Street.

Saturday, April 29, 2006, 3:00 PM
Blue Skies: Irving Berlin's Hollywood
Talk by David Leopold

Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6:00 PM
Good Songs for Bad Times (or, The Songs We Sang to See Us Through)
An entertainment by Barry Day with Anna Bergman, Klea Blackhurst,Heather Hawkins, Simon Jones,and Evan Stern. With Music Director Steve Ross.

Saturday, May 6, 2006, 3:00 PM
Screening: An Evening with Alan Bennett
On April 24, the Library present Alan Bennett in a program which featured readings from his plays by Eileen Atkins, Philip Bosco, Richard Easton, Christine Ebersole, and Robert Sean Leonard. Today's program (May 6) will be a screening of that program in its entirely and will feature readings of scenes from many of Mr. Bennett's plays.

Saturday, May 13, 2006, 3:00 PM
Songs of a Better Place
This program is inspired by Enrico Caruso's recording of the aria "O Paradiso," which was used by Clifford Odets in his play Awake and Sing. The program will feature Caruso's recording and live performances of other songs of longing for a better place.

Thursday, May 18, 2006, 6:00 PM
Winners of the 2005 Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers
Performance by the award-winning young singers.

Saturday, May 20, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Joachim Andersen: Chopin of the Flute, a lecture-recital by Kyle Dzapo, flute, with Linda Mark, piano
Sara Dana Watson married one of the foremost musicians of the late 19th century. After his death in 1909, she worked at The New York Public Library and donated personal first-edition copies of Andersen's compositions and annotated concert programs. This material tells a fascinating story of turn-of the-century musical life in Berlin and Copenhagen.

Monday, May 22, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Three Sisters
Reading of Clifford Odets's adaptation of Chekhov's play, based on an unproduced and unpublished manuscript in the Library's Clifford Odets Papers. Starring Marisa Tomei, Elizabeth Marvel, Annie Parisse,Brian Murray, Ben Shenkman, Chris Messina, Campbell Scott, Peter Kybart, Kristin Linklater, Meredith Zinner, Jeffrey Glaser, Richard Topol, Steven Skybell, Luke Robertson. Directed by Lawrence Sacharow. Presented in celebration of the centennial of Clifford Odets (1906-1963).

Thursday, May 25, 2006, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Adam Brown, classical guitar
Performance of works by Carlos Chavez and others.

Saturday, June 3, 2006, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Mystic Circles: Islamic and Sufi Poetry and Movement Vocabulary in North Indian Kathak Dance
Lecture-demonstration by Rani Khanam. Ms. Khanam is visiting the United States with a fellowship from the Asian Cultural Council.

Monday, June 12, 2006, 6:30 PM
Two by Two: Clifford Odets Meets Richard Rodgers, a Musical Reunion
Original 1970 Broadway cast members of Two by Two, a musical version of Clifford Odets's Flowering Peach, are united to reminisce and present contrasting scenes and musical numbers. Participants include Marilyn Cooper, Joan Copeland, Michael Karm, Tricia O'Neil, and Walter Willison.

Saturday, June 17, 2006, 4:00 PM
ART & ACTIVISM: Contemporary LGBT Arts and Protest
Kings and Queens of New York City: A Drag Summit
With Storme DeLarverie, DIYAA (fka DRED), Flawless Sabrina, Murray Hill, Taylor Mac, and Sade Pendavis. Moderated by drag historian Joe E. Jeffreys, Kings and Queens of New York City brings together some of drag's best known names. The trans-generational congress reflects on the history of drag as it considers its changing faces, fashions, and future; and consists of a multi-media discussion, performance event, and exhibition exploring male and female impersonation. For more information on LGBT programs throughout the month of June see the Art & Activism website.

Thursday, June 22, 2006, 6:30 PM
ART & ACTIVISM: Contemporary LGBT Arts and Protest
Unities: Music of Pride and Celebration, a performance by Anthony de Mare, piano
Performance featuring the world premiere of "Aphorisms" (2006) by Joseph Hallman (texts by Arthur Rimbaud and Federico Garcia Lorca), and works by Frederic Rzewski, Lou Harrison, Rodney Sharman (text by Peter Eliot Weiss), Fred Hersch, Leonard Bernstein, and Jerome Kitzke (text by Allen Ginsberg and Jerome Kitzke). Followed by a panel feature Mr. de Mare, Mr. Hallman, Mr. Hersch, Mr. Kitzke, and Mr. Sharman. For more information on LGBT programs throughout the month of June see the Art & Activism website.

Thursday, June 29, 2006, 6:00 PM
Man or Superman?: The Art of George Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw On, and In, Love: A lecture by A.M. Gibbs
Mr. Gibbs is Emeritus Professor of English at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, and a leading authority on the life and work of George Bernard Shaw.

Monday, September 25, 2006, 6:30 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Sean O'Casey and Eugene O'Neill: Readings
This program will feature readings of rare correspondence from the Theatre Division, including letters from Eugene and Carlotta O'Neill to Lillian Gish; letters from the O'Neill's to Brooks Atkinson; letters from Sean O'Casey to Lillian Gish and Brooks Atkinson; as well as readings of scenes from Mourning Becomes Electra. The program will also feature a reading of the "Last Will and Testament of Silverdene Emblem O'Neill," written for his Dalmation by Eugene O'Neill. Actors include Penny Fuller, Jennifer Van Dyck, and Jonathan Walker. This program will take place at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street, New York City. Tickets, which are free, will be distributed, one per person, from two hours before showtime on the day of the program.

Thursday, September 28, 2006, 6:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Maya Hartman, piano
Ms. Hartman will perform works for which the Music Division holds the composers' manuscripts (holographs). Works by Arthur Berger, Charles Griffes, and W.A. Mozart will be on the program.

Saturday, September 30, 2006, 3:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Screening: Excerpts from the Performing Arts Library's Theatre Programs
Video clips include Julie Harris reminiscing about Sean O'Casey; Cherry Jones reading monologues by Tennessee Williams; Lauren Hutton talking about Lillian Gish; Robert Anderson and Teresa Wright reading correspondence from the Lillian Gish Papers; Irene Worth in programs on Lillian Gish and Ellen Terry; David Strathairn and Marcia Gay Harden in scenes from Chekhov; members of the Stratford Festival of Canada; and Philip Bosco reading a monologue from Shaw's Man and Superman. The excerpts will be introduced with commentary by Alan Pally, the Library's Producer.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
The Art of Boris Aronson
Conversation about the great theater designer. Panelists include Lisa Aronson, Hal Prince, and David Rockwell. Moderated by Foster Hirsch.

Thursday, October 5, 2006, 6:00 PM
Mirror Dance: A Tale of Twin Cuban Ballerinas, Love, and Politics
Margarita de Saa in conversation with filmmakers Frances McElroy and Maria Teresa Rodriguez. The discussion will be followed by a screening of Mirror Dance.

Saturday, October 7, 2006, 3:00 PM
Howling Near Heaven: Twyla Tharp and the Reinvention of Modern Dance
Lecture by Marcia B. Siegel

Saturday, October 14, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
The Holocaust Memorial Cantata: Lecture-Screening
Marta Ptaszynska, Professor of Composition at the University of Chicago, donated her manuscript for The Holocaust Memorial Cantata to the Library's Music Division several years ago. In this program, she will discuss the work and present a screening of a performance of the work, conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

Monday, October 16, 2006, 6:00 PM
An Evening with Simon Gray
The British playwright will discuss his work and introduce readings of scenes from his plays, which will be read by Bianca Amato, Richard Easton, Dana Ivey, Julian Ovenden, Roger Rees, and Richard Short. Directed by Simon Gray. The program will feature readings from Close of Play, The Common Pursuit, Japes, The Late Middle Classes, The Old Masters, Otherwise Engaged, Quartermaine's Terms, and the world premiere readings from Little Nell.

Thursday, October 19, 2006, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Western Performing Arts in a Middle Eastern Setting: The Egyptian Experiment
Conversation between Nimet Habachy and Magda Saleh

Saturday, October 21, 2006, 3:00 PM
Sophie Maslow: A Tribute to Her Life and Work
Julie Arenal, Carmen De Lavallade, Lynn Frielinghaus, Paula Levine, Muriel Manings, Donald McKayle, Bonnie Oda Homsey (moderator)

Thursday, October 26, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Betty Corwin Interviewed by Harriet Slaughter
The Founding Director of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive discusses her work. Sponsored by the League of Professional Theatre Women.

Saturday, October 28, 2006, 3:00 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): A Centennial Celebration
Maxim Anikushin, piano; Daniel Andai and Artur Kaganovskiy, violins; Kenji Bunch, viola; Andrey Tchekmazov, cello; Benjamin Baron, clarinet; Jane Elias, narrator
Shostakovich: Quintet, op. 57 in G minor; Stravinsky: Suite from "L'Histoire du soldat;" Prokofiev: "Peter and the Wolf"

Thursday, November 2, 2006, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Asswan Folkloric Dance Group
A performance by the company, which is from Upper Egypt.

Friday, November 3, 2006, 3:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
From Stanislavsky to Eric Morris: The Evolution of Acting Demonstrated through Scenes from Never-Produced Clifford Odets
Lecture-demonstration by Eric Morris. The Clifford Odets Papers were donated to the Theatre Division by his family.

Saturday, November 4, 2006, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Dance as Fluid Sculpture: The Example of Odissi
Performance by Oopali Operajita. Virtuoso classical Indian dancer Oopali Operajita has been called “the best Odissi interpreter today” by India’s most respected dance critic, P V Subramanian, (Subbudu), of The Statesman, New Delhi, and “absolute empress of the dance” by Marie Claire, Paris. She was born into a distinguished family in Orissa and began her study of Bharatanatyam at the age of six, with S. Meenakshi and Veena G Visalakshi, in Rishi Valley. Simultaneously, she studied Odissi for five years with Debaprasad Das, and later, for twelve continuous years, with Odissi’s greatest guru, Kelucharan Mohapatra. When Mohapatra returned to performing after a hiatus of twenty years, in the dance-drama Konarka, he cast Operajita in the female lead opposite him. Operajita has performed extensively in India and in several countries abroad. In 1990, she was appointed distinguished Fellow on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University, where, over a period of many years, she created an enduring understanding of India, its complex and rich history, and its myriad cultural and art forms. Operajita’s several international awards include a Canada Council Arts Award, a Senior Performing Arts Fellowship from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, nominations for an Outstanding Established Artist Award from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and a Harry Schwalb Award for Excellence in the Arts from Pittsburgh Magazine.

A choreographer of eminence, Operajita has contributed significantly to enhancing the Odissi repertoire. She has collaborated with American choreographer Mark Taylor and light artist Seth Riskin, in Pittsburgh, to produce major dance pieces in the early 1990s. A noted scholar and critic of dance and other arts, Operajita earned an MA in English from Delhi University and was a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Fellow at Canada’s Dalhousie University, where she wrote her thesis on Lawrence Durrell under the supervision of celebrated Canadian poet, Andrew Wainwright. She holds an MAPW (the equivalent of an MBA in Writing, Communication Planning and Design), from Carnegie Mellon University.

Operajita has worked with and continues to work as adviser to several of India’s leaders.

Thursday, November 9, 2006, 6:00 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): A Centennial Celebration
Artur Kaganovskiy, violin; Daniel Beliavsky, piano
Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues for Piano, Op. 87, and other works

Monday, November 13, 2006, 3:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Yesterdays: The Magical World of Otto Harbach
A celebration of the life and work of the lyricist and book writer whose credits include Roberta, The Desert Song, The Firefly, No No Nanette, and many other shows. Songs include "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Every Little Movement Has a Meaning All It's Own," "Cuddle Up a Little Closer," "Love Nest," and "Who?" Performers include Constance Green, Ellen Lang, Jason Hendrix, Irwin Reese, and Robert Rogers at the piano. The Otto Harbach Papers were donated to the Theatre Division by his family.

Thursday, November 16, 2006, 6:00 PM
Goddesses and Fantasy Objects: Italian Ballerinas of the 19th Century
Lecture by Lynn Garafola

Saturday, November 18, 2006, 3:00 PM
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975): A Centennial Celebration
The Songs of Shostakovich
Performance

Monday, November 20, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
The Colors of My Life: The Musical Theater of Michael Stewart
An entertainment by Barry Day and Francine Pascal. Starring Anna Bergman, Klea Blackhurst, Charles Busch, Jim Dale, Barry Day, Melissa Errico, James Naughton, Francine Pascal, Jon Peterson, Lee Roy Reams, Steve Ross, Evan Stern, Charles Strouse, and K.T. Sullivan. Michael Stewart's credits include books for Bye Bye Birdie, Carnival, Hello Dolly; book and lyrics for I Love My Wife; and lyrics for Barnum. The Michael Stewart Papers were donated to the Theatre Division by his family. Tickets, which are free, are required for this event and will be distributed, one per person, from 4:00 p.m. on the day of the program (November 20) at the Library's entrance at 111 Amsterdam Avenue, just south of 65th Street.

Saturday, November 25, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Judith Kellock, soprano; Thomas Meglioranza, baritone; Reiko Uchida, piano
Featured works include Debussy: Les Papillons; Schubert: Leiden der Trennung; and works from the Pierre Bernac Collection.

Thursday, November 30, 2006, 6:30 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
New York Miniaturist Ensemble
Performance by Erik Carlson, violin; Claire Bryant, cello; Michael Caterisano, percussion. The program will include short works by John Cage, as well as a number of world premieres.

Saturday, December 2, 2006, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Music from China
Red Azalea: A recital by Wang Guowei, erhu and Helen Lin, piano

Thursday, December 7, 2006, 6:00 PM
Performing Arts of Asia and the Middle East
Spandita Rekha: The Vibrating Line as Classical Odissi Dance
Lecture-demonstration by Oopali Operajita

Saturday, December 9, 2006, 3:00 PM
Treasures of the Music Division
Samuel Magill, cello; Linda Hall, piano
The program will include Louis Gruenberg's Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra (arr. for cello and piano), and other works.

Monday, December 11, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Hey Look Me Over: The Lyrics of Carolyn Leigh
Steve Ross and special guests perform an evening dedicated to the lyricist of How Now Dow Jones, Little Me, Peter Pan, and Wildcat as well as such songs as "Witchcraft" and "Young at Heart." Special guests include Margery Beddow, George Costacos, Diane Findlay, Michelle Nicklas, Jane White, Julie Wilson, and Sara Zahn. The Carolyn Leigh Papers were donated to the Theatre Division by her family.

Thursday, December 14, 2006, 6:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Queer Theater History: Engaging Archival Evidence
A talk/panel with Robin Bernstein, Michael Schiavi, and Kevin Winkler. The participants were contributors to the book Cast Out: Queer Lives in the Theater (The University of Michigan Press, 2006).

Thursday, January 18, 2007, 6:00 PM
Arturo Toscanini: Homage to the Maestro
Seth B. Winner, sound engineer of the Toscanini Legacy since 1988, presents rare and unique audio selections from the collection, housed in the Library's Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. This program will highlight rehearsals, broadcast and non-broadcast concerts from the incomparable Toscanini Legacy, digitally restored for the presentation.

Saturday, January 20, 2007, 3:00 PM
Arturo Toscanini: Homage to the Maestro
Seth B. Winner, sound engineer of the Toscanini Legacy since 1988, presents rare and unique audio selections from the collection, housed in the Library's Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound. This program will focus on Toscanini's last concert (April 4, 1954) as well as the memorial broadcast presented the day after his death.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 3:00 PM
Joy In Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Joy in Singing: Art Songs and Commentary with Paul Sperry
Master class/performance

Saturday, January 27, 2007, 3:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Screening: The Colors of My Life: The Musical Theater of Michael Stewart
A screening of the program which was presented live at the Performing Arts Library in November. Starring Anna Bergman, Klea Blackhurst, Charles Busch, Jim Dale, Barry Day, Melissa Errico, James Naughton, Francine Pascal, Jon Peterson, Lee Roy Reams, Steve Ross, Evan Stern, Charles Strouse, and KT Sullivan.

Saturday, January 27, 2007, 3:00 PM
The Billy Rose Theatre Division at 75: Treasures from the Archives
Screening of The Colors of His Life: The Music Theater of Michael Stewart
Screening of the program presented at the Library on November 20. Performers include Charles Busch, Jim Dale, Melissa Errico, James Naughton, Steve Ross, Charles Strouse, and K.T. Sullivan.

Thursday, February 1, 2007, 6:00 PM
"Ten Degrees North of Terrific:" The Creation of Jerome Robbins Fancy Free
Lecture by Amanda Vaill, author of Somewhere, a biography of Jerome Robbins (Broadway Books, 2006)

Friday, February 2, 2007, 3:00 PM
Abraham Appleman, violin; Gerald Kagan, cello; Susan Kagan, cello
Works by Mendelssohn and Schubert