1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents
Giselle. Conductor: Valery Ovsyanikov, choreography: Elena Tschernischova after Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa. With Nina Poláková, Masayu Kimoto, Rebecca Horner, Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Alice Firenze, Leonardo Basílio, and Soloists and Corps de ballet des Wiener Staatsballetts. Production from September 2017. Register for free and view here.
2:30 pm ET: Philharmonie de Paris presents Casadesus conducts Debussy, Ravel, Schumann & Beethoven. Jean-Claude Casadesus conducts the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris in a Franco-German program of Debussy’s
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, Ravel’s
Pavane pour une infante défunte Schumann’s Piano Concerto with soloist David Kadouch, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1. View here. LIVE
New Year’s more subdued, but still lots to do, see, hear | The Daily Gazette
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December 30, 2020
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams will present a virtual tribute to the Rolling Stones for New Year’s Eve. The music starts at 8 p.m.
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Like most 2020 holidays, New Year’s will be a quieter affair than usual.
Many traditions, such as First Night Saratoga, have been canceled, while others have taken on a virtual format. Here’s a look at some New Year’s events being offered in the Capital Region both today and Friday.
New Year’s Eve
The First Night of Funny
click to enlarge Well, thankfully, this awful year is finally coming to a close. As you anticipate an upward-bound 2021, consider adding these area events to your calendar of fun stuff to do.
Hudson Hall Hosts Virtual Kwanza Celebration | through January 2 On December 26, Hudson Hall, in cooperation with Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center, kicked off a virtual community Kwanzaa Umoja celebration, which is running through January 1. The festivities will include a special lighting of the Kinara ceremony by the Sankofa awardees and community leaders and taped performances of “It’s Kwanzaa, Mom!,” a theater presentation by Operation Unite, Kuumba Dance and Drum, the Harambe Dance Company, and the COARC Kuumba Warriors; a premier showing of Hudson by choreographer Kyle Marshall; and photographs by JD Urban Photography and David