Last Minute Plans: April 4-6
This week’s guide spans continents, centuries, and art forms—offering music, movement, and memory in equal measure. In San Francisco, a program of string works contemplates peace and place. Marilyn Monroe takes center stage across two cities: as the subject of a dreamlike new ballet in Portland, and through the lens of photographic history in Seattle. Santa Fe hosts a poetic excavation of American landscapes, while Boston revisits Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved Carousel in a major new production. On Sunday, Chicago unleashes the might of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony, and Las Vegas celebrates Verdi with a passionate operatic showcase.
San Francisco: A Prayer for Peace
Three composers reflect on peace through deeply personal sound worlds—from Hailstork’s sacred opulence to Jungyoon Wie’s lyrical meditation on immigration and identity.
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Portland: Marilyn
In this world premiere ballet, choreographer Dani Rowe and composer Shannon Rugani illuminate Marilyn Monroe’s inner world with surreal elegance and emotional depth.
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Seattle: Some Like It Shot
Photographer Natalie Krick and historian Kim Beil explore portraiture, pop culture, and Marilyn Monroe through photography, fashion, and their collaborative creative process.
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Santa Fe: Wamponomon: The Place of Shells
Poet Karen Petersen offers a haunting, lyrical reflection on place, memory, and colonial legacy, rooted in her Long Island childhood and spanning global histories.
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Boston: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
An 80th anniversary revival of the American musical classic, staged by Anne Bogart and featuring iconic songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
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Chicago: Prieto Conducts Shostakovich 7
Shostakovich’s defiant wartime symphony thunders through Orchestra Hall under the baton of Carlos Miguel Prieto, capturing a city under siege and the will to survive.
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Las Vegas: Viva Verdi!
An operatic greatest hits celebration of Verdi’s finest work, featuring excerpts from La Traviata, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and more—sung in Italian.
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Friday, April 4th
San Francisco: A Prayer for Peace
Three composers reflect on peace through deeply personal sound worlds—from Hailstork’s sacred opulence to Jungyoon Wie’s lyrical meditation on immigration and identity.
• Tickets + More Information
Saturday, April 5th
Portland: Marilyn
In this world premiere ballet, choreographer Dani Rowe and composer Shannon Rugani illuminate Marilyn Monroe’s inner world with surreal elegance and emotional depth.
• Tickets + More Information
Seattle: Some Like It Shot
Photographer Natalie Krick and historian Kim Beil explore portraiture, pop culture, and Marilyn Monroe through photography, fashion, and their collaborative creative process.
• Tickets + More Information
Santa Fe: Wamponomon: The Place of Shells
Poet Karen Petersen offers a haunting, lyrical reflection on place, memory, and colonial legacy, rooted in her Long Island childhood and spanning global histories.
• Tickets + More Information
Boston: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
An 80th anniversary revival of the American musical classic, staged by Anne Bogart and featuring iconic songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
• Tickets + More Information
Sunday, April 6th
Chicago: Prieto Conducts Shostakovich 7
Shostakovich’s defiant wartime symphony thunders through Orchestra Hall under the baton of Carlos Miguel Prieto, capturing a city under siege and the will to survive.
• Tickets + More Information
Las Vegas: Viva Verdi!
An operatic greatest hits celebration of Verdi’s finest work, featuring excerpts from La Traviata, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and more—sung in Italian.
• Tickets + More Information
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