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The Importance of Being Earnest

First Preview: May 25, 2016
Opening Date: Jun 2, 2016
Closing Date: Jun 4, 2016
Running Time: 01:50
The Importance of Being Earnest

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Playing @
Rose Theater
Frederick P. Rose Hall Broadway at 60th Street, New York, NY 10019
A HANDBAG.....!?

“An immediate hit and that rare thing: a genuinely funny opera.” So said The Guardian of Gerald Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest.


Many cucumber sandwiches are eaten, jigs danced, and dinner plates sacrificed for laughs in Irish composer Gerald Barry’s sharp and ingenious opera setting of Oscar Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest. The highly charged score—which skitters across extreme serialism, Beethovenian grandeur, Sprechstimme (with megaphones), and variations on “Auld Lang Syne”—not only matches but elevates Wilde’s wit. The result is a delightful work of comic virtuosity, delivered with perfect comedic timing by an exceptionally gifted cast and the New York Philharmonic.

U.S. stage premiere
Production by the Royal Opera.
Part of NY PHIL BIENNIAL 2016

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
ConcertConcert
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive listening devices are available for Rose Theater at the coat check with deposit of credible form of identification.
  • Entrance

    Rose Theater is accessible through primary entrance on Broadway at 60th Street with elevators to the fifth and sixth floors.
  • Parking

    Central Parking Systems 345 West 58th Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenue)
  • Restroom

    Men’s and Women’s Restrooms are accessible on the Orchestra and Mezzanine levels
  • Visual Assistance

    Large-type and Braille programs are available for all Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts in Rose Theater. The programs may be obtained at the PSPD information table on the fifth floor
  • Water Fountain

    Water fountains are accessible on the Orchestra and Mezzanine levels.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating is available at all levels and price ranges. Persons who use wheelchairs and are able to transfer may request an aisle seat with removable armrest when purchasing tickets. Wheelchair loans are available for people who require a wheelchair to go to and from their seats on a first come first serve basis. Please call the house manager at 212-258-9501 the day before the concert to arrange for this service.

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