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La ville morte
Opening Date: Apr 19, 2024
Closing Date: Apr 21, 2024
Playing @
NYU Skirball
566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
Nadia Boulanger is widely considered one of the most important women in the history of music, having taught iconic 20th-Century composers including Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Astor Piazzolla, Philip Glass and Quincy Jones. Her only opera, La ville morte, with a libretto by Gabriele D’Annunzio, is a twisted love story that explores the destructive power of obsession and desire within a quartet of characters. The work was scheduled to premiere at the Opéra–Comique in Paris in 1914, but with the outbreak of World War I, it never did, and the music was lost. Nearly a century later, vital New York-based chamber company Catapult Opera has commissioned David Conte, one of Boulanger’s last protégés, to compose a full score based on Boulanger’s recently discovered piano reduction of the orchestra, for a new production helmed by acclaimed opera and film director Robin Guarino, conducted by Catapult founder and artistic director Neal Goren and featuring the Talea Ensemble. A co-production of Catapult and the Greek National Opera, La ville morte comes to NYU Skirball for its American premiere, after opening at Athens’ Stavros Niarchos Hall in January 2024.
Performance Schedule
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
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Never
Full-price tickets:
$70.00 - $70.00
Lottery & Rush
Non-NYU students & Seniors (62+): Access $20 rush tickets in person on the day of the show at the box office. You’ll need valid student ID or proof of your age. All discounts are subject to availability. A $3 facility fee applies to all rush tickets. Rush tickets can be purchased on the day of the performance from the time the box office opens (usually 12 PM Tuesday-Saturday or 2 hours prior to the event).
Accessibility
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Box Office
Shagan Box Office in the lobby of NYU Skirball, 566 La Guardia Place (just south of Washington Square South).
Hours: Tues - Sat, noon to 6pm and two hours before show times. -
Seating
860 seats. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator. -
Assisted Listening System
Infrared listening devices available for most performances. Please make a request to the house staff upon arrival. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair seating available on all levels.
