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Wien V: Cabaret Night

Cabaret songs by William Bolcom, Benjamin Britten, Edith Piaf, Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie, Arnold Schoenberg, Germaine Tailleferre, and Kurt Weill Justine Aronson, Laura Strickling, Lauren Worsham, soprano; Samantha Malk, mezzo soprano; Michael Brofman, Spencer Myer, Richard Valitutto, piano Admission $25/$15 for students. Buy tickets here. Part of a series by the Brooklyn Art Song Society on music from Vienna. From the Brooklyn…

Wien IV: The Second Viennese School

Alban Berg: 7 frühe Lieder, Piano Sonata Op. 1 Arnold Schoenberg: 3 Klavierstücke Op. 11, Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Op. 15 Anton Webern: 5 Lieder aus Der siebente Ring, Op.3, Piano Variations Op. 27 Sarah Brailey, Kristina Bachrach, soprano; Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano; Michael Brofman, Daniel Schlosberg, Miori Sugiyama, piano Admission $25/$15 for students. Buy tickets here. Part of a series…

Stranger in a Strange Land—Searching for Gershom Scholem and Jerusalem

In Stranger in a Strange Land, George Prochnik revisits the life and work of Gershom Scholem, whose once prominent reputation, as a Freud-like interpreter of the inner world of the cosmos, has faded in the United States. He vividly recreates Scholem’s upbringing in Berlin and brings to life Scholem’s transformative friendship with Walter Benjamin, the critic and philosopher. In doing so,…

Gallery Talk: Something Old and Something New: Count Tessin and His Collections

A gallery talk on the exhibition Treasures from the Nationalmuseum of Sweden: The Collections of Count Tessin. Jennifer Tonkovich, Eugene and Clare Thaw Curator, Drawings and Prints John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Department Head, Drawings and Prints Presented in conjunction with the Morgan’s Swedish Festival. All gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations necessary.…