On The Calendar

Sunday, January 20, 2013, at 3:00 p.m.

L’Opera Comique
Salle Favart
Paris

William Christie, Conductor
Les Arts Florissants

Charpentier: David Et Jonathas

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

L’Opera National De Paris
L’Opera Bastille
Paris

Michail Jurowski, Conductor

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina

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Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.

Orchestre National De France
Theatre Du Chatelet
Paris

Colin Davis, Conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, Violin

Mozart: Symphony No. 35 (“Haffner”)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

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Friday, January 25, 2013, at 8:00 p.m.

Orchestre De Paris
Salle Pleyel
Paris

Paavo Jarvi, Conductor
Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Schumann: “Genoveva” Overture
Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”)

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Two five-act operas: I can hardly wait!

However, I want to see Salle Favart and L’Opera Bastille.

Getting tickets for the “Khovanshchina” performance was not easy: January 22 is opening night of a new production, and tickets are scarce. (January 22 was the only night we could attend.)

Since we decided only yesterday to go to Paris, very early this morning Andrew called someone he knows at the Wiener Staatsoper and Andrew’s father called a European conductor he has known for years.

We got tickets.

Andrew says Colin Davis will probably cancel the Orchestra National De France concert. Davis is very old, and has been infirm of late, and has been canceling about 80 per cent of his appearances the last year or so, often at the last minute.

I had wanted to see the Paris Opera Ballet, but the Paris Opera Ballet will not be performing the week we shall be in Paris.