Music and Film

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NEW! FAMILY FILMS IN THE GARDENS

No charge ■ No reservations needed ■ Philip Hulitar Sculpture Garden

The Secret Garden

Sunday, November 21, 2021 at 2 p.m. Released 2020 • Rated PG 1 hour, 39 minutes

Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickly cousin, and the two children find a wondrous secret garden lost in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor.

My Octopus Teacher

Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 2 p.m. Released 2020 • Rated TV-G 1 hour, 25 minutes

After years of swimming at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher, a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never before seen bond between human and wild animal.

FRIDAY FILM SERIES

Tickets are $10 ■ No charge for Four Arts members ■ Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium Tickets are available in advance and also at the door 30 minutes before each screening.

Up

Friday, November 19, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2009 • Rated PG 1 hour, 36 minutes Family friendly

Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner) is an irascible old codger determined to travel to South America by tying helium balloons to his house. The only kink in his plan is the 8-year-old stowed away on his front porch. Despite their differences, the pair make a perfect team when it comes to taking on the dangers of the wilderness.

Molly’s Game

Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2017 • Rated R for drug content, language, and violence 2 hours, 20 minutes

In this entertaining drama based on a true story, Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) finds success organizing poker games for celebrity clients. But when her den is raided by the FBI for hosting members of the Russian mob, she turns to a charismatic lawyer (Idris Elba) to keep her out of jail.

Friday, December 10, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2001 • Rated PG-13 • 1 hour, 59 minutes

Set in 1899, this musical drama features Ewan McGregor as a young poet who defies his father by moving to “the absinthe-soaked, amoral, bohemian” neighborhood of Montmatre. It is here that he meets the diminutive artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo) and is drafted to write a nightclub spectacular. In this seedy world of sex and drugs, he begins a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with the most famous courtesan (Nicole Kidman) in Paris.

Double Indemnity

Friday, December 17, 2021 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 1944 • Not Rated 1 hour, 46 minutes

An insurance salesman lets himself be convinced by a seductive housewife into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator in Billy Wilder’s classic, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards and set the standard for film noir. Related lecture

Michael Kovner

Film Noir

Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 3 p.m. $20 • No charge for Four Arts members

Enjoy a history of the world of Film Noir from The Maltese Falcon in 1941 to Psycho in 1960. Often written by mystery writers like Raymond Chandler, these melodramas featured stylized black and white cinematography. Not only are the films filled with shadows, but so are the characters. Beautiful young women are not what they seem, and the leading men are handsome but not conventional matinee idols.

Fisherman’s Friends

Friday, January 7, 2022 at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Released 2020 • Rated PG-13 • 1 hour, 52 minutes

A fast living, cynical London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing fishermen. He becomes the ultimate “fish out of water” as he struggles to gain the respect or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and community over fame and fortune.

Tickets are $20 ■ $15 for Four Arts members, students with valid ID, or ages 15 & under This series explores the lives of renowned artists and their art. All screenings are previously recorded and shown in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium.

NICKOLAS MURAY

Frida Kahlo

Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2 p.m. 1 hour, 30 minutes with no intermission Directed by Ali Ray

Everyone knows Frida Kahlo, but who was the woman behind the bright colors, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a journey through the life of a true icon, discover her art, and uncover the truth behind her often-turbulent life. Using letters Kahlo wrote to guide us, this definitive film reveals her deepest emotions and unlocks the secrets and symbolism contained within her art.

Presented in conjunction with Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection on display at the Norton Museum now through February 6, 2022.

Tickets are $30 • $25 for Four Arts members • $15 for students with ID or ages 15 & under All screenings take place in the Walter S. Gubelmann Auditorium and are previously recorded unless noted. Series selections, run times, intermissions, and casts are all subject to change.

Eurydice

Matthew Aucoin, libretto by Sarah Ruhl

Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1 p.m. 3 hours, 3 minutes with one intermission Live

Rising American composer Matthew Aucoin has a captivating new take on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to harness the power of music to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld. Sarah Ruhl’s libretto, adapted from her acclaimed 2003 play, reimagines the tale from Eurydice’s point of view. Soprano Erin Morley sings the title role, opposite baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus.

CORY WEAVER / Los Angeles Opera

Boris Godunov

Modest Mussorgsky

Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1 p.m. 2 hours, 40 minutes with no intermission

Bass René Pape, the world’s reigning Boris, reprises his tremendous portrayal of the tortured tsar caught between grasping ambition and crippling paranoia. Conductor Sebastian Weigle leads Mussorgsky’s masterwork, a pillar of the Russian repertoire, in its original 1869 version. Stephen Wadsworth’s affecting production poignantly captures the hope and suffering of the Russian people, as well as the title ruler himself.

KEN HOWARD / Met Opera

ERIC WOOLSEY / Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Terence Blanchard, libretto by Kasi Lemmons

Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 1 p.m. 3 hours, 15 minutes with one intermission Addresses adult themes and contains some adult language

Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M. Blow’s moving memoir (libretto by Kasi Lemmons) tells a poignant and profound story about a young man’s journey to overcome trauma and hardship. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown co-direct this new staging, featuring baritone Will Liverman, one of opera’s exciting young artists, alongside sopranos Angel Blue and Latonia Moore.

Jim Holman

Richard Wagner: The Man and His Music

Monday, January 3, 2022 at 3 p.m. No charge • Reservations required

Richard Wagner was a great composer and influential European artist in the 200 years following Beethoven. Today, Wagner’s musical legacy continues in 10 works which form the core of the international operatic repertory. Wagner’s biography remains shrouded in myth, legend and controversy.

A Passion for Opera

with Ariane Csonka Comstock

Mondays from noon to 1:30 p.m. Session I: December 6, 13; January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; February 7 $175 per 8-class session

Ariane Csonka Comstock enriches the experience of opera with extensive background material in literature, stage and costume design, language, history, and politics. She will illustrate performances with DVDs, videos, and recordings of charismatic stars past and present, and will lead discussions of current productions around the world.

Tickets or reservations are required for all programs The Four Arts app ■ www.fourarts.org ■ customerservice@fourarts.org ■ (561) 655-7226

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, “Brandenburg Concertos”

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. $40 ■ No charge for Four Arts members

Arguably the greatest of all baroque concertos, Bach’s six masterpieces unfailingly provide spiritual fulfillment for music lovers of all faiths and beliefs, inspiring strength at year’s end and a vision of the brightest future.

Please note: PBS will be filming this live performance for a two-part special to air on its stations in April, thanks to the generosity of the members of The Four Arts’ Music Committee.

CHRISTOPH KÖSTLIN

Jan Lisiecki, piano

Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 3 p.m. $30 ■ No charge for Four Arts members

Enjoy a beautiful program featuring Chopin’s Etudes and Noctunes from “a musician of unusual refinement and imagination” (Boston Globe). Jan Lisiecki’s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. Now 26, the Canadian performs over a hundred yearly concerts worldwide. At 18, Lisiecki became both the youngest ever recipient of Gramophone’s Young Artist Award and received the Leonard Bernstein Award. In August 2021, Deutsche Grammophon released Frédéric Chopin’s complete Nocturnes, Lisiecki’s eighth album for the prestigious label.

Related workshop: The Evolution of the Symphony Orchestra

with Juliette de Marcellus

Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. December 15; January 19; February 9; March 16; April 13 $100 for series

This class focuses on the first decades of the 19th century and the composers responsible for the development of its musical styles. We will analyze symphonic works from Mendelssohn to Tchaikovsky, as well as the great piano and violin concertos. We will also outline the influence of Nationalism and the creation of the Tone Poem.