Music Mondays presents Musicians from the Met Opera Orchestra: Music of Kevin Puts
Free (reservations available but not required)
- Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Kevin Puts — Selected works
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — "Non più di fiori," La clemenza di Tito
Musicians from the storied Met Orchestra join the Metropolitan Opera's mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Johnson Cano ("towering…restless, powerful, profound," The NY Times), for an exploration of the acclaimed music of Kevin Puts, whose opera The Hours will premiere at the Met the following night. Hear Kevin speak about the opera and his chamber music as part of a program that includes arias from The Hours, a song cycle, chamber works, as well as a Mozart aria.
Reserving tickets: Most of our 300 seats are for those who just show up — but as a courtesy to our friends who work late, we set aside some advance reservations for general admission. All other seats are 'first come, first served' and are available as early as 6:45pm, when the doors open. Note that reservations are good for entrance only, not for specific seats. Reservations are void after 7:20pm.
If reservations are gone, don't worry — just show up! It is rare for Music Mondays to turn anyone away.
About Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano has garnered critical acclaim for performances of both new and standard repertoire; lauded by The New York Times for her "rich-toned mezzo-soprano" voice and by Opera News as a "matchless interpreter of contemporary opera."
Highlights of Cano's operatic career have included performing the roles of Donna Elvira, Carmen and Offred with the Boston Lyric Opera; The Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra; the Mother, Dragonfly, and the Squirrel in L'enfant et les sortilèges with the San Francisco Symphony; performances of El Niño with John Adams and the London Symphony Orchestra; Carmen with the New Orleans Opera; and Orphée with the Des Moines Metro Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. She has appeared in more than 100 performances on the stage at The Metropolitan Opera since her debut in the 2009-2010 season, most recently in the roles of Nicklausse, Emilia, Hansel, and Meg Page. Cano debuted the role of Virginia Woolf in the world premiere of Kevin Puts's The Hours with the Philadelphia Orchestra about which The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Every word was clear both in content and intention, and her mezzo-soprano tone was deeply alluring."
https://www.jenniferjohnsoncano.net/