Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals

MUSIC / PERFORMANCE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019
1:00 PM & 4:00 PM

Miller Theater at Columbia University
2960 Broadway, Morningside Heights, Manhattan

$15-$30; $13-$25 seniors; $9-$18 students and under age 25
https://www.millertheatre.com/events/carnival-of-the-animals-12-21-2019-1pm

What, you may ask, is Saint-Saëns's (concededly delightful) (and French!) warhorse doing on this List?  Well, how about a puppet production directed by the excellent Lake Simons?  With music direction by the invaluable Laura Barger (of Yarn/Wire), leading a squad of faves from the NYC alt classical scene?  Also, the piece is delightful — and French!

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  Well, day.  I can't imagine anything nicer, either before or after, than the Hungarian Pastry Shop.