Classical, Etc. • Composer Spotlight A presentation by composer Chris Jeffries and writer

January 7, 2014 1:34 pm

Classical, Etc.

• Composer Spotlight A presentation by composer Chris Jeffries and writer Harold Taw on their collaboration, a new one-act musical titled The Missed Connections Club.., jackstraw.org. Jack Straw Studios, 4261 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle, 206-328-7694, www.jackstraw.org, Free, Second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 p.m..

• Royal Opera House at the Movies Live from London, starting with Wagner’s Parsifal. See screenvision.com for participating theaters. Thurs., Jan. 9 & Sun., Jan. 12.

Seattle Symphony Musical comedians Igudesman & Joo are the special guests. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$112. 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 9.

Curtis Foster Music for oboe and string trio by Mozart, Stamitz, and others. Sponsored by the Early Music Guild. Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 308 Fourth Ave. S., Kirkland, 325-7066, earlymusicguild.org. 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 10.

Seattle Symphony “Bach’s Coffeehouse” features music he may have played with his chamber orchestra in Leipzig: his own Suite no. 2 for flute, Telemann, Vivaldi, and more. Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., 215-4747, seattlesymphony.org. $19–$76. 8 p.m. Fri., Jan. 10–Sat., Jan. 11.

• Vespertine Opera Britten’s 1946 The Rape of Lucretia, a small-scale but hard-hitting tale of Roman history and female oppression. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Ave. E., vespertineopera.com. $30–$35. 8 p.m. Fri., Jan. 10–Sat., Jan. 11.

• Seattle Opera A bitter jester, his innocent daughter, a rakish duke, an assassin—all clash tragically in Verdi’s Rigoletto. Riccardo Frizza conducts. McCaw Hall, Seattle Center, 389-7676, seattleopera.org. $25 and up. Opens Jan. 11. 7:30 p.m. Wed. & Sat., plus 7:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 24 and 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 12. Ends Jan. 25.

Michael Hovnanian This bassist plays Bach, Brahms, and more as part of the “Barry Lieberman and Friends” recital series. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $15. 2 p.m. Sun., Jan. 12.

Eunyoung Kim Bach, Mendelssohn, and more from this Korean organist. Kane Hall, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $15. 3 p.m. Sun., Jan. 12.

Michael Partington Albeniz, Hovhaness, and more for classical guitar. Brechemin Auditorium, School of Music, UW campus, 685-8384, music.washington.edu. $15. 7:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 12.

• Melia Watras This UW faculty violist, plus violinist Michael Jinsoo Lim, play their own works and music by colleague Richard Karpen. Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, music.washington.edu. $12–$20. 7:30 p.m. Mon., Jan. 13.

• Garrick Ohlsson From this masterful pianist, music by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, and American impressionist Charles Griffes. Meany Hall, UW campus, 543-4880, uwworldseries.org. $41–$46. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 15.