Classical, Etc.
Metropolitan Opera at the Movies: A summer series of encores of favorite broadcasts from past seasons ends as Natalie Dessay sings La traviata’s heroine Violetta. See metopera.org for participating theaters., metopera.org. Various Locations, 0 St., Seattle, N/A, Wed., July 17, 6:30 p.m..
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Seattle Chamber Music Society
July 17 At 7 p.m., a free all-Dvorak concert in Volunteer Park. July 19 7 p.m. recital: Chopin and a Mozart duo. 8 p.m. concert: Piano quartets by Beethoven and Saint-Saens. July 22 Recital: Music for piano four-hands by Faure and Satie. Concert: Bernstein, Ives, and Carter meet Mozart and Schumann. July 24 Recital: Shostakovich’s searing and autobiographical String Quartet no. 8. Concert: Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet, plus Mendelssohn and Brahms. July 26 Recital: Copland’s Violin Sonata. Concert: String quartets by Beethoven and Barber, and the festival closes with The Rite of Spring for piano four-hands. Benaroya Recital Hall, Third Ave. and Union St., 283-8710, seattlechambermusic.org. Single tickets $15–$45.
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Northwest Mahler Festival Each summer, area musicians gather to read through Mahler’s symphonies and similar late-romantic blockbusters. This week, Mahler’s Second: July 17, the choir rehearses; July 18, the orchestra joins them in an informal performance open to the public. See nwmahlerfestival.org to register. Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 Tenth Ave. E. $25 session. 7 p.m.
The Pirates of Penzance: The 5th’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s swashbuckler. Previews through July 17, opens July 18. Runs Tues.-Sun; see 5thavenue.org for exact schedule. Ends Aug. 4., 625-1900, 5thavenue.org. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle, www.5thavenue.org, $29 and up, Tuesdays-Sundays. Continues through Aug. 4.
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Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society: Their summer show is The Gondoliers, in which one of the two title brothers seems to be the heir to a throne. Opens July 12. Runs Fri.-Sun., see pattersong.org for exact schedule. Ends July 27., 800-838-3006, pattersong.org. Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St. (Seattle Center), Seattle, www.seattlerep.org, $16-$40, Fridays-Sundays. Continues through July 27.
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Olympic Music Festival Chamber music in a rustic repurposed barn, each Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Sept. 1. This weekend, Rozsa, Mendelssohn, Schumann. Olympic Music Festival, Center Road, Quilcene, 360-732-4800, olympicmusicfestival.org. $18–$33.
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The AMA Trio A house concert of vocal and instrumental music of many traditions, with soprano/violinist Hope Wechkin. RSVP at hope111809@gmail.com. Shainin/Wechkin House, 6114 12th Ave. N.E. $15. 7:30 p.m. Sat., July 20.
Public Opera Opera favorites from a quartet of singers. Hilton Bellevue, 300 112th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, 425-455-1300. 6 p.m. Sun., July 21.
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Tudor Choir A concert to open the choir’s annual workshop with guest singers from the Tallis Scholars. St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave., 800-838-3006, tudorchoir.org. $25. 8 p.m. Sun., July 21.
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Bonnie Whiting & Karl Knapp SEE EAR SUPPLY, PAGE TK.
