An uprooted lily goes on a quest to wed a human bride and destroy The God of Nostalgia. Genre squishing Taylor Mac and a company of 40+ unravel our national pastime of melancholy remembrances. The Lily's Revenge is a 5 part extravaganza featuring live music, wild costumes, vaudevillian theatrics, macabre entr'actes, a million sequins, and a few flowers.

The Met has assembled a cast of powerful voices to match Aida’s epic scale, which in this grand production uses every stage lift in the house.

Burn the Floor, the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular that has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries, will make its Broadway debut in a limited 12-week engagement in one of Broadway's most intimate venues.

With this new production, voted Europe’s best opera staging for 2007, one of opera’s great visionaries makes his Met debut. Patrice Chéreau, renowned for his legendary centennial Ring cycle at Bayreuth, directs Janácek’s drama of human resilience inside a Russian prison. “The penal camp is a different society, parallel to ours, but there are many similarities between the two,” Chéreau declares. “Power, relationships, humiliation, passion—all those things exist in both worlds.” Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen also makes his Met debut, and Peter Mattei leads the ensemble cast.

Called "one of the most original compositional voices of our time," Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is a prominent member of a group of Finnish composers making a worldwide impact. Her music is at once opulent and mysterious, with dense everchanging textures, often created by a combination of music and electronics. This Portrait features the dramatic Graal théâtre, a 25-minute violin concerto that juxtaposes the virtuosity of the violinist with the activity of the ensemble, which morphs from delicate calm to vibrant commotion.

Come join Columbia's student musicians perform solo and chamber works by Bach, Beethoven and others.

Part of the MPP's Early Music Columbia's series Andre Laurent O'Neil, baroque cello Free and open to the public. This program will include short works by Colombi, Gabrielli, Vitali, Scipriani, Duport, and Andre Laurent O'Neil, as well as two Bach suites.

The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University presents its Fall 2009 concert series continuing December 2 featuring percussionist Alex Lipowski. Program to include works by Hurel, Billone, Francesconi, Ferneyhough, and Verlingieri. Open to public.

Beautiful music illuminates the spirit of giving in this joyful tale of community based on a true story of a tiny Alaskan village on King Island in the Bering Sea. Recommended for grade K and up December 4-18, 2009.

Co-Directed by Marco Cappelli and Arthur Kampela Free and open to the public

Directed by Christine Correa Free and open to the public.

Trio Settecento explores the magnificent chamber music of Bach and his German compatriots. The Chicago Tribune described the trio’s performance as "some of the most refreshing, life-enhancing Baroque playing heard in years."

Miller-favorite Eric Reed returns with a blockbuster combination of Christmas favorites from his childhood and selections from his holiday album. Hailed a "first-class jazz pianist" by JazzTimes, Reed gathers together a stellar roster of jazz friends to join the seasonal celebration.

The renowned Tallis Scholars return to Miller’s series to celebrate the holiday season. Josquin’s powerful Missa de Beata Virgine exemplifies the composer’s astonishing technique.