
Requiring two orchestras, two choruses, and soloists, War Requiem is a large-scale work that intersperses Britten’s setting of the traditional Latin Mass for the Dead with poems by English poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen, who was killed one week before the Armistice was signed. Presented 8 p.m. Friday, May 3 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre.
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' haunting portrayal of a family in crisis and a masterpiece of the American theatre, opens in Todd Theatre on April 25 and runs through Saturday, May 4.
As one of the world's premier music schools, the Eastman School of Music has been enriching the musical life of Rochester since 1921. Today, the School presents more than 700 concerts a year in the magnificent Eastman Theatre and intimate Kilbourn Hall – providing the Rochester community with an exceptional opportunity to experience world-class music in a world-class setting.
The Memorial Art Gallery is one of the country's few university-affiliated art museums open to the whole community. Its collection spans 5,000 years and is recognized as one of the finest amongst regional art museums.