New Orleans Official Visitors Guide 2009 - (Page 37) cuLTurAL ArTS The New Orleans Opera Association celebrates its 66th season with renowned tenor Plácido Domingo and the reopening of Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts (January 17). The 2009 season will also feature performances of Georges Bizet’s Carmen (March 20 & 22) and Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata (April 17 & 19). neworleansopera.org The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Carlos Miguel Prieto, hosts an array of classic, casual classic, spotlight, family, education and outreach concerts. Don’t miss the new Jazz in Film—The Movie Music of Terence Blanchard (February 28, 2009). lpomusic.com Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, the oldest continuously operating community theater in the United States, presents a season of plays and musicals, including All Shook Up (January 16–February 8) and The Producers (July 10–August 2). lepetittheatre.com Delta Festival Ballet is the city’s resident professional dance company. deltafestivalballet.com. New Orleans Ballet Association presents Houston Ballet’s Marie at Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts (March 27 & 28) and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet at NOCCA (January 30 & 31). nobadance.com Visual Arts New Orleans has been called the “Art Capital of the South,” and rightly so. There are enough art museums, galleries, public art displays and attractions to keep you browsing for weeks. New Orleans Museum of Art is world-renowned for its photography and decorative glass, as well as its collections of French, Asian, African and American art, including works by Edgar Degas. In 2009, NOMA presents major exhibitions, including “Style Form and Function: Glass from the Jack M. Sawyer Collection” (February 7–April 26). noma.org continued on page 38 V i s i t O u r W e b s i t e at W W W. n e W O r l e a n s i n f O. c O m http://www.neworleansopera.org http://www.lpomusic.com http://www.lepetittheatre.com http://www.deltafestivalballet.com http://www.nobadance.com http://www.noma.org http://WWW.neWOrleansinfO.cOm
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