Weekly Classical Music Agenda

Opera comes to the Philly campus scene this week, with both Curtis and Temple putting on fantastic productions of Argento's Postcard from Morocco and Mozart's Don Giovanni, respectively. If you plan your week well enough, you'll get a chance to see both schools' rising stars in action.

Monday
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia delights the ears with Schoenberg's revolutionary Verklärte Nacht and Paganini's seductive Variazione sul Carnevale di Venezia.
Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 7:30 PM; $22

Tuesday
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society brings Miklós Perényi, cello, and András Schiff, piano to Philadelphia for an All-Beethoven Recital.
Independence Seaport Museum; 8 PM; $22

Wednesday
John Williams and John Etheridge, guitars, will play a rather interesting program of their own works in addition to West African Compostions.
Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 8 PM; $22

Thursday
As part of the Fresh Ink Series, the Kronos Quartet will perform Terry Riley’s Sun Rings, a multimedia performance incorporating NASA sounds and images and "celestial string performance."
Perelman Theater (Kimmel Center); 7:30 PM; $34-$48

Seven quirky characters meet in a waiting room and tell outrageous stories about their lives in Dominick Argento's one-act Postcard from Morocco.
Prince Music Theater; 8 PM (Runs through Sunday); $30

Friday
The Temple University Opera presents Mozart's Don Giovanni, a cruel twist on the tale of Don Juan.
Tomlinson Theater (Temple University); 7:30 PM; $20

The Network for New Music Ensemble presents "A New World, " a program devoted entirely to new and exciting chamber music.
Marshall Auditorium (Haverford University); 8 PM; FREE

If you've never heard a gamelan concert, get yourself on over to Bali and the Beguilelment of the Gamelan, featuring the Gamelan Galak Tika and the Classical Symphony. This unusal collaboration will trace four generations of composers who have attempted to capture the unique sounds of the gamelan in a wonderful blend of East and West.
Trinity Center for Urban Life (22nd and Spruce); 8 PM