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2024-25 Season

New Year Sparkles with Artis —Naples Programs

or Southwest Florida’s arts lovers, January with Artis—Naples
promises unforgettable experiences across music, art, dance and beyond.
F Two Naples Philharmonic Masterworks programs led by Alexander
Shelley in his inaugural season as Sharon and Timothy Ubben Artistic and
Music Director highlight the month. Carmen and La mer, January 9 and 11,
features special guest pianist Javier Perianes, while Tchaikovsky’s Fate,
January 30-31, showcases baritone Joshua Hopkins in the poignant and deeply
personal Songs for Murdered Sisters a series of songs by Jake Heggie set to text by
prizewinning author Margaret Atwood. Be sure to catch Atwood discussing her
involvement with the piece on January 8 with Shelley and Artis—Naples CEO
and President Kathleen van Bergen.
Alexander Shelley’s dynamic schedule this month commences on January
5 with Andrea Peña & Artists: UAQUE, a conceptual dance performance
addressing environmental crises with music performed by the Naples
Philharmonic and featuring imagery by noted Canadian photographer Ed Installation View
Burtynsky, and superstar soprano Renée Fleming’s Voice of Nature – Florida Contemporary
The Anthropocene, exploring humanity’s connection to the natural world, on 2024-25
January 12. The orchestra’s involvement with noted singers continues on
January 21-25 with a series of Naples Philharmonic Pops performances under
the baton of Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly and featuring Norm Lewis,
the Broadway baritone known for his title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
The Phantom of the Opera and as Inspector Javert in Les Misérables.
Other musical highlights in January include an appearance by four time
Grammy winning rock band Los Lobos on January 6, five-time Grammy
winners the Blind Boys of Alabama—one of the longest-running acts in music
history—on January 13, two programs by the exalted Chicago Symphony
Orchestra led by their illustrious Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo
Muti on January 14-15. And closing out the month on January 26, two time
Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge is set to ignite Hayes Hall with a searing
set of her top hits.
The Baker Museum also offers an inspiring array of programming in January.
Becky Suss: The Dutch House, presenting evocative paintings inspired by Ann
Patchett’s eponymous novel, concludes its run on the museum’s first floor on
January 5. January is also the final full month to view Alex Katz: Theater and
Dance, a vibrant exploration of the artist’s collaborations with choreographers Andrea Peña & Artists
and theater ensembles. Among those celebrated collaborations, Katz’s work with
Paul Taylor holds special significance as the Paul Taylor Dance Company joins
the Naples Philharmonic for an unforgettable performance on January 17.
Even as these inspiring exhibitions draw to a close, The Baker Museum
ushers in a bold new addition with the first full month of Rafael Lozano-
Hemmer: Obra Sonora. This participatory exhibition features 15 works that
experiment with sound and music as primary mediums. The largest exhibition
of Lozano-Hemmer’s art in the southeastern United States, Obra Sonora
represents one of the most ambitious and intricate installations in The Baker
Museum’s history, redefining the boundaries of artistic engagement.

Tickets and additional details can be found at
ArtisNaples.org

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