NYC Best: Louis C.K., Vampire Weekend, Mamet Catfight
Occupy Sandy is hosting a fundraiser in Brooklyn to benefit victims of the devastating hurricane.
Real Estate, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, Cass McCombs and members of the Walkmen and Dirty Projectors will be on hand to play.
From noon to 5 p.m. at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague St., Brooklyn.
Information: http://occupysandy.eventbrite.com.
Saturday Afternoon
See Patti LuPone and Debra Winger fight it out in the world premiere of David Mamet’s “The Anarchist.”
One woman serving a long jail sentence for radical political activity tries to persuade the other that she’s ready to be sprung.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright also directed.
In previews at the Golden Theatre, 252 W. 45 St., for a Dec. 2 opening. Information: +1-212-239-6200; http://www.shubertorganization.com/theatres/golden.asp.
Saturday Night
Louis C.K. is doing two shows to help Staten Islanders recover from the dire effects of Hurricane Sandy.
He canceled his City Center appearance owing to the storm: “I really don’t want a pole to smash your face in because you saw some comedy.”
Grab the chance: The comedian announced a break from his Emmy-award winning FX show “Louie.”
At the St. George Theatre, 25 Hyatt St., Staten Island. Information: +1-718-442-2900; https://buy.louisck.net/tour- dates.
Sunday
Get ready to haggle at the Museum of Modern Art’s “Meta- Monumental Garage Sale.”
Multimedia and performance artist Martha Rosler created a large-scale collection of second-hand goods in the Marron Atrium where you can browse and buy.
This is Rosler’s first solo show at MoMA -- and she will be there to negotiate prices face to face.
Runs through Nov. 30 at MoMA, 11 W. 53rd St. Information: +1-212-708-9400; http://www.moma.org.
Haul your shopping bag of goodies to Alain Ducasse’s Benoit. Start with a classic Manhattan, then dig into the comforting cassoulet.
At 60 W. 55th St. Information: +1-646-943-7373.
Sunday Afternoon
Ecstasy, despair, jealousy, rage, remorse -- experience them all, often in the same aria, as reigning lyric mezzo Joyce DiDonato takes on opera’s royalty.
“Drama Queens” features music from Monteverdi to Handel, including “Piangero la sorte mia,” in which an imprisoned Cleopatra interrupts her sad farewell to life with fiery coloratura runs vowing vengeance.
Dmitry Sinkovsky leads Il Complesso Barocco.
Carnegie Hall, 57th St. and 7th Ave. Information: +1-212- 247-7800; http://www.carnegiehall.org.
Sunday Evening
Esa-Pekka Salonen brings London’s Philharmonia Orchestra to New York for a pair of concerts.
Tonight is a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the last he ever finished.
Tomorrow the Finnish maestro conducts a concert version of Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” with Simon Keenlyside in the title role and Angela Denoke as Marie.
At Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Information: +1-212- 721-6500; http://lc.lincolncenter.org.
Cross the street to the brand-new Smith Lincoln Center for a cucumber loco and a plate of oysters.
At 1900 Broadway. Information: +1-212-496-5700.
Sunday Night
Go backstage to the 1835 world premiere of Vincenzo Bellini’s “I Puritani.”
“Golden Age,” Terrence McNally’s comic paean to operatic life in all its pettiness and glory, stars Lee Pace as the composer, with Bebe Neuwirth as superstar singer Maria Malibran and F. Murray Abraham as Rossini.
The Manhattan Theatre Club’s production is in previews at City Center, 131 W. 55th St. for a Dec. 4 opening. Information: +1-212-581-1212; https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com.
(Zinta Lundborg is an editor for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)
Muse highlights include Lewis Lapham’s podcast and Greg Evans on movies.
To contact the reporter on this story: Zinta Lundborg at zlundborg@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Manuela Hoelterhoff at mhoelterhoff@bloomberg.net.
Comedian Louis C.K. will give two shows to help Staten Island Sandy victims at the St. George Theatre. Photographer: Mike Coppola/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Jeffrey Kahane conducts the Julliard Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall on Nov. 16. Source: The Juilliard School via Bloomberg
Vampire Weekend
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Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson, Chris Baio and Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend. The band plays at a fundraiser in Brooklyn for Sandy victims on Nov. 17 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity.
Ezra Koenig, Chris Tomson, Chris Baio and Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend. The band plays at a fundraiser in Brooklyn for Sandy victims on Nov. 17 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity. Photographer: John Shearer/WireImage via Bloomberg
Real Estate
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Jonah Maurer, Alex Bleeker, Martin Courtney, Matt Mondanile and Jackson Pollis of band Real Estate. The band joins Devendra Banhart, Cass McCombs, Vampire Weekend and more for a Sandy victims fundraiser in Brooklyn on Nov. 17.
Jonah Maurer, Alex Bleeker, Martin Courtney, Matt Mondanile and Jackson Pollis of band Real Estate. The band joins Devendra Banhart, Cass McCombs, Vampire Weekend and more for a Sandy victims fundraiser in Brooklyn on Nov. 17. Photographer: Shawn Brackbill/Real Estate via Bloomberg
Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Mamet's new play "The Anarchist" is in previews, for a Dec. 2 opening. Source: Jeffrey Richard Associates via Bloomberg
Martha Rosler 'Garage Sale'
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An installation view of Martha Rosler's "Garage Sale" at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2005. Rosler is bringing her sale to the Museum of Modern Art from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30, 2012.
An installation view of Martha Rosler's "Garage Sale" at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 2005. Rosler is bringing her sale to the Museum of Modern Art from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30, 2012. Source: Museum of Modern Art via Bloomberg
Martha Rosler 'Garage Sale'
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A detail of items on display, and on sale, in Martha Rosler's "Garage Sale" held at the La Mamelle Gallery in San Francisco in 1977. Rosler's travelling ''garage sale'' is organized, displayed and sold with the help of her floor assistants.
A detail of items on display, and on sale, in Martha Rosler's "Garage Sale" held at the La Mamelle Gallery in San Francisco in 1977. Rosler's travelling ''garage sale'' is organized, displayed and sold with the help of her floor assistants. Source: Museum of Modern Art via Bloomberg
Bebe Neuwirth plays Maria Malibran in Terence McNally's comedy "Golden Age." Photographer: George Holz/Boneau/Bryan-Brown via Bloomberg
Joyce DiDonato
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Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings "Drama Queens" at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 18.
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings "Drama Queens" at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 18. Photographer: Jordan Strauss/WireImage via Bloomberg
F. Murray Abraham is Gioacchino Rossini in Terence McNally's play "Golden Age." Photographer: Lois Greenfield/Boneau/Bryan-Brown via Bloomberg
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the London Philharmonia at Avery Fisher Hall. Photographer: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images via Bloomberg
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