WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS x SPOOKY SEASON | Sunday, October 22 at 7pm | A barber (Johnny Depp) returns to Victorian London after wrongful imprisonment by Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman). Now mad, seeking revenge, and calling himself Sweeney Todd, he joins meat-pie shop owner Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) in finding a way to simultaneously satisfy his bloodlust and her need for cheaper pie filling.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, November 4 at 3:00pm | When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s greatest and most beloved musicians faces the challenge of a lifetime.
BLACK CINEMA SERIS + WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Wednesday, April 26 at 7:30pm | Inspired by the incredible true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who rose to improbable heights in French society as a celebrated violinist-composer and fencer, complete with a love affair and falling out with Marie Antoinette.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm | Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. When all elements seem to conspire against her, Lydia’s adopted daughter Petra becomes an integral emotional support for her struggling mother.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, November 19 at 3pm | The Jack Garner Theatre (Theatre 5) | A documentary film about the nonviolent Singing Revolution in Estonia in which hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered publicly between 1986 and 1991, in an effort to end decades of Soviet occupation.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, May 7 at 3pm | Little Theatre 5 (The Jack Garner Theatre) | Master Li, a warrior, asks Yu Shu Lien, the woman he loves, to pass on his sword, Green Destiny, to Sir Te. However, when the sword is stolen, Li embarks on a mission to find it.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Wednesday, September 21 | A new opera. INTIMATE APPAREL, set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her living sewing beautiful corsets and ladies’ undergarments.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS | Saturday, October 1 at 3pm | Love, family, and cooking swirl together as Tita’s powerful emotions begin to surface in fantastical ways through her cooking.
WXXI CLASSICAL PRESENTS • Saturday, March 19 at 3pm • A modern classical neo-noir of family ties, revenge, and self-discovery. Featuring an Oscar-nominated Original Score by Thomas Newman.
WXXI Classical Presents | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 7:00PM • Little Theatre 5 • Two billion years in the future, humanity finds itself on the verge of extinction. Directed by composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. Narrated by Tilda Swinton.
West Side Story with Post-Film Discussion. Sunday, December 19 at 1pm in Little Theatre 1. (Doors at 12:15pm / Regular Ticket Prices)