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Just Announced!
12th opera broadcast added to 2010-2011 season!
The Met@The Music Hall

Nixon in China (Adams)

Live from Lincoln Center; Opera on screen
Saturday February 12, 2011 1pm
Libretto by Alice Goodman, directed by Peter Sellars

“Shows you what opera can do to history!”  – Sellars

On Sale now to members with subscriptions
On sale to members without subscriptions noon Saturday July 10
On Sale to public noon Saturday July 24th

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The Music Hall, the landmark theatre in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire has just announced a twelfth opera broadcast – added to its 2010-2011 season: Nixon in China will be broadcast live from Lincoln Center on screen at the hall on Saturday February 12, 2011 at 1pm. Tickets for the opera are on sale now to Music Hall members holding subscriptions for the season. Tickets go on sale to members without season subscriptions noon Saturday July 10. And, tickets go on sale to the public noon Saturday July 24.

The Met @ The Music Hall presents the Met premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning (and New England born and raised) composer John Adams’ most famous opera, Nixon in China, with libretto by American poet Alice Goodman and – in his Met directorial debut – directed by the controversial and indomitable Peter Sellars. It had its world premiere in Houston in 1987 and at once redefined the possibilities of the art of opera. Adams will be on the podium to conduct, and James Maddalena, who sang the role of Richard Nixon at the world premiere, brings his acclaimed interpretation to the Met. Nixon in China, Sellars says, “shows you what opera can do to history, which is to deepen it and move into its more subtle, nuanced, and mysterious corners.” Sellars’s creative team includes set designer Adrianne Lobel, costume designer Dunya Ramicova, lighting designer James F. Ingalls, choreographer Mark Morris, and sound designer Mark Grey. Nixon in China also stars: Kathleen Kim, Janis Kelly, Robert Brubaker, Russell Braun and Richard Paul Fink. Read the rest of this entry »

HERBIE HANCOCK

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 7:30 PM

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All remaining tickets $60!

The Music Hall Presents: Oscar-award-winning Herbie Hancock will be gracing The Music Hall with his extraordinary musical talents. A musician since the age of 7, Hancock is known for breaking uncharted territory with his acoustic jazz styles.

SHUTTER ISLAND

Leonardo DiCaprio

Thursday, June 17, 2010, 7:30 PM
Friday, June 18, 2010, 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 19, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Tickets: $8.50 ($6.50 Students, Seniors 60+, Military).

A water-bound mental hospital housing the criminally insane. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, and Jackie Earle Haley directed by Martin Scorsese.

SUMMERUNDERGROUND

Get in. Get Underground

Friday, June 18, 2010, 9:00 PM

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Tickets: $8 advance $10 day of

After the sun goes down DJ Unseen Cinema spins rare grooves and classic cuts to kick off the summer – one night only in The Founders Lobby Lounge, the city’s best downtown lounge. Limited tickets available. 21+ event. 9pm – Midnight.

THE ART OF THE STEAL

Sunday, June 20, 2010, 4:00 PM
Sunday, June 20, 2010, 7:30 PM
Monday, June 21, 2010, 7:30 PM
Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Tickets: $8.50 ($6.50 Students, Seniors 60+, Military).

A highly-regarded documentary that explores how greed, political power, and good intentions colluded to violate Albert C. Barnes’ wishes and scatter his exquisite art collection across the globe.
Show & Tell Discussion follows the Tue 6/22 show

CULT CLASSICS: THE BIG LEBOWSKI

Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Tickets: $8.50 ($6.50 Students, Seniors 60+, Military).

The Dude, Walter, Donny, Maude, the Jesus, some Nihilists, a varmint, a soiled rug, a severed toe, Logjammin’, lots of bowling and White Russians add up to form an excellent adventure at the hands of the Coen brothers. Dress like your favorite character, or bring an apropos prop, get a free small popcorn and enter the Cult Classics Raffle.

Friday June 18, 2010 9pm-midnight
Founders Lobby Lounge

21+ Limited tickets
Get in, Get Underground

After the sun goes down, DJ Unseen Cinema spins rare grooves and classic cuts to kick off the summer – one night only in the city’s best downtown lounge, The Music Hall’s Founders Lobby, Friday June 18, 2010, 9pm – midnight. Limited tickets (150) to this 21+ event are on sale now – $8 in advance, $10 on day of – at The Music Hall box office at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, by phone at 603-436-2400, or online.

Seven live concerts, 40 SummerFilms, Six Historic Tours,
One HD broadcast from the London stage
Founders Lobby Lounge every Fri/Sat night!
The cool place to be on hot summer nights!
Summer visitors? Summer@The Music Hall!

The Music Hall has announced its summer lineup at the landmark Victorian theater in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Seven live concerts, 40 SummerFilms, six Historic Tours, one HD broadcast (London Assurance) from the London stage, and, with the Founders Lobby Lounge open every Friday and Saturday night – The Music Hall is the place to be! Herbie Hancock, Joan Baez, and Jonny Lang are just of few of the stand out live shows in an “open every night of summer” that also features the beloved SummerFilm: The best from independent and foreign cinema to the latest from Hollywood, all presented in the air conditioned restored historic auditorium on an enormous screen in glorious Dolby Digital Surround Sound. The full list of the 40 SummerFilms will be announced later this month.

Dave Rawlings Machine (Friday June 4) will be performing with his longtime musical partner Gillian Welch and members of Old Crow Medicine Show, and touring behind his first album, A Friend of a Friend, recorded in Nashville with Welch, members of Old Crow, Bright Eyes and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Herbie Hancock (Wednesday June 16) will be blending funk, jazz, and genius. The powerhouse 12-piece big band, Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and The Afro-Cuban All Stars (Wednesday June 30), of Buena Vista Social Club fame has been responsible for stoking the worldwide infatuation with Cuban music. The Grammy Award-winning LA rock/hip-hop/Latin band Ozomatli (Saturday July 10) is coming in fresh from Bonnaroo and touring behind their latest album, Fire Away. West Indies, Brit soul/pop diva with the cult following Joan Armatrading (Sunday July 11) will be touring behind her 20th – and more pop oriented – album, This Charming Life. The Queen of Folk comes next, the renowned Joan Baez (Friday, July 23). Grammy Award winning blues guitarist with the voice of an ancient bluesman Jonny Lang (Thursday August 12) makes his Music Hall debut touring behind his latest CD, Live at the Ryman, an electrifying live performance taped at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Intimately Yours: Dave Rawlings Machine
Friday, June 4, 2010 8pm
Joined on stage by bluegrass singer/songwriter Gillian Welch, and members of Old Crow Medicine Show

“songcraft as soul-baringly timeless as Twenties Delta blues” – Rolling Stone

The Music Hall, the landmark Victorian theater in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will feature Dave Rawlings Machine Friday June 4, 2010 as part of its Intimately Yours series sponsored by 92.5 The River. Dave Rawlings, guitarist, harmony singer is best known for his work with longtime musical partner bluegrass singer/songwriter Gillian Welch, producing Old Crow Medicine Show, and contributing to albums by Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, and Robyn Hitchcock. He’ll be touring behind his first album, A Friend of a Friend, recorded in Nashville with Welch, members of Old Crow, Bright Eyes and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Having attended Berklee College of Music, Rawlings achieved his signature sound flatpicking a small archtop guitar. He’ll be joined on stage at The Music Hall with Welch and members of Old Crow. After an appearance April 10 on A Prairie Home Companion, this summer he heads to Bonnaroo and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

According to Monte Bohanan, Music Hall New Technology Manager, “I am so excited that such an amazing musician and collaborator will be on stage here at the hall with Gillian Welch and members of Old Crow Medicine Show – it’s going to be a great gig!”

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Saturday May 1, 2010 10am-3pm

Self-guided tour in historic Seacoast towns of
Kittery and Kittery Point, Maine
“Settled in 1623, oldest incorporated town in Maine”

1,200+ visitors view modern, historic, waterfront homes

“all about fantastic kitchens” – NH Home Magazine

“something for everyone” – Portsmouth Herald

What could be better than spending a Spring day on the Seacoast, peeking into extraordinary kitchens and enjoying all that Kittery and Kittery Point have to offer?  The kitchens we all dream of – sleek and contemporary, cozy and traditional, packed with innovation and imagination – will become a reality for one day as The Music Hall presents its popular annual Kitchen Tour. Now in its 19th year, this benefit for the Hall will feature kitchens and dining spaces in the historic seacoast towns of Kittery and Kittery Point, Maine. The tour will be held Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 10am – 3pm.

Mary Horigan, Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving, at The Music Hall notes, “The seven homes on our tour in Kittery and Kittery Point are spectacular. It’s The Music Hall’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Each year, the tour attracts over 1,200 visitors, who come out to support The Music Hall and to gain inspiration for their own kitchens. Proceeds from the tour are used immediately toward operating costs to support The Music Hall, an American Treasure for the Arts. We owe so much of our success to our incredible hosts, loyal sponsors, over 100 volunteers, our creative and hardworking committee, and our visitors – many of whom have made this a tradition each spring.  Of course a warm, sunny spring day also helps!”

Betsy Cole, an eight-year veteran as co-chair of the Kitchen Tour Committee, says, “This year we have one of the most exquisite kitchens ever on the tour. Our patrons will love this one!” Photographer Greg West agrees. He’s been capturing the Kitchen Tour on film for years and has previewed a few of this year’s kitchens. “Visitors to this year’s Kitchen Tour will be privy to some exciting kitchens: down home cottage charm, and stunning views along the Piscataqua await.”

Ann Kendall, co-chair of this year’s event, says, “This year, we are confident that each Kittery and Kittery Point home will thrill and inspire everyone on the tour. The kitchens are so diverse; some are so sophisticated with all the newest equipment, while others seamlessly blend the old with the new. There are spacious kitchens and cozy kitchens and they are all wonderful. Some of us just dream about what we could do to our own kitchens, while others actually take notes and make plans for real changes. It is a spectacular day and each year is unique and exciting.”
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As of Friday morning March 19, the Art Garfunkel concert has been rescheduled due to the singer having laryngitis. The new date for his performance is Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 8pm. Tickets for March 19th performance will be honored for the new date and patrons do not need to do anything.

If patrons have any questions or are unable to attend the new date, please call the box office no later than March 31.

Box office Hours:
Mon-Sat noon-6pm @ 603.436.2400.

Due to high call volumes today March 19, you may experience long wait times, thank you for your patience and understanding.

The Music Hall
Intimately Yours Introduces
A Night of Blues and Afro Pop
Double Bill with
Righteous Babe Records star Toshi Reagon
“Mixing folk, rock, funk, and gospel this soulful socially conscious
singer-songwriter speaks truth to power.” – Acoustic Guitar

&
Subpop Records’ Bassekou Kouyate + his band, Ngoni Ba
First US tour for band from Mali, touring behind its latest CD
BBC World Music Award nominee, Best Newcomer
“One of top 12 albums to watch” – National Geo

Outreach Partner: Rain for the Sahel and the Sahara

Thursday, April 1, 2010 7:30pm.

The Music Hall’s latest installment in its Intimately Yours series is A Night of Blues and Afro Pop on Thursday April 1, 2010 – a double bill with Righteous Babe Records (Ani DiFranco label) star Toshi Reagon and Subpop Records (Nirvana label) “Malian Maestro” Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba. The selection is a new twist to The Music Hall’s wildly popular pop concert series, Intimately Yours  – Intimately Yours Introduces. And, it’s an interesting double bill since American blues traces its roots to West Africa and to the Sahel region of modern-day Mali where Kouyate and Ngoni Ba are from.

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The author of Liar’s Poker,
Moneyball, and The Blind Side

Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30pm

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The NY Times #1 Bestselling author presents his new work
THE BIG SHORT: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Evening tickets and vouchers for autographed books on sale now
Books reserved in advance sold at 10% discount

On Wednesday, April 7, Writers on a New England Stage, the celebrated author series presented by The Music Hall and New Hampshire Public Radio in collaboration with Yankee Magazine and RiverRun Bookstore, welcomes to the stage writer-journalist Michael Lewis.  The author of the scathing Wall Street expose Liar’s Poker as well as other investigative nonfiction books,  Moneyball (about baseball), The Blind Side (about football), and The New New Thing (about Silicon Valley); Lewis will present his new book,  THE BIG SHORT: Inside the Doomsday Machine.

In this new book, Lewis gives a character-rich and darkly humorous account of how the U.S. economy “was driven over the cliff” by a collection of professionals entrenched in the financial world. Following a brief author presentation, Lewis will be interviewed by New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Jon Greenberg, once a Washington reporter at National Public Radio and now Executive Editor of NHPR.  Live music will be performed by the award-winning house band Dreadnaught.  The live show will be rebroadcast on New Hampshire Public Radio.

“Among journalists, Michael Lewis is top notch.  Those who’ve read his work know his humor is deeply perceptive. His insights into people and business are truly illuminating,” said Writers on a New England Stage Associate Producer Margaret Talcott.

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The Music Hall Presents

Moscow Festival Ballet: Cinderella

Sunday, March 28, 2010 3pm
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“The dancers of the Moscow Festival Ballet spoke to the soul through the body”
- The Post and Courier; Charleston, South Carolina

Celebrate the vernal equinox and experience the power of dance with The Music Hall’s annual Spring ballet – this year, the well known timeless classic folk tale Cinderella by the Moscow Festival Ballet on Sunday March 28 at 3pm at the landmark Victorian theater in downtown Portsmouth. With sumptuous sets, exquisite costumes and spectacular dancers, this captivating young company of leading dancers from across Russia brings together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies. As the Las Vegas Review Journal said, they “deserved ‘bravos’ within minutes of the opening steps.”

According to Therese LaGamma, Programming Manager, “Cinderella is one of the most popular ballets – and when we were planning our year and specifically, our annual spring ballet, we thought this would be the perfect choice. It’s like a rite of spring here at The Hall – and a perfect opportunity to slip out of the house on a Sunday afternoon, linger over brunch and then head to the 3pm matinee at the theatre. Don’t miss this performance!”

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