Death of Classical: Waiting for the Barbarians
$65 concert only ($85 concert + wine & cheese reception – waitlist only)
- Rufus Wainwright, voice
- Petros Klampanis, double bass
- Helga Davis, voice
- Eleni Calenos, soprano
- Laurie Anderson, voice
- The Knights
- Brooklyn Youth Chorus
Helga Davis / Petros Klampanis — Cavafy Ghost (performed by Helga Davis, Petros Klampanis, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Dimitris Papadimitriou — The Return (performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Nico Muhly — Far Away Songs (arr. Nathan Thatcher; performed by Eleni Calenos & The Knights)
Paola Prestini — Voices (performed by Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Laurie Anderson — Waiting for the Barbarians (performed by Laurie Anderson, The Knights, & Brooklyn Youth Chorus)
Death of Classical and The Alexander S. Onassis Benefit Foundation present "Waiting for the Barbarians," a sprawling, one-night-only exploration of love, loss, lust, and longing centered around the timeless poetry of C.P. Cavafy, set to brand-new music by luminaries like Rufus Wainwright & Missy Mazzoli, Laurie Anderson, Helga Davis, & Petros Klampanis, Nico Muhly, Paola Prestini, and more, in partnership with The Knights and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Seated amidst the towering Gothic arches of Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, this program of entirely new music will take listeners on a musical journey across genres and sound worlds, with each piece sharing the same question: what do we lose – and gain – when we give away a part of ourselves?
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Timing
6:30pm-7:30pm: Wine & Cheese Reception (for Premium Ticket Holders):
7:30pm-8:30pm: Concert