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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on December 3, 2018?

39 free events take place on Monday, December 3 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out December 3 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of December . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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39 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, December 3, 2018

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free events nyc Star-Spangled: A New Musical
free events nyc Ingmar Bergman's Oscar winning Through a Glass Darkly (1961): Swedish family drama
free events nyc Democracy and the Poor: Prolegomena to a Radical Theory of Democracy
free events nyc Orchestral works by Grieg, Ravel and Dvorak
free events nyc Works by Handel, Strauss, Verdi for baritone
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Workshop | Morning Meditation


Balance mind, body, and spirit in this Primordial Sound Meditation led by an instructor. Work with a personal mantra, a specific sound or vibration. Take part in a regular meditation practice that lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, and strengthens the immune system. Mondays, October 15 through December 17, 2018
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:45 am
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Tour | 13 tours, all City neighborhoods, any time of the day, choose one tour or many


These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations for as many tours as your schedule allows. SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO 3 Hour Lower Manhattan Harlem Chelsea and the High Line 6 Hour Downtown Combined Greenwich Village Central Park Lower Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Grand Central Terminal Graffiti and Street Art Tours World Trade Center
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Film | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005): Comedy crime with Robert Downey Jr


A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. Director: Shane Black. Starring Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan. 103 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Classical Music | International piano music competition: Final


An international piano music competition showcase and concert for 30 pianists with disabilities from 15 countries who have overcome great challenges. The competition includes artists from Egypt, Germany, UK, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Ukriane, US and many more.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Tour | Tour of Gracie Mansion, Home of New York's Mayors


In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archibald Gracie built a country house overlooking a bend in the East River, five miles north of the then-New York City limits. Little did he know that, more than 200 years later, his home would be serving as the official residence of the First Family of New York City - a place where history is made, not merely recorded. As a historic house museum run by the Parks Department, sitting on 11 acres of grounds now known as Carl Schurz Park, Gracie Mansion has served as the home of 10 mayors, beginning first with Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia in 1942. Today, Gracie Mansion is occupied by the de Blasio family, which has opened its doors in the spirit of the administration's motto: one city, rising together. In keeping with that theme, Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray have introduced a new art installation, titled “Windows on the City: Looking Out at Gracie’s New York.” This tour repeats every Monday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:00 am
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Film | Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018): Two Rural Alabama Lives


This documentary follows Daniel Collins and Quincy Bryant, two young African American men from rural Hale County, Alabama, over the course of five years. Collins attends college in search of opportunity while Bryant becomes a father to an energetic son. Directed by RaMell Ross. 76 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
Free

Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Workshop | Lunchtime Meditation


Take a mid-day pause to refresh your mind and re-establish your center in the midst of bustling city life. Meditation is a powerful tool to eliminate stress, to heal the body, mind, and brain, and to enhance your personal well-being and positive relationship with the world.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Musical | Star-Spangled: A New Musical


It’s the summer of 1972, and the college-aged "Star-Spangled Singers" are at the top of their game. They’ve kissed performing at local Kiwanis clubs and VFW halls goodbye and are now singing and dancing their patriotic show choir routines for Bob Hope and President Nixon. But, in America, change is afoot! It's “Up with People” in the age of Watergate. Can everything be sorted out in time for the bicentennial? A college production: Written and directed by Douglas Carter Beane Music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn Choreography by Joey Pizzi
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Film | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945): Oscar winning drama


At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. Director: Leo McCarey. Starring Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers. 126 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Classical Music | Chamber music


Winter Chamber Musical Festival Concert.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Talk | Resume Help


Need help with resume writing? Not sure how to edit it? Get one-on-one assistance with writing your resume. Please bring a hard copy of your resume or a USB flash drive to save and edit it.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:30 pm
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Concert | Acoustic music


Acoustic singer/songwriter Chris Michael performs.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Workshop | Reducing the stress through meditation


Rosanna Jimenez, long time meditator, discusses the extraordinary effect of meditation. It can reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration, and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. She will also present a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that will be explained and practiced during the session. This can enrich one’s life personally, professionally, spiritually and help with seasonal stress.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:30 pm
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Author Reading | As Radical, As Mother, As Salad, As Shelter: What Should Art Institutions Do Now?


A conversation in celebration of Paper Monument’s new group-authored publication. Contributors Regine Basha, Larissa Harris, and Kemi Ilesanmi will discuss the shifting politics of contemporary art institutions, with co-editor Roger White moderating.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Ethnic Notions (1986): Emmy-Winning Documentary


This groundbreaking documentary is a disturbing voyage through American history, tracing the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-Black prejudice and were used to justify the oppression of African Americans from the 1820s to the Civil Rights era. Seen in cartoons, feature films, popular songs, minstrel shows, advertisements, folklore, household artifacts and even children's nursery rhymes, these dehumanizing caricatures permeated popular culture and implanted themselves deep in the American psyche. Directed by Marlon Riggs. 57 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Grammy winning saxophonist


The culmination of an intense semester of research and creative experimentation, New School University students, led by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, present new music and theater works inspired by and incorporating the Library’s archives. Jane Ira Bloom is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. In 2007, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition. Her 2013 release, Sixteen Sunsets, received a Grammy nomination for the 56th Grammy Awards in the Best Surround Sound category, with sound engineer Jim Anderson. Bloom won the Chamber Music America New Jazz Works award in 2015 for a new composition inspired by the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson. The resulting work, entitled Wild Lines premiered in 2016 to positive reviews. Bloom won the 2017 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound category at the 60TH Annual Grammy Awards for her album Early Americans.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Humane: Rethinking the Forever War


Samuel Moyn, professor of law and professor of history at Yale University, investigates that what is most disturbing about the forever war, including under the current president, is that it is the most humane war ever fought.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | If You Can’t Vote, Then You Can’t Be Free: Racial Minority Representation & Voting Rights


Leah Aden, is the Deputy Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, will discuss the ongoing: attempts by state and local jurisdictions to restrict the voting rights of Black communities in particular, as well as Latinx, Native American, and Asian American communities; and efforts to curb new (e.g., photo ID laws) and old (e.g., manipulative redistricting) forms of racial discrimination in and outside of the courts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Film | Ingmar Bergman's Oscar winning Through a Glass Darkly (1961): Swedish family drama


The story of a young woman with schizophrenia spending time with her family on a remote island, and having delusions about meeting God, who appears to her in the form of a monstrous spider. Starring Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow. 89 min. The film was followed by Bergman's thematically related 1963 films Winter Light and The Silence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
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Jazz | Jazz and theater works


New music and theater works inspired by Sonny Rollins, Meredith Monk, Alvin Lucier, Bob Moog, Carla Brey, and James Turrell. The culmination of an intense semester of research and creative experimentation, New School University students, led by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Jane Ira Bloom, present new music and theater works inspired by and incorporating the Library’s archives.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Medicine, and Botany in Hamilton's New York


Victoria Johnson will speak about Columbia professor David Hosack (1769-1837), one of the great scientists and physicians of the early United States. Johnson’s talk is drawn from her new book, American Eden: David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic, which was named a Finalist for the 2018 National Book Award in Nonfiction.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Club | Mimi Pond's The Customer is Always Wrong


The Customer is Always Wrong is the saga of a young naïve artist named Madge working in a restaurant of charming drunks, junkies, thieves, and creeps. Oakland in the late seventies is a cheap and quirky haven for eccentrics and Mimi Pond folds the tales of the fascinating sleaze-ball characters that surround young Madge into her workaday waitressing life. Outrageous and loving tributes and takedowns of her co-workers and satellites of the Imperial Cafe create a snapshot of a time in Madge’s life where she encounters who she is, and who she is not. Mimi Pond started her career as a cartoonist at the National Lampoon in the late 70s. In the years following, she wrote and illustrated five humor books and contributed regularly to dozens of national magazines and newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times. Please read the book before arriving at the book discussion.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | New York Dance Project: Works by Renowned Choreographers


New York Dance Project is a young preprofessional and professional dance company devoted to bridging the gap between student and artist, while preserving the legacy of Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey, and fostering a creative space for new and exciting works by renowned choreographers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger


From Rebecca Traister, bestselling author of All the Single Ladies, comes a vital, incisive exploration into the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a political movement.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | She Would Be King: unforgettable retelling of the formation of Liberia


Blending fantasy and reality, the foundation of the Republic of Liberia retold. In her debut novel, Wayétu Moore uses historical fact and magical realism to weave together an unforgettable retelling of the formation of Liberia, a West African colony of freed African-Americans looking for liberty. Told from the perspective of three distinguished characters—Gbessa, an accused witch, June Dey, an escaped Virginia slave with superhuman strength, and Norman Aragon, a biracial man who can fade from sight at will—who, upon finally meeting in the Liberian settlement of Monrovia, realize how to harness their special gifts to ease the tension between the African American settlers and the native African indigenous tribes. Moore will be joined in conversation by Isaac Fitzgerald, currently a writer for Buzzfeed as well as the author of the essay collection Dirtbag, Massachusetts.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Film | This Is Congo (2017): Cycles of War


This documentary takes us into the cycles of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo and provides a very rare look inside the Congolese Army while also following the movement of internally displaced people in the region. Directed by Daniel McCabe. 93 min. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s producer/editor Alyse Ardell Spiegel and Tatiana Carayannis, director of the SSRC’s Understanding Violent Conflict program and a scholar of UN peace operations in the DRC. Snacks will be provided.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Discussion | Feminist Manifestos


Manifestos have been historically used by feminist activists, artists and writers to boldly state their ideas and demands. Usually brief and direct in tone, they point to circumstances deemed unacceptable and in need of change, and propose pathways to move forward in order to overcome the status quo. This is a gathering to discuss the conditions from which the manifestos emerged and the ways in which they have catalyzed new forms of cooperation and collective action. Along with feminist scholars and visual artists, we will explore ideas—gleaned from the documents—such as the perpetuation of capitalism based on the unpaid reproductive labor women perform, or the unexpected advantages of anonymity within the arts. Participants: Becca Albee, visual artist and musician Chiara Bottici, Associate Professor of Philosophy Silvia Federici, philosopher, scholar, writer and activist from the radical autonomist Marxist tradition A.L. Steiner, visual artist, teacher, collaborator and co-founder of Ridykeulous and Working Artists and the Greater Economy Moderator: Gabriela López Dena, Graduate Student Fellow
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Reading | First Mondays: Readings of New Works in Progress


First Mondays allows for a mutually beneficial exchange between authors and audiences. Tonight's event features Matt Brim and John Keene.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Lecture | Democracy and the Poor: Prolegomena to a Radical Theory of Democracy


A talk by Andreas Kalyvas, associate professor in the Department of Politics at The New School for Social Research. Prolegomenon (usually plural prolegomena) is an Ancient Greek word used to mean "prologue" or "introduction", to introduce a larger work, e.g., a book. Prolegomena may specifically refer to: Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant.
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
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Discussion | Person Place Thing: Podcast Recording with Ex-New York Times Columnist Randy Cohen


Humorist Randy Cohen hosts a live recording of his broadcast/podcast, an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves, but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person, one place, and one thing that are important to them. The result? Surprising stories from great talkers. Guests are drawn from a range of New York life including politicians, artists, thinkers, and academics.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Juilliard Percussion Ensemble


The program features works for percussion written by Princeton University faculty members and recent Princeton alumni. The Juilliard Percussion Ensemble will perform Juri Seo’s Four for Flexatones (2009); Juilliard Creative Associate Caroline Shaw’s Taxidermy (2012); Donnacha Dennehy’s Surface Tension (2015); Oscar Bettison’s Four Drums for Dresden (2012); Steven Mackey’s Madrigal (2014); and Andy Akiho’s Pillar IV (2014). Juilliard Percussion Ensemble members are Jacob Borden, Joseph Bricker, Benjamin Cornavaca, Tyler Cunningham, Omar El Abidin, Toby Grace, Simon Herron, Harrison Honor, Euijin Jung, Yoon Jun Kim, Mizuki Morimoto, Stella Perlic, Leo Simon, and Yibing Wang.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | New York Dance Project: Works by Renowned Choreographers


New York Dance Project is a young preprofessional and professional dance company devoted to bridging the gap between student and artist, while preserving the legacy of Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey, and fostering a creative space for new and exciting works by renowned choreographers.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Classical Music | Composers' Concert


   New York City, NY; NYC
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Dance Performance | Experiments in Dance


A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join each season in performing at the historic church. Featuring: Anjoli Chadha/Sentient Dance Aleksandra Borys Wojciech Grudziński Ramona Sekulovic
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Concert | NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble


Featuring the music of Jason Treuting.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Classical Music | Orchestral works by Grieg, Ravel and Dvorak


The Columbia University Orchestra presents music of Grieg (1843-1907), Ravel (1875-1937) and Dvorak (1841-1904).
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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Classical Music | Works by Handel, Strauss, Verdi for baritone


Chonghwa Kim, baritone. Program Handel (1685-1759) Ah, mio cor / Si, tra i ceppi Strauss (1825-1899) Breit über mein Haupt / Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheide / Zueignung Quilter (1877-1953) Three Shakespeare Songs Op.6 Tosti (1846-1916) Tristezza / Malia / L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Gounod (1818-1893) Avant de quitter ces lieux from opera "Faust" Verdi (1813-1901) O Carlo ascolta...Io morro from opera "Don Carlo"
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
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