Calendar of Events

 

September 30 - November 7 The Threepenny Opera.  Mack the Knife is on the prowl through London's most virtuous whores and upstanding theives in this raucous, outrageous, and salacious musical.   Conspire with some of Philadelphia's favorite actors as they stab, scheme and steal their way into Brecht's saucy script and Weill's smoky score. Arden Theatre Company.   40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia.  215.922.1122.  http://www.ardentheatre.org.  
Tuesday, November 2 Dresden Staatskapelle Orchestra performs Brahms: ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45.   Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA  19102.  8:00 pm.  215.893.1999. www.kimmelcenter.org.
Sunday, November 7 Lecture: "Empress Maria Theresa and the Challenges of Imperial Motherhood", presented by Dr. Rita Krueger, Assistant Professor of History, Temple University.  In celebration of the Austrian National Holiday and sponsored by the Austrian-American Society of Pennsylvania.  Towne House Restaurant.  117 Veterans Square, Media, PA  19063.  6:00 pm.
Thursday, November 11
Saturday, November 13
Tuesday, November 16
A German Evening performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra.  Selections from Strauss, Mozart and Weber are on the program.  Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA  19102.  8:00 pm.  215.893.1999. www.kimmelcenter.org.
Friday, December 3 Vienna Boys Choir.  Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA  19102.  8:00 pm.  215.893.1999. www.kimmelcenter.org.

For events sponsored by Philadelphia's many German-American cultural organizations, click here.