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Edited by Christopher Tarantino [email protected] Opera & Musical Theater Nightlife @MrTarantino P Carmen Metropolitan Opera House (at Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. Thu 19, Mon 23, Thu 26 Wed 4 at 7:30pm. $30–$475. Elina Garanca returns in the title role of Bizet’s classic, in this revival of Richard Eyre’s production. For this run of performances, Roberto Alagna is her Don Jose. P Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle Metropolitan Opera House (at Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. Sat 21 at 8pm. $25–$495. You get a lot for your money with director Mariusz Trelinski’s double bill of new productions. The glitz factor comes in the first half, as Anna Netrebko stars in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta. The must-see half of the presentation comes afterward, with a gothic (and bondagey) take on Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle. Here soprano Nadja Michael and the Met Orchestra prove grimly seductive. P La Donna del Lago Metropolitan Opera House (at Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. Fri 20, Wed 25, Tue 3 at 7:30pm; Sat 28 at 1pm. $30– $387.50. Joyce DiDonato stars as Nightlife the lake-bound Elena in this new production of Rossini’s bel canto tragedy. Juan Diego Flórez sings the role of Giacomo V. Michele Mariotti conducts this new production, which is directed by Paul Curran. P Les Contes d’Hoffmann Kenji Takimi’s Crue-L intentions Metropolitan Opera House (at Lincoln Center), Upper West Side. The biggest name in Japan’s disco scene finally arrives in America. Sat 28 at 8pm. $25–$445. By Offenbach’s tuneful treatment of Jonny Coleman E.T.A. Hoffmann’s engrossing yarns returns in Bartlett Sher’s Japanese disc-jockey warrior Kenji princely sums in secondhand including many of his own. Die-hard Kafkaesque production. This time Takimi is heading to town for a markets, especially those that have fans even created an exclusive around, James Levine conducts a special six-hour headline set. “Theo Parrish” or “DJ Harvey” (read: private) Facebook group cast that includes Audrey Luna as “Special” because his written anywhere on the platter. called “KT freaks only ~ the songs Olympia, Susanna Phillips as appearance— Let’s Play House’s As a DJ, Takimi comes from the Kenji Takimi played” to try to keep Antonia/Stella, Elena Maximova as first installment at Greenpoint’s Balearic school of thought: No up with the deep cuts he’s become Giulietta and Laurent Naouri as the Good Room—is the fifth and final genre or record is off-limits. famous for, some of which may also Four Villains. stop on what is the DJ’s first proper Instead, there’s an open-door, be revealed on his second guest tour of the States, despite a spinning anything-goes policy that caters to slot on Beats in Space. The first, in The Rape of Lucretia Rosemary career spanning back to the late the seriously musically 2010, was chosen by host Tim and Meredith Willson Theater, Upper ’80s. It promises to be an important adventurous. So basically the Sweeney as his favorite of the year. West Side. Fri 20 at 8pm; Sun 22 at night for international-disco–import opposite of most main-room house Japan has always boasted 2pm. $30. The fine student fans, beard strokers and DJs playing the same 20 tracks you notoriously well-educated music performers of Juilliard Opera underground heads of all stripes. heard last weekend at the fans who seem to devour both U.S. present a production of Britten’s As is now de rigueur in the dance same club. and U.K. DJs, but for some reason 1946 opera. The staging is directed world, Takimi makes music under a Those up to get down will find Japanese jocks don’t make it here by Mary Birnbaum. Mark Shapiro variety of aliases: Luger E-Go, Being Takimi gliding between classic and with much regularity, which only conducts the Juilliard Orchestra. Borings and Crue-L Grand contemporary disco, house and makes events like this even more Orchestra. His label, Crue-L techno as much as Britpop, new unmissable. Records, has released an wave, breakbeats and world music. ambitious selection of floor fillers His explorational extended sets Let’s Play House Presents: Kenji FIND MORE ONLINE and experimental records since the also usually lean heavily on Takimi + Paul Raffaele at Good TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK mid-’90s, some of which fetch extremely rare edits of songs, Room on Sat 21. PHOTOGRAPH: KENJI TAKIMI 82 TIMEOUT.COM/NEWYORK February 19–March 4, 2015 P Recommended Section i Cheap Bedford Ave. 11:59pm–4am; $15, room and FIXED duo JDH & Dave P Critics’ picks Thursday 19 advance $10. Parisian DJ prodigy in the Panther. French Fries had his first residency P Input: Thomas Jack (8hr set) at 14 and his first release at 16, he P i Let’s Play House Presents: Output, 74 Wythe Ave at North 12th currently runs his own label, Kenji Takimi + Paul Raffaele St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn ClekClekBoom. With heavy Good Room, 98 Meserole Ave (outputclub.com). Subway: L to influences from Chicago ghetto between Lorimer St and Bedford Ave. 10pm–4am; $TBA, house and the U.K. bass scene, Mr. Metropolitan Ave, Greenpoint, advance $20. Thomas Jack, the Fries has his own unique take on Brooklyn (718-349-2373, “wunderkind from Australia,” is no house, techno and experimental goodroombk.com). Subway: G to stranger to Output. He’s played with music. Brooklyn bass makers Nassau Ave. 10pm–4am; $15, Kygo on the roof, as well as Pete Dubbel Dutch and Gunnar Haslam advance $10. One of the biggest Tong for Thursday’s series Input. (L.I.E.S.) join on the decks, with names in Japan’s nascent disco His return to the club this time, support from Thomas (S!CK). scene, Kenji Takimi has released however, is special. He is playing a plenty of tracks, as well as huge solo eight-hour set, promising to P i Q-Tip (DJ set) Brooklyn Bowl, remixes. He’s also been running his “show people that producing and 61 Wythe Ave at North 11th St, own label Crue-L Records for the INPUT: THOMAS JACK deejaying is like a journey.” Well, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-963- past 23 years, and bringing artists Ah, to be young and Australian! then take us away. 3369, brooklynbowl.com). Subway: L like DJ Harvey and the Idjut Boys Thomas Jack brings his warm to Bedford Ave. 11:30pm; $12, over for their first gigs. New York’s “tropical house” flavor to this frozen P Zeitgeist: Nightmares on Wax advance $10. Q-Tip—the former A own Most Excellent man Paul tundra we currently call a city. + Sticky Dojah Verboten, 54 North Tribe Called Quest mike-grabber— Raffaele lends support for Kenji’s d Output; Thu 19 11th St between Kent and Wythe mans the decks for a special late- first-ever U.S. tour. Aves, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347- night set of funk, soul, hip-hop and ZEITGEIST: NIGHTMARES ON 223-4732, verbotennewyork.com). classics. A big-name draw from his Rony Seikaly Pacha, 618 W 46th WAX (DJ SET) Subway: L to Bedford Ave. 10pm– hip-hop days, “the Abstract” is also St between Eleventh and Twelfth George Evelyn’s Nightmares never 5am; $TBA, advance $15. an exceptional DJ. Aves (212-209-7500, pachanyc end…on wax at least. The Ibiza-based Nightmares on Wax, a.k.a. George .com). Subway: C, E to 50th St. Brit brings his long-running project to Evelyn, is known for his energetic 3–9am; $TBA, advance $19–$100. NYC with chilled-out, funked-up good take on instrumental hip-hop, old- Once known as “the Spin Doctor” Saturday 21 Nightlife vibes for all. d Verboten; Thu 19 school acid house and late-’80s on NBA courts, Seikaly has tabled Balearica. Local Sticky Dojah joins The Bunker LTD: Regis + Talker + his spin, so to speak. With a record LET’S PLAY HOUSE him for Verboten’s latest edition of Karl Meier + Mahssa Trans-Pecos, bag as deep as his jump shot, PRESENTS: KENJI Zeitgeist. 915 Wyckoff Ave between Hancock releases on Nervous and TAKIMI + PAUL RAFFAELE and Weirfield Sts, Ridgewood, Subliminal Records and a SiriusXM Besides running Crue-L Records, Queens (thetranspecos.com). radio show, the athlete has turned Kenji Takimi releases and remixes Friday 20 Subway: L to Halsey St. 10pm–6am; into a credible big-room jock, much plenty of tracks—as you’ll see when $40, advance $30. The Bunker to everyone’s surprise. he chops down disco imitators in his P Dirty Epic and Aphotic Present returns with its Limited party series first-ever tour on U.S. soil. d Good Anthology Location TBA. 10pm– at the intimate space of Trans- P Zeitgeist Presents French Room; Sat 21 8am; $TBA, advance $20. Dirty Epic Pecos, promising “a ridiculous Express: Moon Boots + Jonas started as a Coachella camping sound system in a very small Rathsman + Perseus + Isaac THE SOUL REBELS + group and has grown into an open space.” This edition is a real treat Tichauer Verboten, 54 North 11th SPECIAL GUESTS collective encompassing art, music with live performances from the St between Kent and Wythe Aves, Live soul and hip-hop covers from and parties. DE’s latest bicoastal U.K.’s Regis (a.k.a. British Murder Williamsburg, Brooklyn (347-223- NOLA’s No. 1 brass band plus guest venture spans two months, four Boys) and Chicago duo Talker— 4732, verbotennewyork.com). DJs Rakim, Roy Hargrove, Afrika cities and five epic parties. They both artists on Brit label Subway: L to Bedford Ave.