1. 1. “Concrete”

   January 17 to 21 at La Mama E.T.C.

   The boundary-breaking composer Robert Ashley’s new opera is accompanied by a computer-generated orchestra, created live for each performance.

2. 2. Dicapo Opera Theatre

   January 12 to 14

   Two of Puccini’s earliest works, Le Villi and Messa di Gloria, get new treatments, with choreography by Nilas Martins and Stephen Pier and dancers from Martins’s company.

3. 3. “The Tender Land”

   January 13–14 and 20–21

   Aaron Copland’s simple, touching, and beautifully musical story of a midwestern family gets a much-deserved showcase.

Related:

• Articles by Rebecca Milzoff
• Table of Contents: January 15, 2007 issue of New York | Subscribe!