The great 1945 classic, “Carousel” by Rodgers and Hammerstein will have its revival at the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. It will be an entirely new production and will include and all star cast including the great opera Diva, Rene Fleming.The new orchestrations are by Jonathan Tunick which will include the accordion and played by Dr. Schimmel. Previews begin on Feb 28 and the official opening is April 9, 2018.

Dr. Schimmel is the featured accordionist with The New York City Ballet in a work by Bruno Moretti entitled “Oltramare”. Performances are Feb 2, 6, 7, and 10, 2018 at the David Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, NYC. Excerpts from the New York City Ballet website: Brooding and intensely physical, “Oltremare” depicts The Journey toward a new life with both its struggles and adrenaline-rising anticipation.

“Oltremare” was the third ballet that Mauro Bigonzetti choreographed for NYCB, all of which are set to scores by his frequent collaborator, Bruno Moretti. About the ballet, which premiered in 2008, Bigonzetti said, “’Oltremare’, which translates to ‘beyond the sea,’ explores the feelings of people who have left their homeland on a quest for a better life in a far new land: the sadness of separation, and the excitement and joy of a new world. We see them at port, before they board the ship, saying goodbye to their home, and we see them sharing an emotional journey—crying, laughing, hugging—until finally everything fades away, like the colors of an old postcard.”

Dr. Schimmel will be a guest artist at Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003 on Feb 4, 2018 at 7:PM to celebrate the release of a new CD by the great Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals. The album is “Beregovski Suite” with pianist Uli Geissendoerfer.

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