Classical music
Jennifer koh’s violin, shai wosner’s piano
Thursday. Jennifer Koh is one of the busiest violinists in classical music, a fan favorite for her appearances with major symphonies around the globe. This week she brings it to a more intimate level, appearing with pianist Shai Wosner in a Friends of Chamber music production. On the program: sonatas for violin and piano by Janacek and Brahms. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the University of Denver’s Newman Center. Tickets are $35. Go to or call 303-388-9839. Ray Mark Rinaldi
Opera
“enchanted” operas in movie houses thrive
SATURDAY. The live Metropolitan Opera broadcasts beamed into local movie houses have turned into an international sensation, popular enough to play regularly at 1,600 theaters in 54 countries. This Saturday’s production, one of the series’ most anticipated, features the surprise hit of the Met’s new season, “The Enchanted Island.” The opera combines story lines from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “The Tempest” and sets them to music by Vivaldi, Handel and other Baroque composers. This production has big stars: Joyce DiDonato, David Daniels and Plácido Domingo. The opera plays at 24 theaters in Colorado, including the Denver Pavilions 15 downtown. Check out the complete list, and get more info at metoperafamily . Pricing varies by location (it’s $24 at the Pavilions), and the show starts at 10:55 a.m. Don’t be late — it’s live. Ray Mark Rinaldi
Theater
“pearls” for the girls
Through Feb. 25. The Avenue Theater, which launched the “Girls Only” craze five years ago, presents Michele Lowe’s “String of Pearls” as its fifth annual women-centric, winter offering. This affecting drama follows one string of pearls, and the lives (and necks) it touches over 35 years. The Avenue has entered into a relationship with a nonprofit organization called Free the Girls, which provides business opportunities to women rescued from sex trafficking. “String of Pearls” audiences are asked to bring bras for donation, which will be sent to the rescued women to sell. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays at 417 E. 17th Ave., 303-321-5925 or . John Moore
Storytelling
Very Short Stories” performed by buntport
saturday. This ongoing series features themed programs in which excerpts of short stories and essays are read. This time, “Very, Very, VERY Short Stories” will feature two- to three-minute stories, read by members of the inventive Buntport Theater Company. The challenge in this form of storytelling is to tell a complete tale, with a beginning, middle and end, in which every single word is essential. 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Su Teatro’s Denver Civic Theatre, 721 Santa Fe Drive; 303-494-0523 or . John Moore
