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Cultural Entertainment
Features 'La Mancha'

By Tom Adams
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Cultural activities abound for
the student interested in a diversion
from academics, and the vigorous
social whirl of the University.

Headlining this season's cultural
schedule is the University Union
Artists Series. Each year the series
brings to the University a wide
selection of talent in the concert
and dramatic fields.

National Ballet

Leading off the six programs for
this year's series will be the
National Ballet, returning this year
with a special program prepared for
its appearance at the University on
Thursday, October 17.

On Monday, November 4, the
Orchestre De Paris will present a
concert in University Hall with
Serge Baudo conducting and Alexis
Weissenberg as piano soloist. The
Orchestre made its debut less than a
year ago in Paris to wide acc
France-Soir praised the "new
blood" and "new spirit" of the
young musicians in the Orchestre,
calling them "the best orchestra in
the world".

Claude Rostan of Le Figaro
Litteraire said of the group's
conductor, "In top forms, visibly
exalted by the potential of
carefully prepared work, Serge
Baudo reminded me of Philippe
Gaubert in his great days. Baudo's
age prevents him from knowing
what kind of compliment I am
making this way..."

Mr. Weissenberg, the piano
soloist, is well known in this
country, having appeared as soloist
with the New York Philharmonic
and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Hague Philharmonic

The Hague Philharmonic, after
an absence of four seasons, is
returning to this country for its
third American tour. On Sunday,
January 19, they will perform in
University Hall under the direction
of Willem Van Otterloo, who has
led the orchestra in more than 1750
concerts and under whose baton
the orchestra has achieved
international recognition for the
highest standards of performance.

On Tuesday, February 25, the
Goldovsky Gran Opera Theater will
perform the most popular French
opera in modern history,
"Carmen", as part of the Artist
Series. "Carmen," which has now
surpassed every other opera in
number of productions in the
United States, will be performed in
English by the most successful
travelling company in America.

Performed originally as an
"opera comique" that is, with
spoken dialogue, Boris Goldovsky
returns to that concept for this
production of Bizet's "Carmen."

'La Mancha'

In its first year on Broadway,
"Man of La Mancha" won all
awards for the best musical of the
year. Now in its third year on
Broadway, this most popular of
musicals will be performed in
Charlottesville Wednesday, March 5
in University Hall by the national
touring company. Cervantes'
defense of himself and his book, in
a mock trial in a dungeon of the
Inquisition, is full of colorful acting
and beautiful songs such as "The
Impossible Dream," as he answers
the charge of being "an idealist, a
bad poet and an honest man."

To celebrate the birthday of Mr.
Jefferson and to end the Artist
Series, the Richmond Symphony
will return again this year with a
concert featuring Korean violinist,
Young Uck Kim on Monday, April
14.

Season Ticket

Season tickets for the Artist
Series are still available in the
Director's Office in Newcomb Hall