By Jessica Steinhoff | Above: Federico Uribe: Metamorphosis at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art; courtesy the artist and Adelson Galleries
LIVE MUSIC
MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WITH JOYCE YANG
Jan. 19-21, Overture Center
Guest soloist Yang will summon chills with Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor,” and then the whole ensemble will flex its musical muscles in Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, which you may recognize from Luchino Visconti’s film “Death in Venice.” madisonsymphony.org
WISCONSIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH VLADYSLAVA LUCHENKO
Jan. 26, Overture Center
Cross-cultural understanding is this concert’s unofficial theme: Ukrainian violinist Luchenko joins Madison’s chamber orchestra for “Norwegian Fantasy” by French Romantic composer Édouard Lalo. wcoconcerts.org
JAIME WYATT
Jan. 31, High Noon Saloon
With a giant voice and a fearless approach to storytelling, this singer- songwriter is breathing new life into the outlaw country genre. high-noon.com
THEATER AND DANCE
“THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK”
Jan. 25-31, Overture Center
Join Forward Theater Company for the regional premiere of a love story about painter Marc Chagall, writer Bella Rosenfeld and the ways imagination sustains us during history’s darkest moments. forwardtheater.com
“THE ANONYMOUS LOVER”
Feb. 2 & 4, Overture Center
A secret admirer’s letters open a jaded widow’s heart in this 18th-century opera by Black composer Joseph Bologne. Madison Opera brings the tale to a Wisconsin stage for the first time. madisonopera.org
MADISON BALLET’S “LOVE”
Feb. 15-22, Overture Center
Love’s many emotions take the spotlight following Valentine’s Day. Choreographed by Madison Ballet’s Ja’ Malik, the opener brims with guitar-fueled excitement, and the finale, by PARA.MAR Dance Theatre’s Stephanie Martinez, explores grief’s shades and shapes. madisonballet.org
FOUR SEASONS THEATRE’S “THE HELLO GIRLS”
Feb. 22-29, Overture Center
Ready for a music-powered history lesson? Get to know America’s first female soldiers, who served as bilin- gual telephone operators during World War I. fourseasonstheatre.com
VISUAL ART
“MESSAGE FROM OUR PLANET”
Feb. 19-June 2, Chazen Museum of Art
Inspired by a NASA spacecraft containing a time capsule of human culture, this show features 20 cutting-edge video, software and light-technology artworks by an Earth-spanning group of artists. chazen.wisc.edu
FEDERICO URIBE: “METAMORPHOSIS”
Through May 26, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
In this collection of animal sculptures, the Colombian-born artist uses unexpected materials — an army helmet for a turtle’s shell, bullets for a tiger’s body — to help viewers turn negative associations into positive ones. mmoca.org
