Dr. Nathan Huvard, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
Dr. Nathan Huvard will lead a pre-concert lecture in the 1891 Fredonia Opera House “Live at the Met” series.
The opera house performing arts center will present a rebroadcast of the acclaimed world premiere of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 1 p.m. Dr. Huvard, an assistant professor and head of the Guitar Area in the School of Music, played the mandolin and guitar in “Kavalier & Clay” when it was presented last fall, his second season in the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra.
The level of musicianship in the Met Orchestra is truly world-class: the attention to detail, dynamic sensitivity, blend and expressive range are extraordinary.” Dr. Nathan Huvard
Huvard’s short pre-concert conversation includes a question-and-answer session and will begin at 12:30 p.m. The opera house is among selected theatres nationwide presenting the rebroadcast of the premiere performance.
“Kavalier & Clay” is Mason Bates’ exhilarating new adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set shortly before the outbreak of World War II, it chronicles two Jewish cousins who invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book series, hoping to draw the United States into the fight against Nazism.
Huvard will also rejoin “Kavalier & Clay” for its extended run of four performances in February.
An associate musician with the Met, Huvard also performed the mandolin solo in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” for the aria “Deh! vieni alla finestra,” in the Met’s 2025-2026 season.
In the 2024-2025 season, Huvard played Guitar 2 in the Met’s premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar,” a flamenco-inspired score featuring two Spanish guitars and flamenco percussion.
“The level of musicianship in the Met Orchestra is truly world-class: the attention to detail, dynamic sensitivity, blend and expressive range are extraordinary,” Huvard remarked.
