7Days: Regional arts and entertainment, by Michael Harrington
Sunday Love and honor Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is a comic masterpiece about an abandoned waif raised by soldiers who is adopted by a noblewoman and finds it difficult to adjust to life (and love, since she left her army swe
Sunday
Love and honor Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) is a comic masterpiece about an abandoned waif raised by soldiers who is adopted by a noblewoman and finds it difficult to adjust to life (and love, since she left her army sweetheart behind). A film of the Vienna State Opera House production starring soprano Natalie Dessay and tenor Juan Diego Flórez (with the high-C workout "Ah! mes amis, quel jour de fête!") screens at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, at 1 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $20; $10 students. Call 610-527-9898.
Funny lady Comedian Margaret Cho performs her sharp stand-up at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., at 9:15 p.m. Sunday, and 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Tickets are $22. Call 215-496-9001.
Monday
Back together Reunited after 20 years, the Juliana Hatfield Three play some brand-new indie-pop gems from their new album, Whatever, My Love, at 8:30 p.m. at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. Tickets are $20. Call 267-639-4528.
Tuesday
Ouch! You read the book and saw the movies. Now get some laughs (although maybe you already did). The musical comedy Spank! The 50 Shades Parody goes on at 7:30 p.m. at the Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. Tickets are $31.50 to $49.50. Call 215-893-1999.
Wednesday
Wonder of the world Back in 332 B.C.E., Alexandria on the coast of Egypt was probably the most important city in the world, and its famed lighthouse stood as one of the world's seven wonders, the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Eventually, earthquakes damaged the lighthouse, and it finally fell in the 14th century. Curator Jennifer Houser Wegner lectures on The Lighthouse at Alexandria: The Pharos in the Land of the Pharaohs at 6 p.m. at the Penn Museum, 3260 South St. Tickets are $10. Call 215-898-4000.
With strings Violinist Joseph Swensen plays works by Arvo Pärt, Brahms, Prokofiev, and Gershwin, with pianist Jeffrey Kahane, at 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets. Tickets are $24. Call 215-569-8080.
Thursday
Lost soul The adventurous Curtis 20/21 Ensemble performs Stravinsky's A Soldier's Tale, a parable about the title character and his pact with the devil, with English narration by poet Jacob Winterstein, at 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center's SEI Innovation Studio, Broad and Spruce Streets. Tickets are $10. Call 215-893-1999.
Friday & Saturday
New music The classical troupe Ensemble39 plays works by Gabriella Smith, Vin Calianno, and Ted Babcock at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd., at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $15. Call 215-413-1318.
Distinctive voice The soulful Hozier, the voice behind the megahit "Take Me to Church," plays at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $49.50. Call 215-627-1332.