Welcome to our season!
When
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 | 7:30PM
Where
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
Tickets
General: $43-$73 | Student: $16 | Princeton University Student: Free through Passport to the Arts.
The prices listed are inclusive of all processing fees.
perhaps the most potent female singer of her generation"
—The New Yorker
Special Events
About the Event
INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE: Due to the winter storm forecast, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this concert out of concern for the safety of our audience, artists, and staff. The performance has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:30PM. All tickets will be honored for the new date in your original seat location and no action is required if you are able to attend.We appreciate your understanding and flexibility, and we look forward to welcoming you on Tuesday. We know how much anticipation surrounds each performance, which has made this decision especially difficult. Thank you for your continued support and presence in our community.
Be a part of the New Jersey premiere of Emily–No Prisoner Be, an exciting semi-staged song cycle inspired by Emily Dickinson’s timeless poetry which still resonates 150 years after her death. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, named Musical America’s 2024 Composer of the Year, created this new work specifically for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—hailed as “a stunning triumph” (Variety) for her role in Puts’ The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera—and the genre-defying Time for Three trio, whose recording of Puts’s Triple Concerto won multiple Grammy Awards in 2023. Under the stage direction of Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, this powerhouse ensemble of PUC fan-favorite artists will celebrate Dickinson’s fearless exploration of identity, freedom, and social norms, promising an unforgettable evening celebrating one of literature’s most iconic voices with some of the greatest musical voices of our time.
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Musicians
Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano
Nick Kendall Violin
Charles Yang Violin
Ranaan Meyer Bass
INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE: Due to the winter storm forecast, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this concert out of concern for the safety of our audience, artists, and staff. The performance has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:30PM. All tickets will be honored for the new date in your original seat location and no action is required if you are able to attend.We appreciate your understanding and flexibility, and we look forward to welcoming you on Tuesday. We know how much anticipation surrounds each performance, which has made this decision especially difficult. Thank you for your continued support and presence in our community.
Be a part of the New Jersey premiere of Emily–No Prisoner Be, an exciting semi-staged song cycle inspired by Emily Dickinson’s timeless poetry which still resonates 150 years after her death. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts, named Musical America’s 2024 Composer of the Year, created this new work specifically for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—hailed as “a stunning triumph” (Variety) for her role in Puts’ The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera—and the genre-defying Time for Three trio, whose recording of Puts’s Triple Concerto won multiple Grammy Awards in 2023. Under the stage direction of Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, this powerhouse ensemble of PUC fan-favorite artists will celebrate Dickinson’s fearless exploration of identity, freedom, and social norms, promising an unforgettable evening celebrating one of literature’s most iconic voices with some of the greatest musical voices of our time.
Musicians
Joyce DiDonato Mezzo-soprano
Nick Kendall Violin
Charles Yang Violin
Ranaan Meyer Bass
Program
- Please note:
This performance uses haze and strobe effects.
- Kevin Puts
Emily — No Prisoner Be
A semi-staged song cycle written for Joyce DiDonato and Time for Three based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. - Duration & Late Seating
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