'Voyages of Love' and baroque opera spectacle in Bailey Hall

The collaborative baroque opera project 'Les Voyages de l'Amour' brings Cornell singers, dancers and musicians together with guest artists to replicate a night at the Paris Opera in 1736. (March 8, 2012)

Things to Do, March 9-16

This week's events include a performance by the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, music and dance at the Locally Grown Dance Festival, and dinner with Top Chef Jimmy Bradley at the Hotel School's Guest Chefs Series.

Inside the library vault: Ezra's safe, Nobel medals, hanging chads and other rarities

Cornell Library's vault contains a host of treasures, including two Nobel medals, Ezra Cornell's safe, and a voting machine from Florida that was used in the contested 2000 presidential election. (March 1, 2012)

Cox Library hums with the sound -- and study -- of music

Cornell's Cox Library of Music and Dance hosts 170,000 books, scores and serials; 87,000 sound recordings; 2,800 video recordings; 8,900 microforms; and more. (March 1, 2012)

Choreographer William Forsythe to visit, present new work in a Cornell space

Choreographer and A.D. White Professor-at-Large William Forsythe's visit to campus March 3-11 will feature his choreographic installation 'Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time' in Rand Hall. (March 1, 2012)

Composer Frith explains his techniques for weaving music and sound in film

Renowned composer and musician Fred Frith described his various techniques for composing music for films Feb. 29 as part of the Fred Frith Festival on campus. (March 1, 2012)

Dance fest features original, 'locally grown' work and guest artists March 5-13

Original dance work by student, alumni and faculty choreographers, along with community members and visiting artists, will be featured March 5-13 in the 2012 Locally Grown Dance Festival.

New book explores Plato's theory of divided self

Faculty members Tad Brennan and Charles Brittain are co-editors of a new book examining Plato's famous account of the tripartite soul.

Concert will celebrate Karel Husa's 90th year

A Feb. 25 concert in Bailey Hall will celebrate the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and conductor Karel Husa, who taught composition at Cornell from 1954 to 1992.