From Brooklyn to the Bronx, the classic arts scene in New York is never quiet. Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week.

The Metropolitan Opera's holiday production of The Magic Flute returns December 11, and runs through the end of the year. Julie Taymor's vibrant production has been a mainstay at the Met since its premiere in 2004, and the abridged English holiday production has been a near-annual tradition for nearly as long. Erin Yashima and Steven White share conducting duties, leading two alternating casts of stars including sopranos Ein Morley and Joélle Harvey as Pamina; tenors Joshua Blue and Paul Appleby as Tamino; baritones Joshua Hopkins and Michael Sumuel as Papageno; and sopranos Aigul Khismatullina and Rainelle Krause as the Queen of the Night.

This week at the Met will also see the season's final performances of Giordano's Andrea Chénier, with the final performance on December 13 being broadcast live to cinemas around the world as part of the Met's Live in HD series. Puccini's La Bohéme will also play its final fall performances this week, although the lavish Zeffirelli production will return to the Met stage in the spring. Also continuing this week is George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, running through December 20, and then returning in January for six additional performances.

The New York Philharmonic will perform Handel's Messiah December 10-13 with Music of the Baroque Chorus. Jane Glover will conduct the iconic holiday oratorio, with soloists soprano Amanda Forsythe, countertenor John Holiday, tenor Nicholas Phan, and bass-baritone Kevin Deas. The New York Philharmonic will also present two holiday concerts December 13 and 14, featuring music from The Nutcracker, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Piazzolla's Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, and more. Naomi Woo will conduct the concert, with violinist Frank Huang and Tony nominee Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman) as narrator.

Dances Patrelle presents The Yorkville Nutcracker at Hunter College's Kaye Playhouse December 11-14. Returning for its 29th season, The Yorkville Nutcracker takes its audience on a tour of New York City in 1895, starting at a Christmas party in Gracie Mansion, before moving along through Central Park and the Bronx Botanical Gardens.

Brooklyn Ballet's The Brooklyn Nutcracker continues through December 14 at The Theater at City Tech. Conceived and choreographed by Lynn Parkerson, The Brooklyn Nutcracker reimagines the classic Tchaikovsky ballet as a journey from Victorian Flatbush to modern-day Brooklyn, stopping at numerous Brooklyn landmarks along the way. Ballet meets modern dance and a variety of folk dance traditions, including classical Chinese dance, Ukrainian hopak, Native American hoop dance, African dance, flamenco, and belly dance, featuring dancers from around the world.

Yet another spin on the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, The Bang Group will present Nut/Cracked at the 92nd Street Y December 13 and 16. This riff on The Nutcracker incorporates tap riffs, ballet, bubble wrap, disco, and take-out noodles. The score includes reinterpretations of Tchaikovsky by Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and more.

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, meanwhile, continues performances at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theatre through January 4. New York City Ballet's annual tradition features the company's entire roster of more than 150 dancers and musicians, as well as more than 120 children from the School of American Ballet.

The Brentano String Quartet will perform at the 92nd Street Y December 10. The ensemble will perform Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54, No. 2; Bartók's String Quartet No. 4; and Dvořák's String Quartet in G Major, Op. 106.

Bartók's String Quartet No 3, meanwhile, will be performed by the Balourdet Quartet at Carnegie Hall December 9, alongside Brahms' String Quartet No. 3, and Ravel's sole String Quartet. Carnegie Hall will also host a performance this week from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin in an all-Brahms program; as well as performances from pianists Benjamin Grosvenor (December 10) and Daniil Trifonov (December 13).

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