La Cieca has just been reminded of the intriguing news that Gotham Chamber Opera, in collaboration with The Morgan Library & Museum, will present a new production, Scenes of Gypsy Life (a cautionary tale featuring music of Janácek and Dvorák), on January 16 and 17. The program devised by GCO artistic director Neal Goren and stage director Eric Einhorn is a double bill consisting of Janácek’s Diary of One Who Disappeared and Dvorák’s “Gypsy Songs” and performed by Garrett Sorensen.

Performances are at 7:30 each night Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NYC. Tickets are $35 for members of The Morgan Library and $45 for non-members. Tickets are available at http://www.themorgan.org/ or by phone at 212-685-0008 x560.