The Gilbert and Sullivan Players aim to delight audiences with their fall comic opera, The Gondoliers. Set in Venice, the opera tells the story of two jolly gondoliers who have recently chosen brides, unaware that one of the two lovelies is actually the King of Barataria. A sure flurry of laughs, confusion, music and dance. Through Dec. 13. 2 p.m.; 8 p.m. Tickets $4-10; $6-12. Agassiz Theater, 10 Garden St., Cambridge. (JM)

sun., dec 7

MUSIC | Noteables

The Noteables bring Broadway to Harvard in their annual Fall Concert. Presenting a musical program consisting of crowd-favorites ranging from musical theatre showtunes to cinematic theme-songs, the enthusiastic singers aim to please. 6 p.m. Tickets $5. Paine Hall (in the Music Building). (VMA)

mon., dec 8

MUSIC | Wynne Greenwood: Tracy & the Plastics

Innovatively mixing media and sound, Wynne Greenwood gives new meaning to the term “one man-band.” In a role-playing similar reminiscent of Eddie Murphy’s talented portrayal of multiple characters in a single scene in The Nutty Professor, Greenwood portrays her multiple bandmates in her band Tracy and the Plastics. Come see the magic that is being performed as a part of the Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) course, History of Video Art. 8 p.m. Tickets $10; $6 students; Cabot House Underground Theatre, 60 Linnaean St. (VMA)

MUSIC | Eric Charry

The Department of Music hosts Eric Charry, whose study of Mande music has carried him to Senegal, Mali, Gambia and Guinea. Charry, a professor of music at Wesleyan University, will speak on Jazz and Africa. 5:30 p.m. Free and open to the public; Room 2 in the Music Building. (VMA)

tues., dec 9

FILM | Wings of Desire

Directed by Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire is the story of two angels who descend to earth to watch and listen in on the lives of lonely Berliners. The two angels seemingly float through Berlin streets, focusing for a few moments on a slew of ordinary people and their emotions: despairing, weary, optimistic and youthful, recording each moment for some heavenly record. However, the angels’ quiet, subdued mission is interrupted when one of the angels, Damiel, falls in love with a trapeze artist Marion. Shot by renowned cinematographer Henri Alekan, Wenders’s film captures the transcendent and tenuous moments of being alive with startling beauty. It won him a Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and was the inspiration for the Hollywood remake City of Angels. German with English subtitles. 7 p.m. Tickets $8; $6 students. Harvard Film Archive. (MPL)

FILM | The Wedding Banquet

Part of Harvard Film Archive’s series “Screening Modern China,” The Wedding Banquet tells the story of Wai-Tung, a Taiwanese businessperson who wants to hide his relationship with his gay partner and thus decides to marry a woman from Shanghai in need of a green card. Wai-Tung’s parents, overjoyed by the news, immediately fly to New York. Cultural clash ensues, and Lee’s deft treatment of the comedy and madness in the situation drew him international attention. Mandarin/English with English subtitles. 9 p.m. Tickets $8; $6 students. Harvard Film Archive. (MPL)

MUSIC | The Houston Cassettes / A Wish for Fire