What the World Needs Now
Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."
Rob Fisher, music director and piano, is joined by vocalists Ross Lekites and Bianca Marroquin to proclaim what "there’s just too little of...love, sweet love."
A world premiere musical about a young girls’ fascination with the natural world and is encouraged by her grandfather who recognizes her special gift. The Evolution of Calprunia Tate is a story to be enjoyed by all ages.
Award-winning composer Dave Malloy introduces an electropop opera based on Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential […]
Based on the book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” by Jack El-Hai, Sense of Decency is a world premiere theatrical foray into the historical meeting at the end of WWII, filled with unexpected revelations, magic and insight.
Us is a theatrical magic experience based on real-life, secret pop-up art exhibits orchestrated by the star of the show, Michael Lamb. Experience an evening of amazing, original impossibilities that both engage and involve the audience. Us is about the magic of family, community, and the act of living.
The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will present Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert featuring John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by conductor John Beal .
Season 31 closes with two City Ballet favorites. Mozart Concerto is classical ballet at its finest. And the music and choir of Carmina Burana are matched with a powerful Black Tuesday tale that only a high-drama ballet can tell
A Globe-commissioned, world-premiere play about family, food, and healing. Two siblings, separated by distance and circumstance, meet to share their mother’s favorite recipe.
AEG Goldenvoice presents Common Kings as they bring their American, Hawaiian and Samoan reggae rock/pop music to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with special guest The Green .
Bach Collegium previews Bachfest. In his second year as Thomaskantor, J.S. Bach composed a new cantata for every Sunday; a total of 52 works. Address: St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church 743 Prospect St La Jolla,
Lilita finds herself in the Wall Street office of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economics Stability Board. Like a Boricua Lolita before her, she is here in the name of La Revolución! She’s got glamour, glitter, and a gun… but is she ready?
Conrad Tao on piano, violinist Stefan Jackiw and Jay Campbell on cello make up the Junction Trio. These visionary artists perform at the La Jolla Music Society as part of the Revelle Chamber Music Series.
Roger Daltry, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who, is joined by special guest KT Tunstall for an energetic rock program at The Rady Shell
Live Nation presents Grammy-nominated multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. The tour will support NEEDTOBREATHE’S ninth studio album Caves, set to release this fall.
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs Elgar’s achingly beautiful concerto, in this one-night-only performance. Rafael Payare leads the Orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s passionate 5th Symphony, an emotion-filled journey rife with brilliant melody.
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal, written by Brian Yorkey with music by Tom Kitt, introduces audiences to a seemingly typical American family and tells the story of hope, love and learning to let go.
Rafael Payare leads this brilliant Romantic-meets-Modern program that opens with Sofia Gubaidulina’s dynamic Fairytale Poem. Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his dazzling style and theatricality to 20th-century composer Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto.
Ballets Jazz Montréal is one of the most prolific dance companies in Canada and a major force on the Montréal cultural scene. Currently celebrating their 50th anniversary, Ballets Jazz Montréal is an internationally renowned repertory company that embodies excellence, innovation, and above all passion
Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in 1934, The Cripple of Inishmaan is a strange comic tale in the great tradition of Irish storytelling. As word arrives on Inishmaan that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island of Inishmore to film Man of Aran, the one person […]
Swan Lake, the ballet of all ballets, will be performed one night only as a part of the World Ballet Series. The production will feature richly detailed, hand-painted sets as well as over 150 radiant costumes that bring fresh representation to this timeless classic.
Born to a family of musicians, Pablo Ferrández joined prestigious Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía when he was 13. He has developed into a cello phenomenon and the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation. His debut album “Reflections” released in 2021 to high acclaim.
Jazz @ The Jai guest curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson and John Beasley, two-time Grammy winner, pianist and composer curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to the present.
Rafael Payare leads soloist Lozakovich and the Symphony in this dynamic program that opens with Brahms’ intense Tragic Overture.
South Korean virtuoso JIJI is joined by students from The Colburn School in a concert program that ranges from traditional and contemporary classical to free improvisation.
Toymaker Dr. Coppélius is lonely. He creates a mechanical doll so lifelike he imagines her as his daughter, named Coppélia. She evens fools the villagers that she is alive, including Franz who is engaged to Swanhilda. Swanhilda is jealous of Coppélia and persuades her friends to investigate Dr Coppélius house and his daughter, Coppélia. After […]
Derek Hough brings you an All New Spectacular Symphony Of Dance with an incredible cast of dancers for a fast-paced show that features a wide array of dance styles.
Live Nation presents the Los Angeles-based indie rock band Lord Huron will perform songs from their four albums one night only in San Diego.
Terry Virts, former US Air Force pilot and Commander for the International Space Station speaks about his experience and insights from his career in the space program. His second book How to Astronaut: Everything You Need to Know Before Leaving Earth, was published in 2020.
Melonie and Justin Grinnell are a dynamic piano-bass duo and married couple and they are joined by drummer Richard Sellars for an ensemble that infuses jazz tradition with improvisation and energy. FRIDAY, MAY 24 | 8 PM | PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY SATURDAY, MAY 25 | 8 PM | ALEX THEATRE
Following the success of The Piano Man and The Piano Men: Beatles Edition , CCAE Theatricals is creating an all new eight-handed, 88 keys x 2 spectacular. The Piano Women will introduce you to 4 dynamic female performers, singing/playing the songs of Sara Bareilles, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Carol King and more.
A fresh and funny take on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. During a family cookout, Juicy is confronted by the ghost of his father, who demands revenge for his murder. But Juicy, a young, queer, Black man, has enough on his plate
Soloist Jeremy Denk joins Music Director Rafael Payare and the Symphony for this brilliant program to close the season. The San Diego Symphony will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Stravinsky’s complete ballet score to The Firebird.
The love story between country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter is iconic. This world-premiere musical covers their love story from their childhoods to their on-stage proposal and through the ups and downs of their marriage. It is the soundtrack of their life.
Written by Lerner and Loewe, this Tony Award-winning fairy-tale musical resounds with such memorable songs as, “I Loved You Once in Silence,” “If Ever I Would Leave You,” and the title song, “Camelot.” Based on the King Arthur legend, it features the iconic characters King Arthur, Guenevere, Sir Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round […]
Catch the funniest musical comedy of the past 20 years—a hilarious unforgettable middle school spelling competition performed by multitalented adults.
Composer and San Diego native Dr. Cory Hibbs’ world premiere of “Queer Spaces”, a season-long collaborative project. This multi-movement choral work draws from personal narratives of the composer, choir members and members of the queer community.
Bruce Liu took the classical music world by storm in 2021, winning first price at the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw. His first album received international acclaim including both the Critics’ choice and Editor’s choice in Gramophone Magazine. His La Jolla Music Society debut brings an exciting program that will showcase his awe-inspiring […]
Venezuelan joropo maestro Larry Bellorín and Grammy nominated bluegrass star Joe Troop come together to put on a bilingual program in English and Spanish fusing together their Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions. Saturday, June 1, 2024 • 6 PM & 8:30 PM
AEG Goldenvoice presents Cody Jinks, a trailblazing independent musician who has sold over 2.5 million units and garnered more than 3.5 billion streams across platforms which garnered him the title of Music Row’s 2023 Independent Artist of the Year.
. Three decades after the release of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Live Nation presents Sarah McLachlan in an unforgettable commemorative performance.