Classics Albums Live Performs Prince: Purple Rain
2025-09-20 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Rady Shell at Jacob Parks, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Regularly ranked among the greatest albums of all time, Prince’s Purple Rain was the artist’s first to reach #1 on the Billboard 200, where it spent nearly half a year atop the charts. Brought to you live by the artists at Classic Albums Live, experience the artistry of the entire album – plus other great hits from Prince – note for note, cut for cut!

The Reverend Shawn Amos Dance Party
2025-09-20 20:00 - 22:00 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Curator of the blackbox series The Reverend Shawn Amos opens the 2025/26 Season for a joyful night of classic 1960s dance and rhythm & blues, plus favorites from his own catalogue.

Samin Nosrat
2025-09-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Samin Nosrat as she discusses her new book, GOOD THINGS, on stage with Los Angeles-based food critic for The New York Times, Tejal Rao. Samin will share stories around the inspiration for the cookbook, her development and selection of the recipes, and the culinary rituals she shares with close friends.

Hildegard
2025-09-26 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
The year is 1147, and abbess Hildegard von Bingen has begun transcribing her visions of God, at the risk of excommunication. She enlists Richardis von Stade to illustrate these visions, and the two women quickly develop a partnership that awakens them creatively, spiritually, and—troublingly—romantically. Their sacred work faces upheaval when Hildegard’s superior forbids her and her fellow nuns from making music, threatening her standing within the Church.

This highly anticipated world premiere marks LA Opera‘s 17th innovative collaboration with the pioneering Beth Morrison Projects, hailed as “a driving force behind America’s thriving opera scene” (Financial Times). Based on the writings of visionary, composer, and polymath, Hildegard examines the tension between spiritual calling and human constraint. With a libretto by Sarah Kirkland Snider—who is praised by The Washington Post as one of the “Top 35 Female Composers in Classical Music”—and immersive visual projection design by Deborah Johnson, captures the struggle of two gifted women determined to make their voices heard in a world that sought their silence.

Lea Salonga Stage, Screen & Everything in Between
2025-09-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Musical theatre royalty and official Disney Legend Lea Salonga is bringing her acclaimed Stage, Screen & Everything In Between tour to Segerstrom Center for one night only!

Stella Cole
2025-09-27 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Stella Cole went from self-producing short a capella clips of classic standards online, to signing with one of the world’s biggest music labels. She now brings her vocal quality, storytelling ability, and extraordinary talent to BroadStage.

Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
2025-10-01 - 2025-11-09 | Mark Taper Forum, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
Step into Jaja’s African Hair Braiding in Harlem, where West African immigrant braiders work their magic on locals’ locks. Beneath the surface of this riotous comedy lies a current of uncertainty, pushing this close-knit community to confront challenges of being outsiders in their own neighborhood.

A Pirate’s Life
2025-10-02 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
National Geographic explorer Lisa Briggs goes on assignment to the Mediterranean Seea to explore how pirating shaped the Roman Empire.

San Francisco Ballet's Frankenstein
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-05 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
San Francisco Ballet, led by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, is a world-leading ballet company and a trailblazing commissioner, collaborator, and presenter in dance. They perform the world’s most famous work of horror fiction, Mary Shelley’s 19th-century novel-turned-pop culture classic.

French Fairytales: Ravel & Debussy
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Glorious and theatrical celebration of the light and enchantment of France and French music, beginning with Debussy’s evocation of a journey to a mysterious island of love, and his witty and charming ballet score for children about the adventures of a box of toys.

Ledisi
2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Grammy-winning vocalist Ledisi pays tribute to Dinah Washington. Raised in Alabama, Washington sang the blues and jazz with the same charm she brought to pop. Ledisi brings a similar versatility to work across genres. Walt Disney Concert Hall.

An Evening with Branford Marsalis
2025-10-04 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Discover the effortless cool of Branford Marsalis, a true titan of jazz. With a career spanning decades, Marsalis’s fluid, melodic, and soulful expression have captivated audiences worldwide.

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-06 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A night of elegance and emotion with Cassandra Miller’s serene Swim, Ravel’s jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G Major featuring Alexandra Dariescu–hailed as one of the most inspiring pianists of her generation–and the timeless romance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake conducted by Tianyi Liu.

Featured: Martha Graham Dance Company's 100th Anniversary
2025-10-04 00:00 - 2025-12-01 22:00 | The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA, 91330, United States
The Martha Graham Dance Company’s centennial continues with three monumental pieces: Graham’s 1947 Night Journey, a rarely seen work based on Oedipus; We the People, with a folk score by Rhiannon Giddens, a 2024 creation inspired by Graham’s longstanding sociopolitical critique; and a world premiere entitled En Masse that extends The Soraya’s commitment to Graham’s collaborations with composers. This new commission, choreographed by Hope Boykin, is a first-ever pairing of Graham and Leonard Bernstein. Their posthumous partnership, inspired by a musical excerpt discovered in their correspondence, headlines Graham’s worldwide centennial. Wild Up performs Christopher Rountree’s new arrangement of Bernstein, as well as William Schuman’s score for Night Journey.

Two Titans: The Music of Beethoven and Verdi
2025-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Two powerhouse composers—Beethoven and Verdi—offer radiant, deeply human works: Beethoven’s Mass in C and Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces.

Dakhabrakha
2025-10-05 19:30 - 21:30 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
. In a night of spellbinding rhythm and sound, DakhaBrakha brings their self-styled “ethno-chaos” to The Wallis from Kyiv, Ukraine. Their music is a blend of worldy music from India, Africa, and the Middle East.

Some Like It Hot
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-19 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
The hit Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical, Some Like It Hot, is a fast-paced comedy that follows two musicians who take up new identities and go on the run after witnessing a mob hit.

Renee Fleming
2025-10-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming draws inspiration from the vivid imagery of nature’s beauty and the urgent need to protect our planet in Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene. This program seamlessly blends timeless classical works with modern compositions, reflecting our evolving relationship with the environment.

Camila Fernàndez
2025-10-10 19:30 - 21:30 | broadstage, 1310 11TH STREET, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, United States
Granddaughter of the legendary Vicente Fernandez and daughter of international star Alejandro Fernandez has made a name for herself as a force in Mexican regional music.

Romantic Visions: Schumann’s Symphony No. 2
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
Spain as evoked by the French composer Chabrier is followed by a lush new piano concerto, written by San Diego Symphony Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López for soloist Javier Perianes and filled with echoes of Latin melodies and dance rhythms.

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
2025-10-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A vibrant musical journey to Italy with Schubert’s sparkling Overture in the Italian Style and Mendelssohn’s beloved Italian Symphony…

Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
2025-10-12 - 2025-11-09 | A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91107, United States
A powerful and poetic play set in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911 that follows a group of men and women searching for lost family, identity, and purpose in the aftermath of slavery and during the Great Migration. With rich characters and lyrical dialogue, the play explores themes of freedom, self-discovery, and the enduring power of community and spiritual healing.

Guac
2025-10-14 - 2025-11-02 | Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
A fearless, funny and deeply moving story about a father turned activist. Seven years after his son was killed in the Parkland shooting, Manuel Oliver channels his love, loss and rage into a powerful force for change.

Richard Goode Plays Mozart
2025-10-14 16:00 - 18:00 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Pianist Richard Goode partners with LACO’s Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer for a program that begins with Schumann’s Violin Sonata No 1 and ends with Beethoven’s septet.

Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
2025-10-15 19:30 - 21:30 | The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 92010, United States
Nine-time GRAMMY-winning bassist Christian McBride and revered pianist Brad Mehldau—friends and collaborators for 35 years—bring their legendary artistry to this extraordinary duo performance.

Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, original stars of RENT, celebrate 30 years of friendship and history together in an unforgettable night of music, stories and fun.

Scheherazade
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18 | Pacific Symphony, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626, United States
The Pacific Symphony, led by Alexander Shelley is joined by guitar virtuoso Pablo Sainz-Villegas for a night of radiant music that celebrates nature, culture and the magic of storytelling.

Music of the Heavens Holt’s Planets
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-18 | Jacobs Music Center, 1245 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, California, 92101
A concert about the skies above us, beginning with Auerbach’s cinematic description of the Ancient Greek mythological hero Icarus followed by Ralph Vaughan Williams’s most popular piece, The Lark Ascending.

Disney’s Fantasia in Concert Live to Film
2025-10-18 | Pacific Symphony, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, 92626, United States
Scenes from each of the two iconic films Fantasia and its sequel Fantasia 2000 will be projected in high definition on a large screen above the orchestra as they perform classical selections including Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.

Scheherazade: One Thousand and One Nights
2025-10-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, United States
A vibrant journey through timeless myth. Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade weaves the magical tales of One Thousand and One Nights with lush melodies an dazzling orchestration.
