• OSW: NM Symphonic Chorus: Mozart – C Minor Mass K 427

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2:00 pm Opera Southwest Presents: The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Mozart – Mass in C Minor, K. 427 Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Two pillars of Mozart’s mature style: one sacred, one symphonic. Modeled on the grandeur of Bach’s Mass in B Minor and the Salzburg ceremonial tradition, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor blends contrapuntal rigor with operatic brilliance. Though unfinished, it stands among the most exalted sacred works of the Classical era. Paired with the storm-lit urgency of the G Minor Symphony, this (more...)

  • NM Music Hall of Fame Awards

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    6:00 pm (Doors at 5:00 pm) The New Mexico Music Hall of Fame award show is to recognize those who have made significant contributions to our State's musical culture. The process of choosing these musical heroes begins each year with the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame Awards Committee asking New Mexico citizens to nominate artists and innovators they thought should be so honored. The nominations were then judged by the Committee and this years nine nominees were chosen for recognition of their lifetime achievement. The New (more...)

  • Opera Southwest: New Years with the Opera!

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2:30 pm New Year’s with the Opera is a fun variety show featuring Opera Southwest’s favorite performers, the Albuquerque Youth Symphony, and the Opera Southwest Chamber Orchestra. With a variety of opera favorites and light classics, there is something for everyone to ring in the New Year. Running time: Approx 2 hours $35, $47, $60, $72, & $85 with discounts for anyone 30 years old and younger and Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. Opera for All tickets are limited to 2 per ID and must (more...)

  • New Mexico Philharmonic: Beethoven & Schumann

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2:00 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Beethoven & Schumann Roberto Minczuk, Music Director Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Schumann: Concertstück Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major From the fierce determination of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture to the charming virtuosity of Schumann’s rarely heard Concertstück, this program explores musical boldness in all its forms. The evening concludes with Beethoven’s luminous Fourth Symphony, a masterwork that sings with clarity and classical grace under the baton of Roberto Minczuk. Run time: Approximately 2 hours $34, $44, $54 & $78 *The event is (more...)

  • Opera Southwest: Aida

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    February 22, 25, 27 and March 1, 2026 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music / G. Verdi Libretto / Antonio Ghislanzoni The grandest of grand opera is back on the NHCC stage. Michelle Johnson (Turandot 2023 and Lohengrin 2019) returns in the title role, alongside Olivia Vote (Verdi’s Requiem 2025 & Norma 2018 ) as Amneris, Dane Suarez makes his company debut as Radames, OSW favorite Matt Hanscom returns as Amonasro. This new production promises vocal fireworks, stirring choruses, and unforgettable theatrical (more...)

  • OSW: NM Symphonic Chorus: Brahms – Requiem

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2:00 pm Opera Southwest Presents: The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus Brahms – Requiem Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) Presented in Spanish translation Brahms did not set a Latin mass. He called his great work "Ein deutsches Requiem—A German Requiem" – but wrote to a colleague that he would have preferred to call it “A Human Requiem.” His intention was clear: this is music for the living, not the dead. Not bound to any single dogma, Brahms bypassed conventional liturgy to weave together scripture that speaks to sorrow, (more...)

  • Opera Southwest: Mosè in Egitto

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    April 19, 24 & 26, 2026 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday NHCC  | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Music/ G. Rossini Libretto/Andrea Leone Tottola A sweeping Biblical epic rarely heard in the United States. This visually arresting production features Justin Hopkins (Bluebeard 2023 & Norma 2018) as Mosè, Ashley Milanese in her company debut as Elcia, and Zaikuan Song (Turandot 2023) as Pharaoh. Expect dramatic storms, plagues, and miracles, set to some of Rossini’s most powerful writing. It’s as if The Ten Commandments were an opera! Piano tuning (more...)

  • New Mexico Philharmonic: Tetiana Plays Beethoven

    Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM

    2:00 pm New Mexico Philharmonic presents Tetiana Plays Beethoven Eckart Preu, Conductor Tetiana Shafran, piano Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 Ravel: Mother Goose Suite Stravinski: Pulcinella Suite Ukrainian pianist Tetiana Shafran, gold medalist at the 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition, brings sparkle and soul to Beethoven’s youthful and exuberant Piano Concerto No. 1. Ravel’s enchanting Mother Goose Suite invites us into a dreamlike world of fantasy while Stravinsky’s spirited Pulcinella Suite delivers humor, wit, and rhythmic brilliance to close the NMPhil Afternoon Classics season with flair (more...)