Opera Southwest: New Year’s with the Opera!
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:30 pm New Year’s with the Opera! is a fun variety show featuring Opera Southwest’s most beloved recent 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. General Public tickets on sale now! Learn more: Opera Southwest $50, $60 & $70 Please join the Opera Southwest for an after party to celebrate the New Year. $145, $155 and $165 depending on where you sit for the performance. (more...)
Opera Southwest: Before Night Falls
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm Friday 2:00 pm Saturday & Sunday Music / Jorge Martín-Buján Libretto / Jorge Martín-Buján & Dolores M. Koch A poet in love with the moon. Jorge Martín-Buján’s Before Night Falls is based on the autobiography of Reinaldo Arenas (which has also been made into a major motion picture starring Javier Bardem). Reinaldo experienced childhood poverty, joy in nature, a stint with the guerillas, international acclaim as a writer, imprisonment as a political dissident (and unapologetically gay man), a daring escape from Cuba, and exile in the (more...)
Lensic 360: Chris Botti
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM7:30 pm Lensic 360 presents GRAMMY-winning trumpeter, Chris Botti. Chris has been one of the most popular instrumentalists in the world for nearly three decades; he’s collaborated with some of the biggest superstars on the planet, including Sting, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler, Joni Mitchell, Steven Tyler, Andrea Bocelli, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma, and others; he’s topped the jazz charts with numerous albums, earned multiple Gold and Platinum records, performed with symphony orchestras and on prestigious stages from (more...)
Power of Our Stories: Crow County: Our Right to Food Sovereignty, Adios Amor, & Mayors of Shiprock
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NM2nd Annual Film Symposium 6:00 pm Doors 6:30 pm Screening Crow Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty 7:00 pm Screening Adios Amor 8:00 pm Screening The Mayors of Shiprock 9:00 pm Panel Discussion & Q&A to immediately follow with Ramona Emerson, Laurie Coyle, Tsanavi Spoonhunter NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Free community event. Crow country: Our Right To Food Sovereignty is a 20-minute documentary that enlightens its audience to one tribe’s struggle to retain food security. The Crow Indian Reservation is the largest reservation in Montana, encompassing 2.2 million (more...)
Opera Southwest: Beyond Carmen
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Bank of America Theatre 1701 4th Street SW, Albuquerque, NMAn Evening with Audrey Babcock and Andrés Vadin 3:00 pm NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Opera Southwest and the National Hispanic Cultural Center present an homage to Bizet's Carmen. Mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock weaves legends of the Old World into a 21st-century musical tapestry that spans generations and genres—from classical to flamenco to tango, medieval to modern. Featuring guitarist Andrés Vadin. $35 with discounts for students and Opera for All with a WIC or EBT card. “Carmen. There is no more iconic woman in Operatic history. She (more...)
Opera Southwest: Carmen – en español!
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday Music / Georges Bizet Libretto / Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy, Spanish translation by Eduardo De Bray Head to the National Hispanic Cultural Center for one of the most popular operas of our time! Opera Southwest and the NHCC present Carmen – en español! “Habanera” and “Toreador” are well-known arias that linger in your mind long after the performance is over. The controversial themes of rebellion, immorality, and the tragic death of the main character shocked French audiences when it was (more...)
Vienna Light Orchestra: Tribute to The Greatest Showman LIVE
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2 Performances: 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm Vienna Light Orchestra’s world-class musicians and vocalists from seven different countries bring to life the powerful music from one of the world’s most popular musicals, The Greatest Showman! This is a highly entertaining show featuring the iconic music of The Greatest Showman and other classic favorites, including "Once Upon a December" from Anastasia, "Let it Go" from Frozen, music from Pirates of the Caribbean, and Phantom of the Opera. Whether you’re looking for a unique Albuquerque event, a romantic evening out, or a memorable experience (more...)
Opera Southwest: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NMOctober 27 & 30, | November 1 & 3 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday Opera Southwest presents Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. For over a century, the tragic tale of a geisha’s love, steadfastness, and heartbreak has been enchanting audiences around the world. Today, Giacomo Puccini’s soaring music continues to enrapture- no matter how many times you may have heard it. Although Madama Butterfly is best known for its exquisite arias for sopranos, the long, wondrously varied love duet that ends Act I is considered his (more...)
Handel’s Messiah en Español. Presented by Opera Southwest and the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM6:30 pm Experience Handel’s Messiah” like never before! The New Mexico Symphonic Chorus is proud to present this timeless masterpiece with a twist: just as Opera Southwest did with Carmen, Messiah will be performed in a stunning Spanish translation – Mesías, using the Mario Montenegro translation of the Messiah. Immerse yourself in the transcendent beauty of Handel’s majestic melodies and moving choruses, now brought to life in the rich and emotive Spanish language using the Mario Montenegro translation of the “Messiah.” From the electrifying “Aleluya” chorus to (more...)
Opera Southwest: New Year’s with the Opera!
Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts: Albuquerque Journal Theatre 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM2:30 pm Opera Southwest presents New Year’s with the Opera! Featuring Clay Hilley & Sara Duchovnay Close out 2024 and begin 2025 with featured performers tenor Clay Hilley and soprano Sara Duchovnay. Clay Hilley makes an exciting return to Opera Southwest after his stunning portrayal of Radamès in “Aida” back in 2015. Clay comes to us directly from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He has earned rave reviews from the New York Times and Financial Times, and he continues to shine in some of opera’s most illustrious heroic roles. Sara Duchovnay has been hailed (more...)