Music

Bosque Chile Festival Hot After Dark Concert, Featuring Soul Divine

7:30 pm The Bosque Chile Festival will still be “Hot After Dark,” as Soul Divine presents an encore performance of their wildly popular Earth, Wind & Fire tribute, sprinkled with all you would expect from this incredible, funk-filled group!  Established in 1997, Soul Divine, with credits including James Brown, Lakeside, The Dazz Band, Sparx, and Lorenzo Antonio, and record label deals with Epic and Warner Bros., set the local scene on fire with its exciting brand of Latin and jazz-tinged R&B music and quickly established itself as (more…)

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Chispa: New Latin Music Series: La Yegros

8 pm While La Yegros now lives in Buenos Aires, her family comes from the rural rain forests of northern Argentina, bordering Brazil. She received classical conservatory training in music, and made her professional debut performing before thousands with experimental theatre troupe De La Guarda. Her diverse repertoire includes tropical rhythms, Argentine folk, reggae, dancehall, soul, and Arabic music. The 26th concert in the Center’s signature Latin Diva Series is presented in partnership with Avokado Artists as part of Festival Chispa. $12, $17, $22 with $2 discount

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Chispa: Latin Diva Series, Las Migas

7:30 pm Formed as a flamenco quartet in Barcelona in 2004, Las Migas now performs a repertoire of “Mediterranean music,” including lively Latin rhythms and pensive ballads. The members, Alba Carmona, Marta Robles, Alicia Grillo and Roser Loscos, come from four cities spanning both the geography of Spain and its cultural diversity—Barcelona, Sevilla, Córdova and Lérida. The group has headlined at major theatres and world music festivals throughout Europe; the upcoming tour is its first in the U.S. Their new show, recently launched, begins with an intimate,

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Chispa: Bohemia Viva

7:30 pm—Saturday 2 pm—Sunday Bank of America Theatre—Saturday; Visual Arts Sculpture Garden—Sunday Argentina’s Luis Luján and Andrea Mottura perform timeless classics in Spanish, English, and Italian, as well as the duo’s original compositions, with guitar accompaniment by Luis. They have toured Latin America and Europe for the past four years, incorporating the stories of their travels to accompany their music. $17, with $2 discount for students/seniors/NHCC members

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Opera Southwest Presents New Year’s with the Opera! (Rental)

7:30 pm New Year’s with the Opera is a fun variety show featuring a quartet of Opera Southwest’s most beloved recent performers, including Alyssa Anderson, Jeffrey Beruan, Matthew Vickers, Sarah Asmar, 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. Join us after the performance in the Salón Ortega for a champagne reception to celebrate 2017! $45, $55, $65: After Party an additional $45 “NOTE: If you do not see the

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Opera Southwest Presents Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci (Rental)

March 26, 29 & 31 and April 2, 2017 2 pm—Sundays 7:30 pm—Wednesday & Friday Pagliacci is a fully staged opera with orchestra, sung in Italian with English translation supertitles and presented in two acts with one intermission. The original ripped-from-the-headlines true crime story, Pagliacci is the tragic tale of a traveling troupe torn apart by passion, jealousy, and rage. Experience Leoncavallo’s heartbreaking story of Canio, the clown who weeps through his white powder makeup over his wife’s unforgivable betrayal. $15, $25, $35, $55, $65, $75, $80,

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Opera Southwest Presents Rossini’s Tancredi (Rental)

October 23, 26, 28 & 30, 2016 2 pm—Sundays 7:30 pm—Wednesday & Friday Rossini’s Tancredi is a fully-staged opera with orchestra, sung in Italian with English translation supertitles and presented in two acts with one intermission. This will be the New Mexico premiere of Rossini’s little-known masterwork. Set against the exotic backdrop of war, intrigue, and conquest in medieval Sicily, Tancredi follows the romance between the exiled soldier Tancredi and the beautiful Amenaide. When Amenaide is sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit, a disguised

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ABQ Latin Dance Festival 2016: Orquesta Canela with Special Guest Micky Cruz

6:30 pm to 12 pm Grab your dancing shoes and turn up the heat at the annual Albuquerque Latin Dance Festival! The four-day rhythm and movement celebration offers performances by world-class dancers as well as non-competitive dance showcases, parties, and workshops. Additional attractions include dance films, lectures, and live musical performances. The festival’s main concert on Saturday night features Orquesta Canela, a 14-piece all-women salsa band from Colombia, and Grammy-nominated artist Micky Cruz, for a magical night of music and dance on the NHCC’s Plaza Mayor. Founded

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