Performing Arts

Instituto Cervantes: ¡Cine Magnífico! Latino Film Festival

3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday 11:00 am to 8:00 pm Saturday South Broadway Cultural Center (1025 Broadway Blvd SE) Instituto Cervantes Albuquerque is launching the twelfth edition of Cine Magnífico, Latino Film Festival of Albuquerque. This event has focused on the dissemination of culture and audio-visual creation in Spanish in its 11 previous editions, and has given visibility during these years in New Mexico to numerous films and short films made in Spain and various Spanish-speaking countries. The 2024 edition of the festival will have as (more…)

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Opera Southwest: Doña Clementina

April 6, 11, & 13, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Friday Opera Southwest presents Boccherini’s Doña Clementina. Discover Boccherini’s Gem: The American Premiere of Doña Clementina. Experience love, honor, and Spanish flair in Luigi Boccherini’s opera Doña Clementina, making its American debut. Follow the captivating journey of a courageous young woman navigating passion, loyalty, and the trials of family honor, all set to stirring melodies and sung en español. Running time: 2 hours 30 minutes including one intermission. $29, $49, $69, $89 & $109 with discounts for

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Opera Southwest: Llantos 1492

February 16, 19, 21, & 23, 2025 2:00 pm Sundays, 7:30 pm Wednesday & Friday Opera Southwest presents Adam Del Monte’s Llantos 1492, in partnership with the National Institute of Flamenco “Oh, times of light, how they have fallen through the narrow passage of the hourglass into an ashtray of darkness.” The Reconquista is drawing to a close and the Inquisition’s dark cloud is gathering on the Spanish horizon. A lawyer defends a village of gitanos against false accusations. Against a musical backdrop that blends the musical

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Opera Southwest: New Year’s with the Opera!

2:30 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

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OSW: NM Symphonic Chorus: Verdi’s Requiem

Today’s performance of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem by the NM Symphonic Chorus is Sold Out! 2:00 pm Opera Southwest presents the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus: Verdi’s Requiem Verdi’s vigorous rhythms, sublime melodies, and dramatic contrasts express powerful emotions. Dive into the emotional depths of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, where operatic drama meets sacred reverence. This monumental masterpiece captures the raw intensity of human emotion, blending heart-wrenching sorrow with soaring hope. From the thunderous “Dies Irae” to the ethereal “Libera Me”, Verdi’s powerful choral and orchestral writing brings

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Handel’s Messiah en Español. Presented by Opera Southwest and the New Mexico Symphonic Chorus

6:30 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

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Opera Southwest: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly

October 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

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Festival Ballet Albuquerque: Sacred Journeys V

7:00 pm Friday & Saturday, 2:00 pm Sunday NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre Festival Ballet Albuquerque presents Sacred Journeys V featuring Robert Mirabal. Classical and contemporary dance combine with the eclectic music of two-time Grammy award-winning Taos Pueblo musician Robert Mirabal in this reflection of New Mexican cultures through dance, music, and spoken word. Mirabal collaborates with Festival Ballet Albuquerque’s artistic director Patricia Dickinson Wells and with internationally renowned New York City Ballet dancer Jock Soto, of Navajo and Puerto Rican descent. Soto, who is originally from

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Dark Red Film Festival

October 25-26 at the NHCC | Bank of America Theatre October 27 at The Guild Cinema 6:30 pm & 8:45 pm Friday 3:00 pm, 5:15 pm & 8:30 pm Saturday 3:00, 5:15 pm 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm Sunday 1:00 pm Saturday: Workshop & Panel Tickets are no longer available online. There are tickets available for all screenings at the door. Please check in to the venue to get your tickets in-person one hour prior to each showing. For more information about the festival schedule, please visit www.darkredhorror.com/film-fest.

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