Romantic period (1820-1900) – Upcoming Concerts
LMC Opera: Queen for a Day – Operatic Depictions of Nobility
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
George Frideric Handel
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"Piangerò la sorte mia" from Giulio Cesare in Egitto ("Julius Caesar in Egypt"), HWV 17
George Frideric Handel — "Nasce il sole" from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Henry Purcell — "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Christoph Willibald Glück — Paride ed Elena ("Ah, lo veggo")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Tu che le vanita" from Don Carlos
Giuseppe Verdi — "Morró, ma prima in grazia" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Pauline Viardot — Cendrillon ("Nous sommes assaillis")
George Frideric Handel — "Nasce il sole" from Rodrigo, HWV 5
Henry Purcell — "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's Lament) from Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Christoph Willibald Glück — Paride ed Elena ("Ah, lo veggo")
Giuseppe Verdi — "Tu che le vanita" from Don Carlos
Giuseppe Verdi — "Morró, ma prima in grazia" from Un Ballo in Maschera
Pauline Viardot — Cendrillon ("Nous sommes assaillis")
Free
Seattle Opera: The Barber of Seville
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 11:00pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
$35-$399
Oregon Symphony: Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Smith Auditorium at Willamette University, Salem, OR, United States
Dobrinka Tabakova
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"III. Timber and Steel" from Earth Suite
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
$37-$52
Delgani IV – Intimate Letters
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Presbyterian Church, Corvallis, OR, United States
Leoš Janáček
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String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters"
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Op. 161
Franz Schubert — String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887, Op. 161
$30 ($5 student)
PLU Opera: 'H.M.S. Pinafore' by Gilbert & Sullivan
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
Eastvold Auditorium, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts | Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA, United States
$16 ($10 senior/military/alum/PLU community, $8 family of performer/ages 18 & under)
Westside Community & Youth Orchestra: Celebrating Women Composers
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Congregational Church, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Cécile Chaminade
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Callirhoë Suite, Op. 37
("I. Prélude")
Amy Beach — Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic" ("II. Alla siciliana – allegro vivace")
Julie Giroux — The Big Blue Marble
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba")
Florence Price — The Old Boatman
Ethel Smyth — Overture to The Wreckers
Amy Beach — Symphony in E minor, Op. 32 "Gaelic" ("II. Alla siciliana – allegro vivace")
Julie Giroux — The Big Blue Marble
Florence Price — Symphony No. 1 in E minor ("III. Juba")
Florence Price — The Old Boatman
Ethel Smyth — Overture to The Wreckers
Free
SCMS: Adam Neiman, piano
Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
The Center for Chamber Music: Seattle Chamber Music Society, Seattle, WA, United States
Maurice Ravel
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Miroirs
Johannes Brahms — 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
Johannes Brahms — 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Moments Musicaux, Op. 16
In person: $60 |
Stream: $30
Met Opera: Madama Butterfly
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 1:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, United States
$37-$380
ASYO: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA, United States
Program includes works by
Felix Mendelssohn,
Johannes Brahms,
Jean Sibelius,
Modest Mussorgsky,
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,
Edward Elgar,
Benjamin Britten, and
Ottorino Respighi.
Free (reservation required)
Washington Performing Arts: Evgeny Kissin, piano
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Johannes Brahms — Ballades, Op. 10
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F-sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin — Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Johannes Brahms — Ballades, Op. 10
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
$45-$130
Ballet Austin: The Sleeping Beauty
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (CDT)
The Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX, United States
$28-$125
YOSL 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, New York, NY, United States
Program includes works by
Ludwig van Beethoven,
Yoko Shimomura,
John Kander,
Caroline Shaw,
Franz Schubert,
José Elizondo,
Florence Price, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Free (RSVP required)
UW Degree Recital: Karen Haining, BM, Piano Performance
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 1:30pm – 2:30pm (PDT)
Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA, United States
Johann Sebastian Bach
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French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Franz Liszt — Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171
George Gershwin — Impromptu in Two Keys
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest"
Frédéric Chopin — Waltz in F major Op. 34 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in F major Op. 15 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin — Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4
Franz Liszt — Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171
George Gershwin — Impromptu in Two Keys
Free
Northwest Chorale: Celebrate Spring! Songs of Life, Love, & Faith
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
Haller Lake United Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Free
Carnegie Hall: New England Symphonic Ensemble
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage), New York, NY, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Missa in Angustiis ("Mass for Troubled Times") in D minor, Hob. XXII:11 "Lord Nelson Mass"
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Overture to Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492
Franz Schubert — Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 "The Great"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Overture to Le nozze di Figaro ("The Marriage of Figaro"), K. 492
$28-$134
Washington National Opera: Turandot
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00pm – 9:45pm (EDT)
Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, DC, United States
SOLD OUT
WWU: Elaine Mee-sun Walters Bassoon Masterclass
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 5:30pm (PDT)
WWU Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, Bellingham, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Eugène Bourdeau
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Selected works
Carl Maria von Weber — Selected works
Shao Fern Teo — Selected works
Carl Maria von Weber — Selected works
Shao Fern Teo — Selected works
Free
Seattle Opera 60th Anniversary Concert
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 4:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA, United States
Georges Bizet
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"Habanera" from Carmen
Giuseppe Verdi — "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco
Gaetano Donizetti — Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)
Georges Bizet — The Pearl Fishers (selections)
Richard Wagner — Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), WWV 86B (selections)
Richard Wagner — Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (selections)
Giuseppe Verdi — "Va, pensiero" from Nabucco
Gaetano Donizetti — Lucia di Lammermoor (Mad Scene)
Georges Bizet — The Pearl Fishers (selections)
Richard Wagner — Die Walküre ("The Valkyrie"), WWV 86B (selections)
Richard Wagner — Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (selections)
$99-$1,500
Annapolis Symphony: Masterworks VI – This Midnight Hour
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD, United States
Franz Joseph Haydn
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Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 "London"
Anna Clyne — This Midnight Hour
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Anna Clyne — This Midnight Hour
Jean Sibelius — Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
$33.40-$91 ($10 student – the box office at (410) 263-0907 to purchase)
NSO: Benjamin Grosvenor plays Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 | Anja Bihlmaier conducts Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
Saturday, May 11, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, United States
Bryce Dessner
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Mari
(NSO co-commission)
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle"
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124 "Triangle"
Hector Berlioz — Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
$19-$112