Coffee Concert
A Taste of Opera
Stuart Malina, conductor
Lucas Guideri, violin
Ying Fang, soprano
MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
VERDI: Triumphal March from Aida
WAGNER: Rienzi Overture
MASSENET: Meditation from Thäis
Featuring Mozart’s Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Verdi’s Triumphal March from Aida and Wagner’s Rienzi Overture, among other works, Stuart Malina conducts the morning Coffee Concert, with complimentary coffee and doughnuts served before the performance.
Thu, Mar 5, 11 am
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Tickets: $24, $29, $34 & $42
Raymond James Pops
John Williams: Star Wars & More!
Bob Bernhardt, conductor
It’s a celebration of John Williams’ extraordinary film music from Superman, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Hook, E.T. and Schindler’s List…along with a cosmic hit parade of themes from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, A New Hope and The Phantom Menace.
Fri, Mar 6, 8 pm
Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall
Sat, Mar 7, 2 pm – Matinee Added
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Sat, Mar 7, 8 pm
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Tickets: $15, $30 & $45
Sponsors: Shoemaker Loop, Hancock Bank
Media sponsor: WDUV
Tampa Bay Times Masterworks
Russian Extravaganza
Michael Francis, conductor
STRAVINSKY: Petrushka (1947)
RACHMANINOFF: The Isle of the Dead
TCHAIKOVSKY: Francesca da Rimini
This all Russian program begins with Stravinsky’s Petrushka, the tragic tale of puppets endowed with human vulnerabilities. Intertwining the themes of life and death, Rachmaninoff’s Isle of the Dead sets a mood of mystery and contemplation. The evening closes with Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous yet tragic tale of love in his symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini.
Sat, Mar 14, 8 pm
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Mar 15, 7:30 pm
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30 & $45
Free Classical Kids tickets available for this concert!
Tampa Bay Times Masterworks
Mahler’s Symphony No. 4
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Talise Trevigne, soprano
R. STRAUSS: Serenade for Winds, Op. 7
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
MAHLER: Symphony No. 4
The night begins with Strauss’ intimate interplay of 13 wind instruments in Serenade for Winds, prior to Barber’s nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915, with its recollections of idyllic childhood memories. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 shares a unique mood of joyous and lovely melodies throughout, featuring the soprano in the radiant finale. Cristian Macelaru conducts.
Fri, Mar 20, 8 pm
Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall
Sat, Mar 21, 8 pm
Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Mahaffey Theater
Sun, Mar 22, 7:30 pm
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Tickets: $15, $30 & $45
Free Classical Kids tickets available for this concert!
