A note from the Maestro: As winter comes to a close in Maine we may see crocuses peeking up through lightly fallen snow, or delicate starflowers growing in our forests, heralding the warming spring weather ahead. With the awakening and blooming of Mother Nature, composers through the ages have embraced spring as a source of inspiration. […]
Classic Albums Live performs the Eagles’ greatest hits—note for note, cut for cut. No gimmicks, just top-tier musicians bringing legendary tracks to life for true fans of classic rock.
After years of anticipation, a truly unmissable event arrives in cinemas worldwide as the electrifying Lise Davidsen tackles one of the ultimate roles for dramatic soprano: the Irish princess Isolde in Wagner’s transcendent meditation on love and death. Heroic tenor Michael Spyres stars opposite Davidsen as the love-drunk Tristan. The momentous occasion also marks the […]
A string quartet blending Eastern and Western traditions in a program featuring Haydn, Tan Dun, Gershwin, and Dvo?ák.
The UMaine School of Performing Arts presents a combined performance of Symphonic Band and Concert Band. General admission $12, all fees included. Free with a student MaineCard Check back to purchase tickets later this summer! To learn more about the University of Maine instrumental and choral ensembles or for a complete list of School of […]
Lucas Richman, Conductor Denisha Ballew, Soprano Keenan McCarter, Baritone University of Maine Singers and Oratorio Society A note from the Maestro: In paying tribute to the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, our programming was chosen to represent a wide berth of compositional contributions from various corners of the U.S. Pairing Joan […]
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide on May 2. Baritone Igor Golovatenko is the urbane Onegin, who realizes his […]
Master illusionist Bill Blagg brings his high-energy mind-blowing illusions and interactive fun to the CCA.
For centuries, magicians have used science to create the illusion of the impossible. In The Science of Magic, illusionist Bill Blagg takes students behind the scenes to reveal how scientific principles make magic tricks work. Filled with comedy, audience participation, and mind-blowing illusions, this high-energy show uses the Scientific Method to make science fun—like levitating […]
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the […]