Season Schedule

BSO – Masterworks IV

Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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. […]

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The Met: Live in HD – Tristan und Isolde

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 12 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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 […]

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Symphonic Band & Concert Band

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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 […]

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BSO – Masterworks V

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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 […]

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The Met: Live in HD – Eugene Onegin

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1 p.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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 […]

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Bill Blagg: The Science of Magic

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10 a.m.
Collins Center for the Arts

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 […]

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