December is . . .
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"The Nutcracker" by Tchaikovsky
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Dec. 15-18 and 20-23 -- 8 p.m.
Dec. 17-18 and 22-24 -- 2 p.m.
Aronoff Center for the Arts
Tchaikovsky's holiday perennial appears with brand new choreography by Cincinnati Ballet artistic director Victoria Morgan in its world premiere. Carmon DeLeone conducts the CSO. Tickets are $30-$70 at (513) 621-5282 or visit www.cballet.org
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Marco Panuccio
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"O Holy Night"
Dec. 16 -- 8 p.m.
St. Peter in Chains Cathedral
Following up on his successful Christmas concert last year, tenor Marco Panuccio returns to St. Peter in Chains Cathedral with an evening of holiday song. Accompanying him will be pianist Carol Walker and organist Blake Callahan, with the choir of Saint Peter in Chains. Admission is $20. $10 for students. Call (513) 421-2222.
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Earl Rivers
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J.S. Bach, Christmas Oratorio
Earl Rivers, conductor
Knox Choir, soloists and chamber orchestra
Dec. 17 -- 4 p.m. (part I-III). 7:30 p.m. (parts IV-VI)
Knox Presbyterian Church, Hyde Park
The excellent Knox Music Series presents the complete Christmas Oratorio of J.S. Bach beginning at 4 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church in Hyde Park. Performing will be the Knox Choir, soloists and chamber orchestra led by EarlRivers. There will be a dinner break in Knox Commons at 6 p.m., with the remainder of the Oratorio following at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert is free. Dinner is $25 per person. You may attend one, two or all three events. Make dinner reservations online at http://www.knox.org/ or call (513) 321-2573.
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Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
May Festival Chorus
James Bagwell, conductor
Handel, "Messiah" Singalong (part one)
Dec. 17 -- 7:30 p.m.
Christ's Church at Mason, 5165 Western Row Rd.
Bring your score (or not) and sing along with the May Festival Chorus in this community performance of Handel's "Messiah." May Festival Youth Chorus director James Bagwell conducts. Soloists are soprano Caroline Worra, mezzo-soprano Leah Wool, tenor Daniel Ross and bass Daniel Mobbs. Tickets begin at $10. Call (513) 381-3300) or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org
| ______________________________________________________________ Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra May Festival Chorus James Bagwell, conductor Handel, "Messiah" (complete) Dec. 18 -- 2 p.m. Music Hall The CSO, May Festival Chorus and soloists led by James Bagwell perform the complete "Messiah" at Music Hall. Soloists are soprano Caroline Worra, mezzo-soprano Leah Wool, tenor Daniel Ross and bass Daniel Mobbs. Tickets begin at $10. Call (513) 381-3300) or visit www.cincinnatisymphony.org _____________________________________________________________
Christ Church Cathedral Dec. 31 -- 5 p.m. Jan. 2 -- 2:30 and 5 p.m. The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival at Christ Church is 72 years old this season, having been created on the 600th anniversary of its beginning in Oxford, England in the 14th century. Songs, spectacle and spoken word combine to bring to life the holiday celebration at a lord and lady's manor. Admission is free but tickets must be reserved. Distribution of tickets begins at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 10 at the church. For information, call (513)621-BOAR or visit http://boarsheadfestival.com _____________________________________________________________________
John Morris Russell, conductor "A Swingin' New Year's Eve" Kip Wilborn, vocalist May Festival Youth Chorus Dec. 31 -- 7:30 p.m. Music Hall Ring in 2012 at Music Hall, as Cincinnati Pops conductor John Morris Russell leads the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, singers and dancers, including vocalist Kip Wilborn and the May Festival Youth Chorus. in an evening of classic American song and dance. Hear opera, Broadway and sounds of Ellington-era big bands. Gala New Year's celebration follows immediately afterward in the Music Hall Ballroom. Tickets are $10-$85 for the concert, $185-$410 for post-concert gala. Call (513) 381-3300 or order online at www.cincinnatisymphony.org |
