UPCOMING EVENTS
Peabody Opera Theatre
Peabody Concert Orchestra
Passione: A Celebration of Italian Opera
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 3 PM
Kraushaar Auditorium
Baltimore, MD
Michael Christie, conductor
details & tickets
Selections from:
VERDI La traviata
PUCCINI La bohème
DONIZETTI Lucia di Lammermoor
VERDI Falstaff
____________________________________________
New West Symphony
Bernstein, Brahms & Blues
Sat, April 11, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, April 12, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Tai Murray, violin
details & tickets
BERNSTEIN West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra
W.C. HANDY Saint Louis Blues
RAVEL/arr. Miloradovic Blues for String Orchestra
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor
____________________________________________
New West Symphony
Symphony Goes to Cirque
Sat, November 7, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, November 8, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Troupe Vertigo
details & tickets
Prepare to be dazzled as Troupe Vertigo joins the Symphony for a breathtaking fusion of music and circus inspired feats. Beloved symphonic works unite with performances of skill, strength and daring for a night of spellbinding spectacle and beautiful music.
____________________________________________
New West Symphony
Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah
Sat, December 5, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, December 6, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
New West Symphony Chorus, Dr. Wyant Morton, director
Alfreda Burke, soprano
Rodrick Dixon, tenor
details & tickets
HANDEL, arr. Christianson/Anderson Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah
____________________________________________
Past 2026 Events
Charlotte Symphony
Strauss' Blue Danube
Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 10, 2026, 7:30 PM
Belk Theater
Charlotte, NC
Michael Christie, conductor
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin
J. STRAUSS II "On the Beautiful Blue Danube"
CHAUSSON Poème
LISZT Mephisto Waltz, No. 1
RAVEL Tzigane
R. STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
____________________________________________
New West Symphony
Featuring Rachmaninoff and Gershwin
Sat, January 24, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, January 25, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Janice Carissa, piano
SMITH/KEY The Star Spangled Banner
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man
GERSHWIN Suite from Porgy and Bess, “Catfish Row”
SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever March
____________________________________________
The Metropolitan Opera
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Mason Bates / Libretto by Gene Scheer
Based on the Book by Michael Chabon
February 17, 18 & 20, 2026, 7:30 PM
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, NY
Michael Christie, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano
Miles Mykkanen, tenor
Andrzej Filończyk, baritone
____________________________________________
New West Symphony
Mozart & American Voices
Sat, March 7, 2026 at 7 PM – BAPAC, Thousand Oaks, CA
Sun, March 8, 2026 at 3 PM – RCPAC, Camarillo, CA
Michael Christie, conductor
Angels Vocal Art, Kristof Van Grysperre, artistic director
New West Symphony Chorus, Dr. Wyant Morton, director
MOZART Selections from The Marriage of Figaro
BURLEIGH “My Lord, What a Morning”
GERSHWIN (arr. Larry Ball) “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess
SONDHEIM Selections from Merrily We Roll Along
COPLAND “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land
BERNSTEIN Selections from Candide