CULTURAL EVENTS
IN AND AROUND NEW ORLEANS | NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2019
Lisette Oropesa, Soprano
November 13 | 7:30 pm.
New Orleans Friends of Music
NOTE: ALL PERFORMANCES LISTED HERE ARE TICKETED EVENTS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Dixon Hall, Tulane University | (504) 895-0690
Lyric coloratura soprano, Lisette Oropesa, a New Orleans
area native with over 100 performances at the New York
Metropolitan Opera, will sing opera favorites at Dixon Hall.
The Music of David Bowie
November 15 | 7:30 pm.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans | (504) 523-6530
The LPO pays tribute to the late David Bowie with a
performance by cover band, Windborne.
Viva La Opa!
November 16 | 7 pm.
Opus Opera | The Crossing
519 Williams Blvd., Kenner | (504) 782-5696
Opus Opera returns with its annual wine-tasting and singing
event, celebrating the wines of Spain & Greece and favorite
Zarzuela songs and arias from standard operas set in Spain.
Britten and Haydn
November 17 | 7 pm
Polymnia Quartet | Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans | (504) 948-9998
The Polymnia Quartet, consisting of two violins, a viola
and cello will perform Benjamin Britten’s “String Quartet
No. 2” and Joseph Haydn’s “String Quartet No. 5.”
Mozart Requiem
November 21 & 23 | 7:30 pm.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra | Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans | (504) 523-6530
New Orleans pianist and composer, Courtney Bryan,
premieres a new work with the LPO, followed by Hector
Berlioz’s “Les nuits d'été” and Mozart’s “Requiem.”
Carlos Miguel Prieto conducts.
Pilobolus in Shadowland
November 22 | 8 pm.
New Orleans Ballet Association
Mahalia Jackson Theater
Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans | (504) 522-0996
For over 45 years, Pilobolus has entertained the world
with its breathtaking physicality that defies what is
humanly possible, using mixed media, animation, dance
and shadow theater.
Scrooge in Rouge
Nov. 29-Dec. 15 | Fri.-Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts
325 Minor Street, Kenner | (504) 461-9475
Very loosely based on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” this
humorous, quick-change, cross-dressing musical version
was created by and starring Varla Jean Merman, Ricky
Graham, Yvette Hargis and Jefferson Turner.
Mandatory Merriment
December 4-29 | Thu.-Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 3 pm.
Southern Rep Theatre
2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans | (504) 522-6545
Created by Leslie Castay and Ian Hoch, this festive and
raucous musical puts six stranded strangers together
at Benny’s Tavern in the French Quarter just two days
before Christmas and they’re forced to find new ways to
celebrate the season.
Christmas Dances
December 6-8 | Fri.-Sat. 8 pm; Sun. 7 pm.
Marigny Opera Ballet | Marigny Opera House
725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans | (504) 948-9998
Celebrate the holidays with two Christmas Dances by
Diogo de Lima with original music by New Orleans
composer/pianist Larry Sieberth, and the premiere of
“Sacred Harp” by Kellis McSparrin Oldenburg, with live
instrumental accompaniment.
Annie
December 6-15 | Fri.-Sat. 7:30 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
6400 Airline Drive, Metairie | (504) 885-2000
The heartwarming, Tony Award-winning musical about
an orphan girl who finds family and happiness despite
misfortunes encountered while growing up abandoned in
an orphanage in 1930s New York City.
A Christmas Carol
December 6-23 | Show times vary; call for details.
Le Petit Theatre
616 St. Peter Street, New Orleans | (504) 522-2081
Miserly and grouchy moneylender, Ebenezer Scrooge,
learns lessons in love, generosity and redemption when
he is visited by a host of spirits on Christmas Eve in this
classic holiday tale by Charles Dickens.
Period of Adjustment
December 6-21 | 7:30 pm.
Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans
Lower Depths Theater, Loyola University
6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans | (504) 264-2580
In this Williams holiday play, a pair of newlyweds stuck
in a hellish honeymoon show up unexpectedly at the
home of a set of “old marrieds” only to learn that the hosts
themselves aren’t having any luck in love either.
Handel’s Messiah
December 7 & 8 | 7 pm.
Symphony Chorus of New Orleans
UNO Performing Arts Center
2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans | (504) 525-2111
The Symphony Chorus of New Orleans under the
direction of Steven Edwards will stage their annual
performance of Handel’s “Messiah” with its famous
“Hallelujah!” chorus at the University of New Orleans.
Free, donations suggested.
Winter Concert
December 9 | 7 pm.
New Orleans Civic Symphony | UNO Performing Arts Center
2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans| (504) 233-8775
The New Orleans Civic Symphony, conducted by Charles
Taylor, will conduct a program of winter-themed works by
Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Chopin with pianist Glorianna
Wolf performing on Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.”
Free, donations suggested.
Dover String Quartet
December 10 | 7:30 pm.
New Orleans Friends of Music
Dixon Hall, Tulane University | (504) 895-0690
The Dover Quartet, one of the most in-demand chamber
ensembles in the world, returns to New Orleans with its
configuration of two violins, a viola and a cello.
Holiday Spectacular with the 610 Stompers
December 14 | 7:30 pm.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra | Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans | (504) 523-6530
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates the season
with help from the 610 Stompers and local guest artists.
The Nutcracker
December 14-22 | Sat. 2 & 7 pm; Sun. 2 pm.
New Orleans Ballet Theatre | Orpheum Theatre
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans | (504) 826-0646
NOBT presents its annual performances of Tchaikovsky’s
colorful, two-act, family favorite holiday ballet.
Baroque Christmas with Handel’s “Messiah”
December 19 | 7:30 pm.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra | Orpheum Theater
129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans | (504) 523-6530
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra continues its
celebration of the season with excerpts from Bach’s
“Christmas Oratorio” and Handel’s “Messiah.” Carlos
Miguel Prieto conducts.
Winterreise
December 19 | 7 pm.
Lyrica Baroque | Christ Church Cathedral
2919 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
Celebrate the season as Lyrica Baroque presents an
evening of chamber music, featuring world renowned
pianist Orion Weiss and violinist Yun-Ting Lee from the
Cleveland Orchestra performing Beethoven’s “Archduke
Trio” with LPO cellist Daniel Lelchuk.
The Nutcracker
December 21 & 22 | Sat. 7 pm., Sun. 2 pm.
Delta Festival Ballet
Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans | (504) 888-0931
Artistic directors Joseph and Maria Giacobbe present the
longest continuously running production of Tchaikovsky’s
classic ballet and symphonic score in the New Orleans area.
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