Isaac Hernandez
Two presentations at the new University of Guadalajara cultural complex by the Tapatio ballet dancer who has risen to great fame and acclaim and is now a principal with the English National Ballet.
Conjunto de Artes Escénicas (Periferico and Prolongacion Laureles), Friday, November 3 and Saturday, November 4, 9 p.m. 550-2,750 pesos.
Peer Gynt
Opera production of play by Norway’s Henrik Ibsen (music by Edvard Grieg) with the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chorus of the Pan-American University. Funded by Jalisco’s Secretary of Culture and produced by Concerttante Producciones.
Teatro Degollado, Friday, November 3, 8 p.m.; Saturday, November 4, 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday, November 5, 6 p.m. 250 to 450 pesos.
Eighties covers
Russian Red, a Spanish indie and folk singer-songwriter whose real name is Lourdes Hernández, presents songs from her new covers album, “Karaoke,” featuring music from the likes of Queen, The Human League, The Pretenders.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, November 4, 9 p.m. 250-700 pesos.
Monday concerts
Concerts/recitals are held on Mondays at this cultural complex to the north of the city. November 6: Violinist Chris Wilshere and pianist Manuel Delaflor join forces. November 27: Tridente Jazz Trio interprets works by Scott Joplin, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Claude Bolling.
Palcco, Mondays, 8 p.m.
Tuesday recitals
The Jalisco Culture Secretariat’s “Martes de Música y Ópera” series showcases talented classical musicians at free-of-charge Tuesday evening recitals. November 7: Céfiro Trío de Alientos (trio of wind instruments) interprets works by Mozart, José Pablo Moncayo, Jean Françaix and Miguel Bernal Jiménez. November 14: Edna A Lobato, mezzosoprano, and Monica Arrambides, soprano, are accompanied by Jorge Luis Godinez on piano. Works by Humperdinck, Dvôrak, Massenet, Bizet, A. Lara, M. Ponce, among others. November 21: Recital by Víctor Celis Padrón, a master of the Yucatecan guitar.
Teatro Alarife Martín Casillas, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free.
Cirque du Soleil
Canadian circus arts troupe returns to city to present Sep7imo Dia, a new work based on the music of Soda Stereo, arguably Latin America’s most famous rock band.
Arena VFG (Km 20, Guadalajara-Chapala Highway), November 8, 8, 10,11, all at 9 p.m.; November 12, 4:30 p.m.; November 15, 16, 17, 18, all at 9 p.m. Tickets starting at 900 pesos.
Classic rock
Oldies from the 70s and 80s played by Sinfonia Rock, with the assistance of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Guadalajara, directed by Guillermo Salvador.
Palcco, Wednesday, November 8, 8:30 p.m.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The orchestra performs Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection Symphony. Marco Parisotto conducts. Nicole Heaston (soprano) and Cassandra Zoé Velasco (contralto) are the soloists. Accompaniment by the Zapopan Municipal Choir, directed by Timothy Ruff Welch.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 16, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 19, 12:30 p.m. 200-400 pesos.
Ballet de Jalisco
The only full-time professional troupe in the state presents the one-act ballet Scheherezade, based on “One Thousand and One Nights,” with music by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Conjunto de Artes Escénicas (Periferico and Prolongacion Laureles), Friday, November 17, 9 p.m. 110-550 pesos.
The Met: Live in HD
The Metropolitan Opera presents Thomas Adès’s “The Exterminating Angel,” inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, November 18, noon. 100-250 pesos.
Mariachi symphony
The famous Mariachi Varfas de Tecalitlan are joined by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Guadalajara, directed by Guillermo Salvador.
Palcco, Saturday, November 18, 8 p.m.
Concert four hands
Edyta Plodzien and Yulia Vishnevetskaya share a piano to play pieces by Beethoven, Grieg, Moszkowski, Debussy, Dvorak, Brahms and Piazzolla, in a benefit for the Mi Gran Esperanza children’s charity.
Palcco, Thursday, November 23, 8:30 p.m. 70-150 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera gala with pieces by Bellini, Bizet, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Massenet, Mascagni, von Reznicek and Tchaikovsky. Marco Parisotto conducts, with U.S. soprano Lauren Michelle and Italian tenor Lorenzo Decaro.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 23, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 26, 12:30 p.m. 200-400 pesos.
Miguel Zenón Quartet
Concert led by Puerto Rican alto saxophonist, composer, band leader, music producer, and educator.
Conjunto de Artes Escénicas (Periferico and Prolongacion Laureles), Thursday, November 25, 9 p.m. 275-550 pesos.
Space Oddity
David Brighton, considered the world’s best David Bowie impersonator, treads a city stage for the first time.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, November 25, 9 p.m. 150-800 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Tenor Rame Lahaj is the invited artist as the state orchestra presents Neapolitan songs and arias under the baton of Marco Parisotto. Pieces by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini and Respighi, among others.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 30, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 3, 6 p.m. 200-400 pesos.
Rock show
The Gerardo Pontierr Symphony and Rock Tour includes 20 musicians on stage, as well as invited artists. Promoters call the new show a “unique experience.” Pontierr has previously enjoyed a decade-long career as a violinist.
Teatro Diana, Friday, December 1, 8:30 p.m. 190-490 pesos.
GR RECOMMENDS: Chinese drama, dance
The China Arts and Entertainment Group and the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater present “Zhaojun, La Princesa,” a traditional tale that takes place during the Han Dynasty (around 30 BC). The drama centers on one of Emperor Yuan’s concubines, Wang Zhaojun, who is charged with the mission bringing “harmonious kinship” to a region afflicted by war. This work has won multiple international awards for its staging, costumes and music. More than 60 performers will be on stage.
Conjunto de Artes Escenicas (Periferico and Prolongacion Laureles), Tuesday, November 21, 9 p.m. 495-1,045 pesos.