Monday recitals
Talented musicians of different genres showcased each Monday. April 1: Classical guitarist Enrique Florez (above) and flutist Cuauhtemoc Garcia Verdugo give a recital. April 8: La Orquesta de Cámara Independiente de Guadalajara, directed by Guillermo Salvador, interprets works by Damy, Moncayo and Piazzolla (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires). April 29: Michaël Bialobroda (cello) and Saúl Ulises Ibarra Ramos (piano).
Palcco, Mondays, 8:30 p.m. 100 pesos.
Recitals
Spring recital series running Wednesday evenings through early May at the Regional Museum, sponsored by the University of Guadalajara Music School. April 3: Volta (ancient music group). April 10: Scott Roeder (tuba), Carlos Alberto Gutierrez (piano). May 8: Michael Bialobroda (cello), Carlos Alberto Gutierrez (piano).
Museo Regional de Guadalajara (Liceo 60, centro historico). Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Free.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Jeffrey Rink conducts the fifth program in the 2019 winter/spring season. Featuring works by Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss, Wagner and Hindemith. Soloist: David Cooper (French horn).
Teatro Degollado, Sunday, March 31, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Live from the Met
In what is expected to be a Wagnerian event for the ages, soprano Christine Goerke plays Brünnhilde, Wotan’s willful warrior daughter, who loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance, “Die Walküre.”
Teatro Diana, Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. 100-250 pesos.
Gondwana
Popular Chilean band specializing in reggae in Spanish.
Teatro Diana, Friday, March 29, 9 p.m. 400-1,000 pesos
Beethoven’s Fifth
Concert featuring a masterwork given by the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Guadalajara.
Palcco, Sunday, March 31, 12:30 p.m.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchesta
Guest conductor Christopher Zimmerman (United States) leads the OFJ in works by Smetana, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. The guest pianist is Sofya Gulyak (Russia).
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, April 4, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Jazz
Concert featuring the E. J. Strickland Quartet. Strickland is a world-class, world-traveled drummer, composer and artist from the United States, heard on over 60 albums in the last decade.
Conjunto de Artes Escenicas, Thursday, April 4, 9 p.m.
Cats
Professional production of much-loved Andrew Lloyd Weber musical.
Teatro Diana, Thursday, April 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchesta
The final concert in the OFJ’s first season of 2019 welcomes guest conductor Iván del Prado (Cuba). Works by Massenet. Deletes, Thomas, Rossini and Sibelius. The invited artist is soprano Anabel de la Mora.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, April 11, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 14, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
‘Magnificat’
The choir of the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Guadalajara perform Vivaldi’s “Magnificat.”
Palcco, Sunday, April 14, 12:30 p.m. 100 pesos.
Symphonic Disney
The Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Guadalajara interprets much loved tunes from Disney movies.
Palcco, Sunday, April 28, 12:30 p.m. 100 pesos.
GR RECOMMENDS: Callas in Concert
This spectacle will bring famed opera star Maria Callas back to the stage 50 years after she last performed through state-of-the-art digital and laser technology for a live concert experience featuring original recordings digitally remastered, along with the live accompaniment of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra. Callas in Concert is scripted and directed by Creative Director Stephen Wadsworth, a veteran of many of Callas’ performances. Callas left a lasting impact on the world of opera as the definition of the diva as artist – and is still one of classical music’s best-selling vocalists and, arguably, the greatest soprano that has ever lived.
Auditorio Telmex, Friday, April 12, 8:30 p.m. 900-1,400 pesos.