Arts & Entertainment

Opera is back with a bang at the Degollado Theater in Guadalajara come November, wedged amid the fall/winter season of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO).
Three works are scheduled, the highlight undoubtably three performances of “Carmen,” the  four-act masterpiece with music by Georges Bizet and libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.

The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra kicks off its third and final concert series of the year on September 21 with a nostalgic review of some of the finest Mexican classical music.

The United Kingdom is to be the guest of honor at the 2015 Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL).

The Joven Ballet, Jalisco’s only fully professional dance company, go upbeat for their latest show, “Who Cares?”

Martes de Musica
Free classical performances by talented musicians are held each Tuesday at the Degollado Theater. No tickets are sold – just turn up.  
Teatro Degollado, every Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. Free.

It comes around once a year, and when it does, it brings a whole lot of noise and celebration to Guadalajara, laced up in trajes de charro and gently swelling strings, belting brass and rhythmic guitar. A small army of mariachis will descend on the city August 29 for the International Mariachi and Charreria Festival, bringing with them all the prestige and flair of centuries of tradition paired with a well-oiled cultural event.