Lunes de Musica
The Palacio de la Cultura y la Comunicación (Palcco) is offering a new series of Monday recitals in their salon de camera.
September 19: countertenor Daniel Moody, accompanied by pianist David Fung. September 26: Samuel Armas and Marco Antonio Navarro play piano “four hands.”
Palcco, Mondays, 8:30 p.m. 100 pesos.
Tuesday recitals
The Martes de Música y Ópera series sponsored by the Jalisco Culture Department attracts some truly stellar classical performers and it’s all free! Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. September 20: Recital by pianist Patricia Garcia-Torres. Pieces by Schubert, Zyman, Debussy, Arturo Márquez and others. September 27: Jalisco Canta Festival, with Joycee Díaz, soprano; Alejandro Vigo, piano. Works by Haendel, Beethoven, Mozart, Bizet, Gershwin and others.
Teatro Alarife Martin Casillas. Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Free.
Thursday Dance
Free presentations by talented local dance groups. September 22: Ballet Folklorico Quaquibini. September 29: Ballet Folclórico de la sección 16 del SNTE.
Teatro Alarife Martin Casillas, Thursdays, 6 p.m. Free.
Ballet folklorico
The last of two 50th anniversary shows offered by the famed Universidad de Guadalajara troupe is followed by four regular performances.
Teatro Degollado, Sunday, September 18, and October 2, 9, 23 and 30. 80-350 pesos.
Roberto Carlos
Brazilian pop singer still treading the boards at age 75.
Sunday, September 25, 9 p.m. 375-1,500 pesos.
Jazz concert
The New York Jazz All Stars series, sponsored by the Universidad de Guadalajara and Jazz at Lincoln Center, presents the Gilad Hekselman Trio.
Teatro Vivian Blumenthal (Tomás V. Gómez 125, Colonia Ladron de Guevara), Thursday, September 29, 9 p.m. 200 pesos in advance or 350 pesos at the door.
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Turn back the clock to hear swing dance melodies from yesteryear. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing some 300 live dates a year.
Teatro Diana, Thursday, September 29, 9 p.m. 500-1,400 pesos.
El Tri
Famed Mexican rock band celebrates its 47th anniversary.
Auditorio Telmex, Thursday, September 29, 9 p.m. 250-1,100 pesos.
Swan Lake
Moscow State Ballet performs the world’s most famous classical work.
Auditorio Telmex, Friday, September 30, 9 p.m. 300-650 pesos.
Fifth Harmony
U.S. quintet girl group formed on the second season of the The X Factor USA in July 2012.
Auditorio Telmex, Saturday, October 1, 9 p.m. 480-1,420 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra Director Marco Parisotto starts the fall season of concerts. He will be joined in the opener by cellist William Molina-Cestari from Venezuela. On the program will be Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome, Sir Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 and Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.
Palcco, Thursday, October 6, 8:30 p.m. and Teatro Degollado, Sunday, October 9, 12:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
The Libertines
English band that helped lead the garage rock revival in the United Kingdom.
Auditorio Telmex, Thursday, October 6, 9 p.m. 480-1,420 pesos.
Live from the Met
A new season of New York Met simulcasts begins with a production of Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde,” conducted by Sir Simon Rattle for his first Live In HD performance. Nina Stemme (above) stars as Isolde, a touchstone role she has sung with major opera companies around the world.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, October 8, 11 a.m. 100-250 pesos.
Remembering ‘Juanga’
One of Mexico’s most famous mariachi bands, Los Camperos de Nati Cano, gives a homage to recently deceased singer Juan Gabriel.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, October 8, 9 p.m.. 200-800 pesos.
Music from the Movies
The Orquesta Sinfonica Juvenil de Guadalajara (Youth Orchestra) performs themes from some of world’s greatest movies.
Auditorio Telmex, Sunday, October 9, 6 p.m.
Ara Malikian
Acclaimed Spanish violinist of Lebanese origins and Armenian descent has wide-ranging repertoire covering many genres.
Auditorio Telmex, Thursday, October 13, 9 p.m. 250-850 pesos.
Demi Lovato
Young U.S. pop star/singing sensation in concert.
Auditorio Telmex, Tuesday, October 18, 8:30 p.m. 500-2,390 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
In between performances at the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato (see page 4), the orchestra pays tribute to the famed Spanish writer with a program featuring Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote,” Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez,” and Manuel de Falla’s El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Suite No. 2.
Palcco, Thursday, October 16, 8:30 p.m. 150-300 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
The first in a series of smaller “chamber music” programs featuring the orchestra’s leading players. Up first is a “jazz/pop” special that combines the orchestra’s principal brass musicians with the invited Jalisco Brass Ensemble. The program includes favorites such as Kandor’s “New York, New York,” Ellington’s “Come Sunday,” Abreu’s “Tico Tico” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” as well as other gems.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, October 27, 8:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra
Principal players only as the chamber music theme continues for the orchestra’s third program of the season. Small groups of musicians perform works by Mozart, Schumann and Schubert.
Teatro Degollado, Friday, October 28, 8:30 p.m. 110-200 pesos.
Live from the Met
The New York Met presents Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” with Simon Keenlyside in his first Met performances as the libertine title character.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, October 29, noon. 100-250 pesos.
GR RECOMMENDS: Ballet de Jalisco
Before heading off to the Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato (see page 4), Jalisco’s only full-time professional dance troupe presents “Don Quijote,” based on the choreography of Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky. Novelties will include “video mapping” for the scenery, and specially designed costumes for the 42 dancers. Ballet director Dariusz Blajer says he has cut down the work, normally two and a half hours long, to one hour 50 minutes.
Teatro Degollado, Friday, September 23, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 24, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 25, 12;30 p.m. 55-350 pesos.