Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Guadalajara-born mezzo-soprano and orchestra director Grace Echauri is the guest conductor for the OFJ’s second program of the season, featuring Dmitri Shostakovich’s Obertura Festival and Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite.
Teatro Degollado, Sunday, November 5, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 100-250 pesos.
Diana Krall
The celebrated Canadian singer in concert.
Teatro Diana, Wednesday, November 8, 9 p.m. 680-2,880 pesos.
Jazz
Bassist Christian McBride, the winner of eight Grammys, brings a quartet to town in the latest gig featuring the best of New York’s jazz scene.
Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Thursday, November 9, 9 p.m. 550 pesos.
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
OFJ artistic director José Luis Castillo is back in the saddle, conducting Héctor Berlioz’s Summer Nights and Claude Debussy’s Images. Vanessa Jara is the invited mezzo-soprano.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 9, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 12, 12:30 p.m. 100-250 pesos.
Phantom of the Opera
A local company, Victorian Goth Productions, presents the famous Lloyd-Webber musical, with 70 artists and musicians performing.
Teatro Diana, Saturday, November 11, 9 p.m. 500-700 pesos.
Requiem
The Orquesta de Cámara Higinio Ruvalcaba interprets Mozart’s famous Requiem in D minor, K. 626.
Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Saturday, November 11, 7:30 p.m. 150-400 pesos.
Live from the Met
Transmission of Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X., which premiered in 1986 from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Saturday, November 18, noon. 200 pesos.
Slovakian jazz
Kristin Lash and Jakob Grey are among the most outstanding young personalities of the Slovak music/jazz scene. Through passionate, soulful and emotive vocals, accompanied by vulnerable lyrics, bright harmonies, and massive pop hooks, they have made a name for themselves, making it impossible to ignore.
Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Saturday, November 18, 7:30 p.m. 120 pesos.
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
Former OFJ director José Guadalupe Flores leads the musicians in the world premiere of Manuel Cerda’s Suite sinfónica, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, and Vasily Kallinikov’ Symphony No. 1 in G minor. The guest violinist is Angélica Olivo.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 16, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 19, 12:30 p.m. 100-250 pesos.
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco
A more modern program sees the OFJ interpret Central Park in the Dark and The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives, Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra by Philip Glass (accompanied by the Sigma Project Quartet), and several pieces from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten. José Luis Castillo conducts.
Teatro Degollado, Thursday, November 23, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 26, 12:30 p.m. 100-250 pesos.
Bugs Bunny & friends
Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is a major U.S. spectacle celebrating 100 years of Warner Brothers magic—and it’s not just kids who will love it! Maestro George Daugherty conducts the Orquesta Solistas de América in a program featuring Looney Tunes cartoons with Bugs, Road Runner, Pepe LePew, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and friends.
Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas, Saturday, November 25, 6 p.m. 550-1,500 pesos.