Fri, Oct 18 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm
Presented by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
UK Opera Theatre proudly presents Mozart’s remarkable comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Centered around Figaro and Susanna’s wedding day, the captivating narrative unfolds with unexpected twists, mistaken identities, and some of the most enchanting music in opera. Since its…
Sat, Oct 19 2024, All day
The primary mission of this competition is to encourage and support exceptionally gifted high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors who currently display potential for success in solo classical voice performance. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Repertoire requirements
Participants must offer three selections for the competition.At least two songs or arias from the standard "classical" vocal repertoire - folk songs &…Schmidt Vocal Arts Center
$40 advanced registration to participate
Sat, Oct 19 2024, 2 - 5pm
Presented by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
UK Opera Theatre proudly presents Mozart’s remarkable comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Centered around Figaro and Susanna’s wedding day, the captivating narrative unfolds with unexpected twists, mistaken identities, and some of the most enchanting music in opera. Since its…
Sat, Oct 19 2024, 2 - 4pm
The collegiate premier of
cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
October 17-20, 2024 | Briggs Theatre *Additional performance added: October 24, 7:30 p.m.
“A haunting and eye-opening production," The New York Times.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Afro-surrealist play focuses on three generations of Black women living through the Flint, Michigan water crisis. As lead seeps into their home and their…
INDIVIDUAL: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40
Sat, Oct 19 2024, 7:30 - 10:30pm
Presented by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
UK Opera Theatre proudly presents Mozart’s remarkable comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Centered around Figaro and Susanna’s wedding day, the captivating narrative unfolds with unexpected twists, mistaken identities, and some of the most enchanting music in opera. Since its…
Mongolian/American folk-fusion trio Tuvergen Band will transport listeners to the vast steppes of Mongolia with their powerful use of traditional instruments such as the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle) and throat singing, intertwined with contemporary melodies and rhythms to play what they call “modern nomadic music”—an exhilarating sound indebted to Mongolian and Tuvan traditions but inflected with bluegrass sensibilities, blues instrumental…
FREE for UK Students, $23 Adults / $10 Non-UK Students
Sat, Oct 19 2024, 7:30 - 9:30pm
The collegiate premier of
cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
October 17-20, 2024 | Briggs Theatre *Additional performance added: October 24, 7:30 p.m.
“A haunting and eye-opening production," The New York Times.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Afro-surrealist play focuses on three generations of Black women living through the Flint, Michigan water crisis. As lead seeps into their home and their…
INDIVIDUAL: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40
Sun, Oct 20 2024, 11am - 12pm
Performance given by students in the UK String Project.
Sun, Oct 20 2024, 2 - 4pm
The collegiate premier of
cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
October 17-20, 2024 | Briggs Theatre *Additional performance added: October 24, 7:30 p.m.
“A haunting and eye-opening production," The New York Times.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Afro-surrealist play focuses on three generations of Black women living through the Flint, Michigan water crisis. As lead seeps into their home and their…
INDIVIDUAL: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40
Sun, Oct 20 2024, 2 - 5pm
Presented by the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
UK Opera Theatre proudly presents Mozart’s remarkable comic opera, The Marriage of Figaro. Centered around Figaro and Susanna’s wedding day, the captivating narrative unfolds with unexpected twists, mistaken identities, and some of the most enchanting music in opera. Since its…
Featuring:Marcellus Brown, ConductorBrian Froedge, Guest ConductorBe Thou My Vision - David R. GillinghamPepita Greus - Pascual Perez ChoviSymphony III - Vittorio GianniniThrough an Open Door - Nathan DaughtreyThe Adventures of Jesse Owens - Michael DaughertyMarcellus Brown is Director of Bands Emeritus at Boise State University. Under his leadership the university band program has become one of the outstanding wind band programs in the…
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
UK Choristers Fall Concert: How Can I Keep From Singing?feat. Blue Note and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Chamber Choir
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
UK Symphony Band
Dr. Shayna Stahl, ConductorAdam Miller, Guest Conductor UK Concert Band
Brian Froedge & Adam Miller, Conductors Symphony BandMother Earth - David MaslankaJourney Through Orion - Julie GirouxThis Cruel Moon - John MackeyMars - Gustav Holst/arr. William OwensShimmering Sunshine - Kevin Day Concert BandConnectUS - Carol Brittin Chambers (2024)With Quiet Courage - Larry Daehn (1995)Ayo -…
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Thu, Oct 24 2024, 7:30 - 9:30pm
The collegiate premier of
cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
October 17-20, 2024 | Briggs Theatre *Additional performance added: October 24, 7:30 p.m.
“A haunting and eye-opening production," The New York Times.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s Afro-surrealist play focuses on three generations of Black women living through the Flint, Michigan water crisis. As lead seeps into their home and their…
INDIVIDUAL: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40
Fri, Oct 25 2024, 12 - 1pm
Stephanie Berrie -I am heavily influenced by nature and our human relationships with the environments in which we live. My work questions what it means to have a body, as well as what it means to live in a world surrounded by other bodies. I feel a dissociation with my body that is explored through organic materials and imagery, which serve as metaphors for the emotional and physical matter beneath my skin. I combine multiple forms of…
