April 2017
Northern Impressions: The Best of Grieg & Sibelius
Internationally renowned pianist Lilya Zilberstein will perform Edvard Grieg’s dramatic and fiercely compelling Piano Concerto in A Minor with the Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of guest conductor Christian Arming, at the Granada Theatre on April 15 and 16. Also featuring Festina lente by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, as well as Jean Sibelius’ majestic Symphony No. 5, the concerts will take place at 8 pm on Saturday, April 15, and at 3 pm on Sunday, April 16. Tickets…
Find out more »Northern Impressions: The Best of Grieg and Sibelius
Internationally renowned pianist Lilya Zilberstein will perform Edvard Grieg’s dramatic and fiercely compelling Piano Concerto in A Minor with the Santa Barbara Symphony, under the baton of guest conductor Christian Arming, at the Granada Theatre on April 15 and 16. Also featuring Festina lente by contemporary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, as well as Jean Sibelius’ majestic Symphony No. 5, the concerts will take place at 8 pm on Saturday, April 15, and at 3 pm on Sunday, April 16. Tickets…
Find out more »April 2018
DROUGHT, FIRE, AND FLOOD: CLIMATE CHANGE AND OUR NEW NORMAL
Tickets: FREE ADMISSION -- Tickets available at the door. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 7:00PM The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Presents Drought, Fire, and Flood: Climate Change and Our New Normal There is no question that the frequency and ferocity of severe weather phenomena experienced globally, nationally, and most recently locally, are the result of increasingly rapid climate change. Worse, as global warming continues to progress, the events we are seeing and experiencing now represent only the beginning stages…
Find out more »November 2018
OPERA SANTA BARBARA SEASON OPENER, LA BOHEME
FORMER “THE AMERICAN TENORS” STAR AND GREEK SOPRANO TO SING LEADING ROLES IN OPERA SANTA BARBARA SEASON OPENER, LA BOHEME Nathan Granner and Eleni Calenos headline the first opera in Opera Santa Barbara’s 25th Anniversary Season on November 9 and 11 in Puccini’s beloved La bohème at The Granada Theater. Santa Barbara, CA – Tenor Nathan Granner and the captivating soprano Eleni Calenos will headline Opera Santa Barbara’s lavish production of Puccini’s most beloved opera, La bohème at The Granada Theater. Performances will take place at 7:30 on Friday, November 9 and at 2:30 on Sunday, November 11. Ranging in price from…
Find out more »January 2023
Joyce DiDonato EDEN
UCSB Arts and Lectures presents mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato in EDEN, January 24th at The Granada Theatre. Fusing music, movement and theater, this breathtaking tour de force based on DiDonato’s Grammy-nominated album travels seamlessly through four centuries of music. Live accompaniment by Il Pomo d’Oro.
Find out more »February 2023
KODO Tsuzumi: One Earth Tour
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Kodo, February 10th at The Granada Theatre. In the new production Tsuzumi, Kodo looks back at its impressive 40-year history and forward to the next chapter of breathtaking performance. Rigorously trained on the rugged, windswept island of Sado in the Sea of Japan, the soul-stirring taiko drummers bring a youthful joy to their unstoppably energetic, intricately designed and meticulously choreographed displays.
Find out more »Ballet Preljocaj’s Swan Lake
UCSB Arts & Lectures presents France’s Ballet Preljocaj in Swan Lake, February 25th and 26th at The Granada Theatre. Tackling the Mount Everest of the ballet world, Preljocaj's Swan Lake combines Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece with new arrangements in a timeless tale of love, betrayal, and seduction reinvented into a modern ecological tragedy. With 26 dancers, this beautiful tribute takes flight as an ingenious adaptation.
Find out more »December 2023
Samara Joy: A Joyful Holiday
The first jazz performer since Esperanza Spalding to win the prestigious Best New Artist category at the Grammys, Samara Joy embraces the great tradition of such singers as Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Her 2022 recording Linger Awhile, filled with gloriously reimagined versions of American songbook standards, won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Don’t miss this Santa Barbara debut, a holiday-themed concert featuring three generations of her family.
Find out more »February 2024
Mountain Stage with Host Kathy Mattea
For 40 years, Mountain Stage has been one of the most beloved programs in public radio history. Eclectic, authentic and unpredictable, the show’s varied guests have included iconic artists from John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to Wilco and Phish. Under the leadership of Grammy Award-winning country and bluegrass star Kathy Mattea since 2021, Mountain Stage continues to bring surefire energy and mountain music magic to parts known and unknown. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this live…
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