Events around Santa Barbara
in Conversation with Ben Mims, James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author and food writer Includes live cooking demo “No chef captures the flavors of the moment better than Yotam Ottolenghi.” Bon Appétit “The most creative but also practical cook of this new culinary era – a 21st-century Escoffier.” The Wall Street Journal Spend a delicious evening …
“London’s most adventurous and dynamic mainstream orchestra.” The Times (U.K.) “It is the character of a great virtuoso to make the instrument become an extension of the player. Kopatchinskaja, though, is the violin. She plays in a state of astonishment and the violin becomes her.” – Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times Led by principal conductor …
Carmen is the ultimate force of nature in one of the world’s most celebrated operas. A benchmark of the Summer Festival is the Lehrer Vocal Institute’s opera. Principal Opera Conductor DANIELA CANDILLARI – also Principal Conductor of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis – takes the podium for a fully staged production of Bizet’s Carmen in Santa Barbara’s historic Granada …
Carmen is the ultimate force of nature in one of the world’s most celebrated operas. A benchmark of the Summer Festival is the Lehrer Vocal Institute’s opera. Principal Opera Conductor DANIELA CANDILLARI – also Principal Conductor of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis – takes the podium for a fully staged production of Bizet’s Carmen in Santa Barbara’s historic Granada …
Conductor Laureate of the Minnesota Orchestra Osmo Vänskä is lauded for his compelling interpretations of repertoire and an energetic presence. He returns to the Music Academy to lead the Orchestra in their opening Festival performance of Mahler, Wagner, and Sibelius. PRE-CONCERT TALK at 6:30 pm The Music Academy’s Chief Artistic Officer Nate Bachhuber joins the …
The Granada Theatre’s centennial celebrations continue with an unforgettable dynamic performance by musical powerhouse and “The Queen of the Bassists” Nik West. Nik’s performance will incorporate an intimate cabaret-style setting and guests will be encouraged to embrace their authentic selves through this performance. Guests will have the opportunity to be seated right on stage and …
The Grace Fisher Foundation (GFF) is pleased to continue its sixth annual “A Winter Music Showcase”. Like in years past, we will provide an evening of music and Holiday spirit, celebrating people of all abilities. Many of Santa Barbara’s finest local musical artists have joined us in this endeavor. The set list for this year's …
Hannu Lintu conducts featuring Strauss' Ein Heldenleben and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S. and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back.
JoAnn Falletta conducts Ravel & Rachmaninoff This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back.
Puccini's La bohème Music Academy's Summer Opera The time: 2011. The place: Brooklyn, New York. This is the setting for this unique vision of Puccini’s most famous opera. A time of restless energy, and a spirit of protest that led to Occupy Wall St. It’s a La bohème unlike any you’ve ever seen. featuring an appearance by …
Puccini's La bohème Music Academy's Summer Opera The time: 2011. The place: Brooklyn, New York. This is the setting for this unique vision of Puccini’s most famous opera. A time of restless energy, and a spirit of protest that led to Occupy Wall St. It’s a La bohème unlike any you’ve ever seen. featuring an appearance by …
Osmo Vänskä conducts Bernstein's Overture to Candide, Holst's The Planets, and a West Coast Premiere This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S. and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back.
Stéphane Denève conducts Berlioz with mezzo-soprano & Lehrer Vocal Institute co-chair Sasha Cooke This season’s superstar conductors have led the most acclaimed orchestras in the U.S. and the world, and join us in Santa Barbara to conduct the brilliant fellows that comprise the Academy Festival Orchestra. Our most popular series is back. ENDOWED IN MEMORY …