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Jazz guitar fusion legend Al Di Meola returns with his acoustic band and the program “The Guitarchitect,” a refined concert experience that unites five decades of music, sweeping multimedia visuals, and the stories that shaped a lifetime of artistry. This tour is a celebration of legacy, innovation, and the evolution of the Di Meola sound — performed with the unmistakable precision and passion that have defined his world-renowned career.

Joined by acclaimed guitarist Peo Alfonsi, percussionist Sergio Martinez, and tabla virtuoso Amit Kavthekar, this ensemble blends intricate acoustic guitar interplay with pulsating Latin and Indian-inspired rhythms.

Join us for an evening that honors the past, embraces the present, and looks toward the future.

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Charleston Jazz Festival | Al Di Meola Acoustic Quartet

Charleston Music Hall

Bound by duty. Blinded by desire. Consumed by fate.

Forbidden love ignites between an Ethiopian princess and an Egyptian general as their nations clash in war. Aida, a tale of lovers torn between duty and desire, as fate tightens its grip around them, has captivated audiences for generations! This sweeping epic of love and betrayal is propelled by majestic music that will take you on an emotional journey.

Aida

Dominion Energy Center

Harrison Opera House

Young Frederic, mistakenly apprenticed to a band of possibly the world’s most incompetent pirates, has finally turned 21. At last he is free to fall in love — which he promptly does — and fulfill his duty, which is to destroy pirates. There’s just one catch! Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious, swashbuckling romance is a comedy classic bursting with toe-tapping tunes from “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General” to “I Am a Pirate King,” from “Poor Wand’ring One” to “O, Is There Not One Maiden Breast?”.

The Pirates of Penzance

 The University of Tulsa

Dolores is an opera that floats between the real and the imagined, memory and nightmare. Composer Nicolás Lell Benavides and librettist Marella Martin Koch stitch history into something fragile and feverish. There are sacred chants, electric guitar pulsations, bossa nova hallucinations.

Labor icon Dolores Huerta helped build a union out of dust and righteous anger. She walked the fields, held the line, made the calls. With César Chávez and Larry Itliong, she shaped a movement that reached the ears of presidents but never lost sight of the people bent over the vines. The work didn’t stop. It never does. That’s the cost of believing another world is possible.

Dolores

National Hispanic Cultural Center

The House on Mango Street, a coming-of-age classic, has been acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world. Novelist Sandra Cisneros, winner of the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, has teamed up with Grammy-nominated composer Derek Bermel for an opera inspired by her classic book, which unfolds in a series of episodes seen through the eyes of a young girl. Through a series of interactions, which range from fascinating to funny to frightening, she comes to understand that storytelling is the medicine she can offer her community — and herself.

The House on Mango Street

The Glimmerglass Festival

Tosca, a tempestuous diva, lives for art—and for love. When Cavaradossi, her lover and a revolutionary painter, is targeted by Rome’s corrupt chief of police, Tosca is determined to save him—but at what price? Puccini’s lush score, written on the heels of La bohème, contrasts moments of exquisite tenderness with heart-stopping sonic spectacle.

Tosca

Journey back to the very beginnings of opera to witness two medieval knights locked in mortal combat! Extracts from Monteverdi’s masterful Eighth Book of Madrigals recount every detail of the battle with staggering freshness and pathos. Set to new choreography by Eric Sean Fogel and followed with a lively panel discussion, don’t miss this opportunity for a crucial conversation about how we interpret the tragedy, romance, and complex legacy of the Crusades in the 21st century.

Love & War

Alice Busch Opera Theater

The world’s greatest love story told in unforgettable duets, radiant melodies, and powerful choruses. While Gounod is best known for Faust, his setting of Shakespeare’s “most excellent tragedy” is a stunning showcase for its two young stars. With a stellar cast and a contemporary production from the Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company, be sure to catch this new take on a classic.

2023 Romeo and Juliet

Eugene Onegin

The Barns At Wolf Trap

A visceral story of love, betrayal, and sacrifice, Puccini’s Tosca delivers operatic drama at its most electrifying. In Rome, poisoned by paranoia and shifting power, fiery diva Floria Tosca and her artist lover Mario Cavaradossi are ensnared by the ruthless police chief Scarpia, whose desire breeds cruelty and control. Fueled by Puccini’s sublime score—featuring “Vissi d’arte” and “E lucevan le stelle”—Tosca races toward a shocking, unforgettable finale.

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Famed enchantress Thaïs is the most admired woman in Alexandria, whose beauty and charisma have captivated the city. Entertaining the city’s elite with wit, artistry, and charm, she commands devotion wherever she appears.

Actor

Sergio Martinez

Events

Upcoming events

17 - 25 Jul, 2026

Eugene Onegin · Wolf Trap Opera

Aug 7, 2026

Tosca · Wolf Trap Opera

13 - 15 Nov, 2026

Thaïs · Austin Opera

Past events

Apr 17, 2026

Charleston Jazz Festival | Al Di Meola Acoustic Quartet · Charleston Jazz

13 - 22 Mar, 2026

Aida · Virginia Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Palémon in Thaïs by Massenet

Austin Opera

Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance by Sullivan

Tulsa Opera

Sacristan in Tosca by Puccini

Wolf Trap Opera

Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky

Wolf Trap Opera

The King of Egypt in Aida by Verdi

Virginia Opera

César in Dolores by Benavides

Opera Southwest

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