Written by Georges Bizet, Carmen is one of the most well-known operas. It follows the title character as she gains the favor of a soldier, Jose, who is already involved with Micaela all while the bullfighter, Escamillo, tries desperately to catch her attention.

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Carmen

DeYor Performing Arts Center

From Brahms to Bruno Mars! NYC based drag performance artist and professional strings musician, Thorgy Thor, joins conductor Lawrence Loh and Your Youngstown Symphony Orchestra for a night that is sure to remember.

Thorgy Thor and the Thorchestra

As the weather gets colder, Powers Auditorium will get hotter as Latin Fire erupts from the stage. Guest Conductor Francisco Noya will lead Your YSO through a dazzling pops concert full of Latin flare.

Latin Fire

A true holiday favorite, this beloved comedy classic features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by Your Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who’s accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation, and who must defend his home against two bungling thieves. Hilarious and heart-warming, Home Alone is holiday fun for the entire family!

Home Alone: Movie with Live Orchestra Accompaniment

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_ZQW5C2pw&amp;t=2s

The Artelize Podcast Presenting Will Shutes: 'Bring it down out of the clouds to human being level'

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFe6mW6x9pc

The Artelize Podcast: 'Amplifying What Makes Us Human'. A conversation with Zuly E. Inirio

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Embark on an exploration through the classical works of Strauss, Coleridge-Taylor, Haydn, and Dvořák. As the music unfurls, the plot is revealed to listeners as the tale of Don Juan is told through energetic brass, romanceful winds, and the hushed tones of his last breath. Coleridge-Taylor’s Danse Nègre is a festive celebration of the African spirit. The adoration of the various cultures within the continent shine within the swinging rhythms and angular melodies. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, commonly known as “From the New World”, demonstrates his admiration of African American spirituals. The piece moves from old worlds to new employing stylistic elements of Bohemian, German, French, Scottish blended with plantation songs of the American South. Guest Artist Brian Neal will join Your YSO for Haydn’s delightful Trumpet Concerto in E Flat, composed to showcase the capabilities of the newly invented instrument.

Classical Exploration

Stambaugh Auditorium

Come experience all the show-stopping tunes you love from Broadway’s biggest hits! Spend an evening with songs from “Wicked,””The Phantom of the Opera,””Annie,””Jersey Boys,” “The Sound of Music,””Chicago,””CATS,””The Lion King,””A Chorus Line” performed by some of New York’s top vocalists. It’s the ultimate show tune extravaganza!

Blockbuster Broadway

Experience works from titans of classical music, the great composers Strauss, Mozart, and Mahler. The infectious melodies heard in Strauss’ Overture to Der Fledermaus can be enjoyed by long-time and new symphony goers alike. Guest Pianist, David Allen Wehr, joins Your YSO for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 A major. Interchanges between the winds, strings, and solo piano create the sighing and sweeping gestures of the achingly beautiful piece. Dubbed “Titan, a tone poem in symphonic form,” Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major envelopes nature and the human experience taking listeners through many emotions with changing musical tones.

Musical Titans; Mahler, Mozart, Strauss

Join Your YSO and guest vocalist Brianna Thomas for a night of jazz with some soul, and a little side of funk. Born and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Brianna Thomas made her singing debut at the age of six, by age 12 her talents and dedication propelled her to success to include performances worldwide. Showcasing a uniquely soulful and captivating voice, Brianna Thomas presents a book of songs that encapsulates common human experiences.

A Night for Jazz

Written by Jonathan Larson, the iconic musical, Rent is set at the height of the 1990s HIV/AIDS epidemic in East Side New York City. The story follows a group of young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create, as they find the ability to stay positive while facing the obstacles of sickness, poverty, and death. RENT has bridged generational gaps teaching audiences of all ages to measure our life in love.

Rent

The sci-fi smash musical Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. When naming a new breed of plant after his work crush, meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn starts to discover the terrifying truth about his newfound fame. One of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows, Little Shop of Horrors was brought to life by the creative geniuses Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin).

Little Shop of Horrors

Youngstown Playhouse

Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon survives a car crash thanks to his rescuer, Annie Wilkes, his “number one fan.” Paul wakes up captive in her secluded home, while on the mend Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged to find out the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. The irate Annie forces Paul to write a new version of the novel as if his life depends on it, and it does.

Misery

The Flu Season is an unconventional tale that follows the relationship of a couple known simply as Man and Woman. They are patients in a mental hospital, attended by well-meaning Doctor and Nurse who are just as detached from reality as the patients. Literary devices-turned-characters, Prologue and Epilogue, guide the audience through the story, framing each scene and offering sharp commentary along the way.

The Flu Season

Youngstown Native Writer, Director and Producer Extraordinaire, Michael Anthony Forney is back with his Hit Stage Play “Why Me?”
This will be a sold out event! Based off the new ForneyExtremeTv film series “Why Me?”
Someone from Kimberely and Hassan’s past has returned to take care of some unfinished business. A door that was shut has now been reopened.

Michael Anthony’s “Why Me?” Stage Play

This enchanting musical adaptation of the beloved fairy tale will capture the hearts of audiences of all ages. Cinderella, a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, dreams of a better life. With the help of her mouse friends, a plain yellow pumpkin, and the magic of her fairy godmother, her dreams come true! Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella showcases some of the songwriting duo’s loveliest tunes, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible,” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” as well as some new characters and surprising twists.

Cinderella

From Brahms to Bruno Mars! NYC based drag performance artist and professional strings musician, Thorgy Thor, joins conductor Lawrence Loh and Your Youngstown Symphony Orchestra for a night that is sure to remember.

This performance will include some mature themes, so adult supervision and audience discretion is advised.

Brass Metropolis is an 8 piece band that has all the excitement, artistry and virtuosity of early Chicago Transit Authority, with a song list that ranges from “Introduction” to “You’re the Inspiration”.  The band gives a performance that brings together all of the diverse elements that made Chicago extraordinary: the interplay between Terry Kath and Peter Cetera, intricate vocal arrangements, a phenomenal horn section, and a virtuosic rhythm section.  If you wish you could have seen Chicago in the 70s, you need to see Brass Metropolis.

Brass Metropolis Presents a Tribute to Chicago

As the weather gets colder, Powers Auditorium will get hotter as Latin Fire erupts from the stage. Guest Conductor Francisco Noya will lead Your YSO through a dazzling pops concert full of Latin flare!

Join America’s Favorite Folk Ensemble on a musical review of international dance from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Croatia and More – a family friendly event you don’t want to miss!

The Tamburitzans

This Fall, Easy Street Productions will proudly return to Powers Auditorium at the DeYor Performing Arts Center with Gotta Dance! A Celebration of Broadway’s Best!

Gotta Dance! is a non-stop energetic salute to Broadway’s most memorable musical moments. Choreographed by Megan Cleland, Gotta Dance! reimagines the masterpieces created by legendary Broadway choreographers, honoring the art form that is forever changed by shows like West Side Story, Chicago, 42nd Street, Cats and many more. Gotta Dance! promises to be over-flowing with joy, showcasing the most colorful and exciting performances originated for the Broadway stage.

Gotta Dance!

Classical Arts Entertainment presents the ballet fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” in two acts with one intermission.
There are fairy tales that inspire creators to create performances in different genres and directions. One of these was the favorite fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” This time, the fairy tale comes to life in dance and staging by the State Ballet Theater of Ukraine. Our ballet is about love, friendship, witchcraft, and the eternal struggle between good and evil.

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Classical Exploration

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Blockbuster Broadway

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Musical Titans; Mahler, M...

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

A Night for Jazz

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Rent

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Little Shop of Horrors

Youngstown Playhouse

Misery

Youngstown Playhouse

The Flu Season

Youngstown Playhouse

Michael Anthony’s “Why Me...

DeYor Performing Arts Center

Cinderella

Youngstown Playhouse

Thorgy Thor and the Thorc...

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

Brass Metropolis Presents...

DeYor Performing Arts Center

Latin Fire

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra

The Tamburitzans

DeYor Performing Arts Center

Gotta Dance!

DeYor Performing Arts Center

Snow White and the Seven ...

DeYor Performing Arts Center