The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm-glow-nostalgia of America’s favorite Christmas celebration. Experience the extraordinary international cast and Ukrainian Principal Artists performing at the peak of classical European Ballet. Be transported by the magic of jaw-dropping acrobatics, larger than life puppets and stunning hand-crafted sets and costumes. Don’t miss this chance to experience the wonder of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet.

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NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

Duke Energy Center for the Arts

PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATIONS: Get the real story behind the composers and their music, straight from the conductor and guest soloists. Starts one hour before each Morning Matinee concert in the theater. Included free with each concert ticket.

Waltz Into Spring

Every year, Shen Yun unveils an entirely new lineup of dances, musical scores, and songs. At the core of Shen Yun’s performances is a series of short dance numbers, each about five-minutes long. These range in style from classical Chinese dance and story-based dance to China’s diverse ethnic and folk dance forms.

Shen Yun

Recognized by audiences, critics and fellow musicians alike as one of the most gifted young artists of modern times, 29-year-old Jacob Collier already boasts a seemingly endless list of achievements including five Grammy wins – which saw him become the first British act in history to win four Grammys for each of his first four albums – along with 11 Grammy nominations including Album of the Year in 2021. His roster of collaborators is astoundingly varied and vibrant, recording and performing with UK music icons like Coldplay and Stormzy, American superstars such as SZA, Alicia Keys and John Mayer, to Malian singer Oumou Sangaré and Moroccan Gnawa mâalem Hamid El Kasri. Each artist has sought out Collier’s distinct musical identity, cementing his status as the conduit for a generation’s ineffable creativity. Jacob now embarks on the finale of his 4 Volume epic Djesse series, with Volume 4 scheduled to be released on February 29th, 2024. Its most recent single, “Little Blue,” features Americana songstress Brandi Carlile.

Jacob Collier

With humor and insight, Michael Francis takes you on a journey through a single work before a full performance. You’ll never listen to music the same way again.Pay what you can at the door, general admission.Sponsored by the Cassaly Foundation.

Inside Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Michael Francis leads a program connected by friendship. In Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, each movement aims to capture the essence of a friend he lost in World War I. Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer on violin and Principal Cello Yoni Draiblate team up for Brahms’ Double Concerto, composed as a peace offering to a longtime friend. It was Brahms’ final work. In Enigma Variations – including the emotional Nimrod movement — Elgar adapts an original tune into 14 musical caricatures of his friends.

Elgar’s Enigma Variations

With humor and insight, Michael Francis takes you on a journey through a single work before a full performance.
You’ll never listen to music the same way again.
Admission: Pay what you can at the door, general admission.

Inside Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony

Michael Francis conducts a vast orchestra and huge choir for an epic live experience in the concert hall. One of Mahler’s most popular works, the symphony follows a narrative from death to life, beginning with a funeral march and building to a jaw-dropping, triumphant conclusion of redemption. Features The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay and four soloists.

Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony

It’s one hot night as Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” and his Emmy Award winning production come to town as part of his global tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar, Benise will take the audience on an unprecedented and epic adventure through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more!

Benise: Fiesta

Over twenty years of researching and performing have made 1964 masters of their craft. They are hailed by critics and fans alike as THE most authentic and endearing Beatles tribute….which has earned them the distinction from Rolling Stone magazine as the “Best Beatles Tribute on Earth”.

The Mahaffey Theater

May 2, 2024

Waltz Into Spring

3 - 4 May, 2024

Shen Yun

May 6, 2024

Jacob Collier

May 16, 2024

Inside Elgar’s Enigma Variations

May 18, 2024

Elgar’s Enigma Variations

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