SALOME (Strauss)
New Production
Runtime: 110 minutes

Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20 years. Claus Guth, one of Europe’s leading opera directors, gives the biblical story—already filtered through the beautiful and strange imagination of Oscar Wilde’s play—a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting rich in symbolism and subtle shades of darkness and light. Headlining the new staging is soprano Elza van den Heever as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, who demands the head of Jochanaan, sung by celebrated baritone Peter Mattei. Tenor Gerhard Siegel is Salome’s lecherous stepfather, King Herod, with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias, and tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth. Derrick Inouye conducts two performances in May.

Experience the Legacy: A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the timeless harmonies, political anthem, and soul-stirring melodies of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Performed by "Looking Forward" Chris Skellenger (guitar & vocals), Patrick Niemisto (bass guitar & vocals), John Kumjian (guitar & vocals), Tim Sparling (keyboards & organ vocals), Roger Tarczon ( drums & percussion) this tribute captures the spirit and sound of one of rock's most iconic supergroups.

IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Rossini)
Revival
Runtime: 190 minutes

Rossini’s effervescent comedy retakes the stage in Bartlett Sher’s madcap production. Two star mezzo-sopranos—Isabel Leonard and Aigul Akhmetshina—headline a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside high-flying tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Baritones Davide Luciano and Andrey Zhilikhovsky star as Figaro, the infamous barber of Seville, with baritone Nicola Alaimo and bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts.

This Free concert is brought to you by the 126th Army Band.
The 126th Army Band of the Michigan National Guard, the "Governor's Own" as of 2013, has been entertaining the citizens of Michigan for over 60 years. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the band has earned praise from music critics and audiences alike. The band is assigned to the Michigan National Guard Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan, and is stationed at the Belmont Armory in Belmont, Michigan.

If you like the music of Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Thomas Dolby, Beck and more, then this is the concert for you. Join us on the dance floor as we rock the night away to all these classics and maybe even a little Steely Dan.

More information and tickets will be available soon.

Third Third Coast Swing has been playing the music of The late Belgium born Romani Gypsy, Django Reinhardt & his band, The Hot Club Of Paris 1930’-1940’s. Think Louis Armstrong with a French accent. Third Coast Swing has changed it up a bit and is currently touring with the Detroit native Dave Bennett, Violinist Grant Flick , Vocalist Ella Jury Jarvis & Pianist Andrew Henley. Ella and our guitarist Kaedin Plummer did a deep dive on early jazz classics by Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Holiday and then arranged these songs to fit Third Coast Swings eclectic style.

Third Coast Swing has performed with National Touring acts such as Frank Vignola, Denis Chang, Jimmy Grant, Dave Bennett, The Midwest Gypsy Jazz Fest in Madison, WI April 2022 and Feb 2023. Third Coast has been playing MI festivals as of late and would love to continue that tradition in 2023.

Third Coast Swing has performed regionally at The West MI Jazz Society, The Ludington Amphitheater, The Ludington Area Center for the Arts, Bell’s Kalamazoo, Detroit Jazz Society, Crooked Tree Art’s Center, Kerrytown Concert House, Playhouse at White Lake, Ramsdell Theater, Westshore Performing Arts and more. Coast Swing has been playing the music of The late Belgium born Romani Gypsy, Django Reinhardt & his band, The Hot Club Of Paris 1930’-1940’s. Think Louis Armstrong with a French accent. Third Coast Swing has changed it up a bit and is currently touring with the Detroit native Dave Bennett, Violinist Grant Flick , Vocalist Ella Jury Jarvis & Pianist Andrew Henley. Ella and our guitarist Kaedin Plummer did a deep dive on early jazz classics by Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Holiday and then arranged these songs to fit Third Coast Swings eclectic style.

Third Coast Swing has performed with National Touring acts such as Frank Vignola, Denis Chang, Jimmy Grant, Dave Bennett, The Midwest Gypsy Jazz Fest in Madison, WI April 2022 and Feb 2023. Third Coast has been playing MI festivals as of late and would love to continue that tradition in 2023.

Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas.

MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is that there is no deeper music than Delta-inspired blues to express what lies in everyone’s soul. They have received world-wide critical acclaim, including from Living Blues Magazine: “MISSISSIPPI HEAT delivers its traditional urban blues with a freshness, energy and competence that makes them a treasure on today’s Chicago scene.”

New short stories read by Michigan actors.
Free to attend.

SamRose Entertainment Presents: Bar Time Stories Starring Ricarlo Williams-Winston & Chris Young feat. Ree Ledbetter.

Hosted By: Eileen Nolton

We are excited to invite you to an unforgettable evening of world-class music at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts. On Wednesday, August 6, at 7:30pm., we welcome two extraordinary performers to our historic venue: internationally acclaimed vocalist Andrea Ross and Cello Virtuoso Robbie Erhard.

This one-night-only concert promises a night of elegance, artistry, and emotional depth-an experience we are proud to bring to our community, and one that will be made possible through the generous support of sponsors like you.

Cellist Robbie Erhard brings a dynamic and versatile artistry to the stage, performing across a wide spectrum of musical styles. He currently serves as the Principal cellist of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, recently recognized as one of the boldest and most innovative orchestras in the country.

Andrea Ross, an internationally celebrated vocalist and Broadway performer, has captivated audiences worldwide with her stunning voice and stage presence. Hailed by the Boston Globe as “a phenom whose poise and pipes are astounding” and praised by Variety for her “lovely, clear soprano” Andrea is a seasoned Broadway talent whose national credits speak to exceptional career.

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns a con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love with him. He risks being caught to win her heart.