Avid recitalists, chamber musicians and educators, sisters Michelle and Kimberly Cann bring a program of such classical favorites as Bach, Strauss and Bernstein as well as moving arrangements like Let My People Go and a Fantasy on George Gershwin’s Songs. Program BACH: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528 (arr. Babin) STRAUSS: “Ständchen,” […]
Sea of Life is a collaborative project among three of the North Shore’s most prominent arts organizations: Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M), The Orchestra on the Hill, and Rockport Music (Shalin Liu Performance Center). Connecting young aspiring visual artists with professional composers, the project will spur multifaceted community events celebrating the sea. Celebrating the […]
The acclaimed Celtic music duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas return for a spectacular evening of cutting-edge fiddle and cello, blending Scottish tradition with global influences in a performance that pushes the boundaries of Celtic music. " … you would think they'd been playing together for centuries. While his fiddle dances, her cello throbs darkly […]
Experience the extraordinary artistry of the internationally renowned Gil Gutiérrez Trio as they return to the Shalin Liu Performance Center. A virtuoso guitarist blending classical, jazz, flamenco and son Cubano, Gutiérrez is celebrated as one of Mexico’s finest musicians, with collaborations with icons like Arturo Sandoval and Ana Gabriel. Joined by Grammy and Emmy-nominated bassist […]
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. This explosively funny satire, about a rogue U.S General who triggers a nuclear attack, is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley.
Production: Claus Guth | Set Designer: Etienne Pluss | Costume Designer: Ursula Kudrna| Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese | Projection Designer: rocafilm/Roland Horvath | Choreographer: Sommer Ulrickson | Dramaturg: Yvonne Gebauer Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Conductor), Elza van den Heever (Salome), Michelle DeYoung (Herodias), Gerhard Siegel (Herod), Piotr Buszewski (Narraboth), Peter Mattei (Jochanaan) Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct […]
Beloved by Rockport audiences, Carbon Leaf—the first band to play the American Music Awards unsigned by a record label—returns with their signature blend of folk-infused indie rock and heartfelt storytelling. Celebrating over 30 years together, the Richmond, Virginia-based band continues to captivate fans with their infectious energy and thought-provoking lyrics. This time around, they’ll feature […]
GRAMMY-nominated, all-women string band Della Mae returns with their signature blend of high-octane bluegrass, Americana and roots music. Celebrate fan-favorite songs and over a decade of groundbreaking artistry with powerhouse vocalist Celia Woodsmith, two-time Grand National champion fiddler Kimber Ludiker, guitarist Avril Smith and IBMA Bass Player of the Year Vickie Vaughn. Della Mae delivers […]
Called “a living legend” by The New Yorker and “a master who plays it his way” (New York Times), Fred Hersch returns to Rockport leading an inspired trio. He is a seventeen-time Grammy nominee and the recipient of many of jazz’s most prestigious awards. “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade” […]
Production: Bartlett Sher | Set Designer: Michael Yeargan | Costume Designer: Catherine Zuber | Lighting Designer: Christopher Akerlind Giacomo Sagripanti (Conductor), Aigul Akhmetshina (Rosina), Jack Swanson (Count Almaviva), Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Figaro), Peter Kálmán (Dr. Bartolo), Alexander Vinogradov (Don Basilio) The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission […]
Back by popular demand, singer-songwriter Liz Longley returns to Rockport with her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice in support of her latest EP It’s Me Again. Based out of Nashville, Longley’s deeply emotional music has earned accolades from some of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the country, including the BMI John Lennon Songwriting Scholarship Competition. She is […]
