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Aficionados of traditional folk dance will have multiple opportunities to enjoy a broad selection of colorful and emotional dances performed by the Ballet México Folklórico, directed by Paul Alba, each Sunday in January and February.
Les Pêcheurs dPerles
The season of New York Met live simulcasts starts the new year with “The Pearl Fishers,” Bizet’s opera of lust and longing set in the Far East.
Several modifications characterize an extended Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra 2016 opening season, which commences January 29 and continues after the Easter break, running through mid-April.
Isaac Hernandez, the 25-year-old lead principal at the English National Ballet, returns to Guadalajara in July for what promises to be a highly charged homecoming.
Les Pêcheurs dPerles
The season of New York Met live simulcasts starts the new year with “The Pearl Fishers,” Bizet’s opera of lust and longing set in the Far East. The opera returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the lilting duet “Au fond du temple saint.”
Teatro Diana, Saturday, January 16, 11:55 a.m. 100-250 pesos.
Those who get a kick out of sitting in churches and listening to the vibrant sound of organ music have a treat in store over the coming month. In a bid to try and promote the love of this genre, the Domingo Lobato Association has organized a festival at various Guadalajara churches, featuring some of Mexico’s most accomplished organists.
The Guadalajara Youth Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Guadalajara) celebrates its tenth anniversary later this month with a gala concert at the regal Degollado Theater. Works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Revueltas will be included in the program.