September 28-October 4, 2025

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WHEN: September 27 - October 18, 2025

WHAT: The Canadian Opera Company presents Roméo et Juliette by Gounod.

Relocating the feuding Montagues and Capulets from Renaissance Verona to Gilded Age New York, this daring and delightful production takes audiences on a journey from the soaring emotional highs of young love to heartrending despair as a fateful romance turns to tragedy.

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Featuring: Stephen Costello as Roméo; Kseniia Proshina as Juliette; Robert Pomakov as Frère Laurent; Gordon Bintner as Mercutio; Korin Thomas-Smith asMercutio (October 16 & 18); Angelo Moretti as Benvolio; Megan Latham as Gertrude; Owen McCausland as Tybalt; Mark Stone as Count Capulet; Ben Wallace as Paris; Alex Halliday as The Duke; Alex Hetherington as Stéphano.

Yves Abel, Conductor; Amy Lane, Director

 

WHERE: Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

HOW: Order Tickets online https://www.coc.ca/tickets/2526-season/romeo-et-juliette

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WHEN: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 PM; Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:00 PM

WHAT: The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Season Opener! Breathtaking Barber.” Featuring Andreas Delfs, conductor; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin.

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The lights dim. Music Director Andreas Delfs takes the podium. A low pulse rises—Mason Bates’ Mothership ignites, pulling you into orbit where the orchestra becomes a cosmic vessel, and every note is a signal from the stars. Then Anne Akiko Meyers’ violin breathes life into Barber’s Violin Concerto, its tender melodies unfolding like whispered confessions before erupting into a finale of white-hot virtuosity. And at last, the horizon opens. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 sweeps you into a sunlit world of dancing rhythms and pastoral warmth, carrying you toward a jubilant, heart-lifting finale. This isn’t just a concert. It’s a voyage across galaxies, hearts, and homelands to start your RPO’s 102nd season.

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WHERE: Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St., Rochester, NY

HOW: Order Tickets online https://rpo.org/event/breathtaking-barber/ 

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WHEN: Sunday, September 28, 2025 3:00 PM

WHAT: Western New York Chamber Orchestra with Fredonia Chamber Choir

The Western New York Chamber Orchestra and Glen Cortese, Conductor​, in collaboration with The Fredonia School of Music, presents Classics #1 “Musical Images." The concert features The Fredonia Chamber Choir prepared by Dr. Vernon Huff, Director of Choral Activities at Fredonia.

 

WHERE: King Concert Hall, Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia, NY 14063

HOW: Free admission

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WHEN: Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:00 PM; Sunday, September 28, 2025, 2:30 PM

 

Buffalo Opera Unlimited presents Pagliacci, a staple of the Italian verismo tradition opens Buffalo Opera Unlimited’s 40th anniversary season. The opera is a larger-than-life story of love, jealously, and betrayal set within a Commedia dell'arte circus troupe, where painted smiles and bright costumes mask infidelity. 

Buffalo native Jordan Weatherston Pitts returns home to perform the lead role of Canio. Pitts is joined by Andrea Bickford as Nedda (Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions winner), Joshua Conyers as Tonio (Eastman School of Music faculty), and Andrew George as Beppe, making his BOU debut. Brent Weber (Fredonia School of Music) directs and Matt Marco (BOU Artistic Director) conducts the full orchestra and chorus.

 

Sung in Italian with projected English translation, the performance will run approximately 100 minutes with one intermission.

 

WHERE: Buffalo State Performing Arts Center Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Avenue

Buffalo, NY 14222

HOW: Adult $40; Senior $30;  Student $10. Order Tickets Online Here https://buffalostatepac.org/calendar/all-events/event:pagliacci/ 

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WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: Buffalo State University Music Department presents “Buffalo State Music Alumni Concert.”

WHERE: Ciminelli Recital Hall, Rockwell Hall, 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY

HOW: Register/Order Tickets Online https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/31518/buffalo-state-music-department

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WHEN: Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:30 AM;  Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Fabio, Folklore & Fantasy.” 

Featuring JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Fabio Bidini, piano.

 

Menacing timpani rolls set the tone for Rossini’s Overture to Semiramide, a deceivingly upbeat narration of a grim story of family rivalries. The piece oscillates between moments of solemnity, intense dramatic contrasts, and more playful themes that all come to a close with a signature Rossini ending of peak movement and excitement. 

Bela Bartók’s Dance Suite follows, featuring five original Hungarian folk soundscapes composed for the 50th anniversary of the merging of Buda and Pest, which offers a tonally rich experience and vibrant musical journey through a synthesis of Western and Eastern musical tradition. 

 

WHERE: Kleinhans Music Hall, 3 Symphony Circle, Buffalo, NY 14201

HOW: Order Tickets Online https://bpo.org/event/fabio-folklore-fantasy/2025-10-03/ or at the box office (716) 885-5000

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WHEN: Saturday, October 4, 2025, 4:00 PM

WHAT: The Toronto Operetta Theatre presents “TOT Cabaret: The Drury Lane Cabaret.” 

Back by a popular demand! Come and enjoy TOT's Cabaret in the intimate setting at the Edward Jackman Centre.

Step into an afternoon of unparalleled glamour and captivating entertainment of English theatres and playwrights. The Drury Lane Cabaret offers a blend of sophisticated charm. Join us for an afternoon where history whispers and entertainment roars.

WHERE: Edward Jackman Centre, 947 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON

HOW: Order Tickets online  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/artist/2443008 

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