October 19-25, 2025

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WHEN: October 9-25, 2025

WHAT: The Canadian Opera Company presents Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck.

Beloved for its noble simplicity, Carsen’s stylized interpretation of the haunting Greek myth of Orpheus is minimalist, stark, and experimental.

The divinely gifted Orpheus draws on exquisite musical talents to beg the gods for the return of his recently deceased wife, Euridice. Permitted to bring her back from the Underworld on the condition that he not look at her or explain why—at the risk of losing her forever—Orpheus embarks on a journey that proves, once again, the enduring power of love.

 

Featuring: Iestyn Davies as Orfeo; Anna-Sophie Neher as Euridice; Catherine St-Arnaud as Amore.

Bernard Labadie, Conductor

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/orfeo-ed-euridice

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WHEN: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2:30 PM

WHAT: The Chopin Singing Society presents “Remembrance.” Join us at our 126 Anniversary Concert!  

 Joining us is guest soloist Valerian Ruminski, Musical Director of the Nickel City Opera and celebrated opera singer.  We celebrate 1000 years of the Kingdom of Poland with classical, folk, and religious music.  

A reception follows in the Social Hall.

WHERE: St. Stanislaus Church, 123 Townsend Street, Buffalo, NY 14212

HOW: Tickets $10 in advance,  $15 at the door. Email chopinsingers716@gmail.com for tickets and information.

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WHEN: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3:00 PM (Doors open at 2:30 PM)

WHAT: The Camerata di Sant’Antonio Chamber Orchestra presents “Música Hispana con la Camerata.”

 

The Camerata di Sant’Antonio Chamber Orchestra opens their 23rd season

with music by Casarrubios*, Piazzolla, Albéniz, de Falla, Golijov*, and Romero*,

featuring guest soprano Holly Bewlay and guitarist Ricardo Saeb.

*WNY premiere performances

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WHERE: St. Anthony of Padua Church, 160 Court Street behind Buffalo City Hall

- Plenty of free parking

- wheelchair accessible

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HOW: Admission $24.00 or with your Camerata Season Pass, $20.00 when accompanied by a youth 17* and under! Free admission with an Arts Access Pass, and for ages 17 and under

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WHEN: Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:30 PM

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

Join us in the Buffalo State Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall for the a performance featuring the Buffalo State Chamber Choir and Chorale under the direction of Dr. Victoria Furby and Mr. John Fleischman.

 

WHERE: Performing Arts Center, 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: Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presents “BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL: WEEK 1 (Program A with Jonathan Biss).” Featuring Andreas Delfs, conductor; Jonathan Biss, piano.

 

Experience the genius of Beethoven in the first weekend of the RPO’s All-Beethoven Festival, led by Andreas Delfs. On October 23, pianist Jonathan Biss brings grandeur to Piano Concerto No. 2, alongside the heroic Egmont Overture and groundbreaking “Eroica” Symphony.

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

HOW: Order Tickets online https://rpo.org/event/beethoven-festival1-a/ 

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WHEN: October 24-26, 2025

WHAT: The Toronto Operetta Theatre presents “The Mikado - Revisited.” 

TOT is presenting its original version of Mikado, reimagining the story set in the fictional town in England. Through a series of absurd twists—including fake executions, mistaken identities, and romantic entanglements—the story resolves with everyone happily paired off and justice humorously sidestepped.

WHERE: St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front Street East, Toronto, ON

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

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WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2025, 10:30 AM; Saturday, October 25, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Beethoven’s Pastoral.” Featuring JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Nikki Chooi, violin; Roman Mekinulov, cello; Eric Huebner, piano

 

Our Beethoven Festival concludes with a musical exploration of the Earth and all its variety and volatility, as well as an exhibition of the artist’s understanding of the landscapes that shape human experience. The program opens with sweeping, dreamlike images and orchestral colors that infuse Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Debussy’s ethereal tone poem. Much like an Impressionist painting, the piece captures nature’s emotional and atmospheric essence through various timbres and evocative images.

Continuing this natural contemplation, Buffalo-born Robert Paterson’s colorful Triple Concerto compellingly examines the composer’s concerns regarding our planet: can humans truly steward this fragile Earth well? The piece offers a wide array of emotional and natural expressions and ends on a note of both grief and hope for the Earth we call home. 

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

HOW: Order Tickets Online https://bpo.org/event/beethovens-pastoral/2025-10-24/ or at the box office (716) 885-5000

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WHEN: Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: The Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra presents “Sounds of Nature and Romance.”

Join us for the captivating opening night of our new season with a program that celebrates nature, lyricism, and symphonic brilliance. The evening begins with Wagner’s Forest Murmurs from Siegfried, a shimmering, dreamlike piece that evokes the mystery and magic of the forest.

 

We then welcome guest harpist Rosanna Moore for Glière’s Concerto for Harp and Orchestra, a rarely performed treasure that highlights the harp’s lyrical beauty and virtuosic sparkle. The concert concludes with the profound grandeur of Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7—his final symphonic statement, unfolding in a single, seamless movement of emotional depth and soaring power.

 

WHERE: Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 4369 S Buffalo St, Orchard Park, NY 14127

HOW: Adults: $20; Seniors (65 and over): $15; Students (with valid student ID or accompanied by ticket holder): Free; Order Tickets Online https://opsymphony.org/event/fall-performance/ 

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WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 3:00 PM​

WHAT: Celebrate World Opera Day with the Erwin H. Johnson Memorial Fund, Inc. for Opera with "Opera With and Without Words." 

Come Celebrate World Opera Day with the Erwin H. Johnson Memorial Fund, Inc. for Opera and some of Buffalo's finest musicians. Enjoy lush melodies, beloved arias, fantasias, duets, and trios, written by the masters Puccini, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Massenet and more.

Featuring Katie Riederer, soprano; Michael Serio, piano; and Shannon Reilly, violin.

An afternoon not to be missed!

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WHERE:  WNED Soundstage, 140 Lower Terrace, Buffalo, NY 14202 

HOW: Concert is free but requires pre-registration (Pre-registration begins September 29) through https://www.btpm.org/events 

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WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 7:30 PM

WHAT: The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Beethoven Festival: Week 1 (Program B with RPO soloists).” Featuring Andreas Delfs, conductor; Juliana Athayde, violin; Ahrim Kim, cello; Chiao-Wen Cheng, piano.

 

Experience the genius of Beethoven in the first weekend of the RPO’s All-Beethoven Festival, led by Andreas Delfs. RPO soloists Juliana Athayde, Ahrim Kim, and Chiao-Wen Cheng shine in the Triple Concerto, paired with the dramatic Leonore Overture No. 3 and the iconic Symphony No. 5. A must-see celebration of Beethoven’s brilliance!

 

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

HOW: Order Tickets online https://rpo.org/event/beethoven-festival1-b/ 

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