CLASSICAL/MUSICAL/OPERA

My Fair Lady

Presented by Studio Tenn Theatre Company at The Franklin Theatre

May 16-June 1, 2013

Based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well born lady. With classic songs such as “I...

Disney's The Lion King

Presented by Tennessee Performing Arts Center, TPAC at TPAC - Andrew Jackson Hall

May 7-June 2, 2013

Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING when Nashville’s best-loved musical makes a triumphant return to TPAC’s Andrew Jackson Hall following its record-breaking 2006 engagement!

Visually stunning, technically astounding and with a musical score like none other you’ve ever heard. Giraffes strut, birds...

Video Games Live

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 4, 2013

If you’re a gamer, you don’t want to miss this amazing entertainment experience featuring music from the most popular video games of all time! Video Games Live™ combines the excitement and energy of a rock concert with the power and emotion of a symphony orchestra and the technology and interactivity of a video game —...

Music at the Frist: Contrarian Ensemble (Early music)

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

June 6, 2013

The delightful Contrarian Ensemble—Bruce Baxter (accordion), John Hedgecoth (mandolin), William Jefferies (guitar) and Svend Thomson (fiddle)—performs an eclectic variety of dance music from the 1300s to the present, including traditional tunes from the U.S., the British Isles and Europe, as well as original compositions. The group...

Jake Shimabukuro

Presented by The Franklin Theatre at The Franklin Theatre

June 6, 2013

 In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument, been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone, won accolades from the disparate likes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wowed audiences on TV (Jimmy Kimmel, Conan), earned comparisons to Jimi...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: East Park

Presented by Nashville Symphony at East Park

June 6, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Music at the Frist: Serenatta

Presented by Frist Center for the Visual Arts at Frist Center for the Visual Arts

June 7, 2013

Serenatta, the first and only Romantic Latin Ensemble in Nashville, is a band with world appeal. Through the sounds of the violin, vocals, Spanish guitars, upright bass, and percussion, Serenatta features the lush rhythms of tangos from Argentina, bossa novas from Brazil, pasillos and bambucos from Colombia, joropos from Venezuela, waltzes from...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Bicentennial Mall

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park

June 7, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Crockett Park

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Crockett Park

June 9, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Cumberland University

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Cumberland University

June 11, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Key Park

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Key Park

June 12, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Centennial Park

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Centennial Park

June 14, 2013

As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony announces its Community Concerts series for 2013. Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community...

Opera on the Mountain

Presented by Nashville Opera Association and Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory at Vanderbilt University - Dyer Observatory

June 15, 2013

Nashville Opera and Vanderbilt University Dyer Observatory will present the fourth annual Opera on the Mountain collaboration which combines picnic basket dining, an outdoor concert, and an opportunity to gaze at the stars through the Seyfert telescope. A cast of professional opera singers will present a casual evening of popular arias and...

The Baseball Music Project with Hall of Famer Dave Winfield

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 16, 2013

Celebrate America’s greatest sport with the Nashville Symphony! The Baseball Music Project explores the unique love affair between music and baseball, with more than 2,000 photographs and videos from the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, all synchronized to classic tunes like “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and...

Gordon Lightfoot

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 17, 2013

Canada’s most legendary singer-songwriter makes a rare stop in Nashville as part of his “50 Years on the Carefree Highway Tour.” He’ll tap into his vast catalogue of hits, including unforgettable tunes like “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” and he’ll share behind-the-scenes...

Bob James & David Sanborn featuring Steve Gadd

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 19, 2013

Bob James, piano
David Sanborn, saxophone
Steve Gadd, drums

Concert presented without orchestra

An amazing night of jazz at the Schermerhorn! Pianist Bob James and saxophonist David Sanborn are two of the most influential figures in jazz, making history with their hit 1986 collaboration Double Vision. Joined by the...

Summer at the Symphony: Tchaikovsky Extravaganza!

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 21, 2013

Nashville Symphony pays tribute to Russia’s greatest composer! Packed with stunning music from start to finish, the evening opens with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, which captures all the passion and drama of Shakespeare’s beloved play. “Mozartiana” is Tchaikovsky’s dazzlingly orchestrated...

The Sound of Music

Presented by The Larry Keeton Theatre at The Larry Keeton Theatre

June 6-June 22, 2013

Finishing out the season will be The Sound of Music - a show the Keeton patrons have been begging to see for several years.

This Rogers and Hammerstein classic based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers, features many songs that have become standards including the title song "The Sound of...

Music in the Meadow: Musical Theater in the Meadow

Presented by Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary

June 22, 2013

Pack a summer picnic dinner, gather friends and family, and head to Owl's Hill for an evening of fun, food, friends and music.  Arrive early to stake out the perfect picnic spot and meet the Owl's Hill non-releasable  live owls.  Enjoy dinner then sit back and relax to the sweet sounds of Nashville talent.

The first...

Summer at the Symphony: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

June 28, 2013

Our summer celebration of Russia’s greatest composer goes out with a bang — literally! — with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Commemorating the Russian defeat of Napoleon’s forces, this piece is full of excitement, with one of the most explosive climaxes in the history of music. Capriccio Italien is a vibrant musical...

The Marvelous Wonderettes

Presented by Roxy Regional Theatre at Roxy Regional Theatre

May 31-June 29, 2013

Take a musical trip down memory lane to the 1958 Springfield High School prom with the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts! As we learn about their lives and loves, we are treated to the girls performing over twenty classic ‘50s and ‘60s songs as “Lollipop,”...

Nashville Symphony Free Community Concerts Series: Glasgow, Ky

Presented by Nashville Symphony at TBD

June 29, 2013

Enjoy the lazy days and warm summer nights of June, bring your favorite lawn chair, pack a picnic dinner and immerse yourself in an evening of popular classics and favorite movie themes. These Community Concerts are free and open to the public. Summer concerts in the park are an annual tradition and provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy the...

Smoke on the Mountain: The Homecoming ~ Auditions

Presented by The Center for the Arts at The Center for the Arts - Murfreesboro

June 30-July 1, 2013

Auditions usually consist of dance, music, and cold-readings from the script.  All actors will be asked to sing at least 16-bars of a prepared piece of music.  An accompanist will be provided.  Be sure to bring your own sheet music.   Now, each director and show is different; thus, if anything is different in regards to the...

ABBA the Concert with the Nashville Symphony

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

July 2, 2013

If you love ABBA, you don’t want to miss this musical extravaganza celebrating one of the best-selling groups in the history of music! Featuring original members of the band’s rhythm section, ABBA the Concert will survey their incredible career, from “Dancing Queen” to “S.O.S.” to “Mamma Mia,” all...

Chaka Khan with the Nashville Symphony

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

July 6, 2013

Dynamic soul queen Chaka Khan will light up the Schermerhorn with her powerful voice and show-stopping stage presence. She’ll be joined by the Nashville Symphony for a night full of hits, including her anthem “I’m Every Woman” and the irresistible “I Feel for You.” With an incomparable style blending funk,...

Crossroads Celebrity Concert

Presented by Crossroads Celebrity Concert at Grand Ole Opry House

July 11, 2013

Country legend, Irlene Mandrell, Broadway star and actor Tom Wopat ("Luke", Duke-Dukes of Hazard). Metropolitan Opera star Kallen Esperian join producer Martha Wright, conductor Rick Gabrillo, members of the Nashville Symphony and the fabulous Crossroads Children's Chorus for a night at the Grand Ole Opry House, the culminating event...

Nine to Five, the Musical

Presented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse

May 10-July 14, 2013

 Music & lyrics by Dolly Parton, book by Paticia Resnnick.

Three female co-workers plot to get even with the sexist, egotistical bigot they call their boss. These fiercely feminist crusaders team up and learn there's nothing they can't do--even in a man's world. A hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the '70s Rolodex...

4th Annual Arts & Flowers

Presented by ALIAS Chamber Ensemble at W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School

July 20, 2013

The event pairs stunning works of art with floral arrangements that have been designed to complement, contrast or simply inspire. All art work and floral designs will be for purchase. GRAMMY-nominated ALIAS Chamber Ensemble will perform.

Sewanee Summer Music Festival Concert Series

Presented by Sewanee: The University of the South at Sewanee: The University of the South

June 22-July 21, 2013

The Sewanee Summer Music Festival, at The University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee, is an internationally acclaimed summer festival which combines a month-long program for advanced music students and a professional concert series.

Each summer, aspiring young musicians from all over the United States and...

Bill Cosby

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

July 26, 2013

Don’t miss this chance to see a true American icon at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. From I Spy to Fat Albert to The Cosby Show, Bill Cosby is undoubtedly one of the most popular personalities in the world. He brings his feel-good, side-splitting live show to Nashville for one night only.

Concert presented without orchestera.

Renaissance Players: "Mame"

Presented by Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation

July 12-July 28, 2013

Come along for the madcap adventures of Auntie Mame and her adoring nephew. Surrounded by an eccentric cast of characters, she celebrates the Roaring 20s, overcomes tragedy and sails through life without missing a fad or a dance step. Jerry Herman’s delightful score is packed with favorites “Bosom Buddies,”...

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific: Wine & Theatre Night

Presented by Roxy Regional Theatre at Roxy Regional Theatre

August 3, 2013

or those of you who believe everything goes better with a glass of wine, you can now combine two of your greatest passions. Enjoy Beachaven Winery's best and light comestibles along with a performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein's award-winning musical SOUTH PACIFIC!

Set in an island paradise during World War II,...

AIDA Auditions

Presented by The Center for the Arts at The Center for the Arts - Murfreesboro

August 4-August 5, 2013

Auditions usually consist of dance, music, and cold-readings from the script.  All actors will be asked to sing at least 16-bars of a prepared piece of music.  An accompanist will be provided.  Be sure to bring your own sheet music.   Now, each director and show is different; thus, if anything is different in regards to the...

Kathy Griffin

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

August 8, 2013

She’s outspoken, she’s hilarious and she’s coming to the Schermerhorn! Two-time Emmy winner and bestselling author Kathy Griffin is a multifaceted entertainer with rapid-fire wit. Her sharp, sassy take on Hollywood gossip and celebrity blunders has been making audiences laugh for years.

Concert presented without...

Les Miserables

Presented by Boiler Room Theatre at Liberty Hall at the Factory in Franklin

August 8-August 10, 2013

The Boiler Room Theatre (BRT), Williamson County’s original and longest-running professional theatre company, is excited to announce that it will stage a full production of Les Misérables with a limited run in August of 2013. The iconic musical will be presented as a special three-performance benefit for the non-profit Boiler Room...

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific

Presented by Roxy Regional Theatre at Roxy Regional Theatre

July 12-August 17, 2013

Set in an island paradise during World War II, South Pacific, a Tony Award-winning musical, tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. These two parallel love stories are set against the backdrop of a score featuring such songs as...

Huey Lewis & the News

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

August 25, 2013

One of the biggest bands of the 1980s are back and celebrating the 30th anniversary of their landmark album Sports. Huey Lewis & the News will perform their biggest hits — including “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” “I Want a New Drug,” “If This Is It” and much more — along with a few surprises....

The King and I

Presented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse

June 14-August 30, 2013

East meets West in this sweeping epic. Siam, 1862: an English widow and her young son have been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his children and wives. Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story. (Rated G)

Montana Skies

Presented by Performing Arts Alliance of Rural Tennessee at The Historic Palace Theatre - Crossville

September 6, 2013

Their name, Montana Skies, is a metaphor for musical freedom, and they continue to follow their creative instincts far beyond traditional boundaries. In concert, these award winning musicians delve into music from Pink Floyd and Rush to Vivaldi, and House of the Rising Sun, as well as their own originals that have been featured...

SunTrust Classical Series: Russian Spectacular

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 5-September 7, 2013

Hear some of the most incredible music ever written, starting with Mussorgsky’s musical thrill ride Night on Bald Mountain, featured in the Disney classic Fantasia. From start to finish, it’s an evening of passion and drama, with Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto shooting off jaw-dropping keyboard fireworks and...

Chicago

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 12-September 14, 2013

It’ll be an epic night packed with hits when one the longest-running groups in rock history joins the Nashville Symphony! Beginning with 1970’s “Make Me Smile,” Chicago® has enjoyed an incredible string of 21 Top 20 singles, including “Saturday in the Park,” “If You Leave Me Now” and...

Foreigner

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 18, 2013

With 10 multi-Platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, Foreigner is one of the biggest bands rock ‘n’ roll history! Don’t miss this chance to hear them perform their unbeatable string of rock anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Urgent,” “Cold as Ice,”...

Season Opening Gala with Renée Fleming

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 21, 2013

One of the most beloved vocalists of our time makes a special one-night-only appearance with the Nashville Symphony. The celebrated “People’s Diva” will sing some of opera’s best-known arias and some of her personal favorites. A night of music and magic you won’t want to miss!

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Season Opening Celebration with Al Jarreau

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

September 22, 2013

The incomparable jazz singer Al Jarreau joins the Nashville Symphony for a night of smooth, swinging tunes, including favorites like “We’re in This Love Together,” “Moonlighting,” “Breakin’ Away” and “After All.” This seven-time GRAMMY® winner — one of the only artists to...

Man of La Mancha

Presented by Cumberland County Playhouse at Cumberland County Playhouse

July 11-September 27, 2013

The impossible Dream musical returns to the Playhouse stage! Miguel Cervantes is imprisoned and finds he must plead his case to his fellow inmates before he faces the Inquisition. For his defense, he enacts his tale of Don Quixote, whose tilting at windmills speaks for all humankind. (Rated PG-13)

Coffee & Classics - Copland’s Billy the Kid

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

October 4, 2013

Take a trip to the wild, wild West with Copland’s Billy the Kid, a musical portrait of the legendary outlaw set against the backdrop of wide-open prairies and the raucous American frontier. We’ll also pay tribute to two contemporary American originals, Joan Tower and Stephen Paulus, whose music will be recorded for an upcoming...

SunTrust Classical Series: Copland’s Billy the Kid

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

October 4-October 5, 2013

Take a trip to the wild, wild West with Copland’s Billy the Kid, a musical portrait of the legendary outlaw set against the backdrop of wide-open prairies and the raucous American frontier. Bruch’s gorgeous Second Violin Concerto will transport you to another world entirely, with soaring, luxuriant melodies performed by our very own...

Don Williams

Presented by Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center

October 6-October 7, 2013

A living legend, the Gentle Giant of country music brings his laid-back baritone to the Schermerhorn for two nights of incredible songs and unforgettable memories! This Texas-born and -bred Country Music Hall of Famer will tap into his hit-studded career, which includes enduring classics like “Tulsa Time,” “I Believe in...

The Pearl Fishers

Presented by Nashville Opera Association at TPAC - Andrew Jackson Hall

October 10-October 12, 2013

From Bizet, composer of Carmen, comes another tale of heated desire, exotic locales, and ravishing music. In a fishing village in ancient Ceylon, two men re-affirm their friendship after their rivalry for the same woman has almost destroyed them both. But then, she comes back into their lives. Betrayal and desire are the rules, turning...

Renaissance Players: "Zombies From the Beyond"

Presented by Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation at Renaissance Center of the Jackson Foundation

October 4-October 13, 2013

Songs, dances, and laughs abound in the unlikeliest of settings! The budding romance of Trenton and Mary is jeopardized when a flying saucer lands in Milwaukee. The craft is piloted by Zombina, a buxom alien aviatrix bent on procuring he-specimens to populate her planet. Can Mary uphold her lady-like demeanor while using her...