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Tchaikovsky Immersion


“Tchaikovsky poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as ...

Tchaikovsky Immersion
10/19 - 10/20/2024


Tchaikovsky Immersion features a deep exploration of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony, along with a tribute to local composer Emma Lou Diemer. Conducted by Nir Kabaretti, the ...

Tchaikovsky Immersion


“Tchaikovsky poured his soul into his symphonies,” says Music & Artistic Director Nir Kabaretti. “Symphonies that would express his inner anguish and romantic passions as ...

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth
10/19 - 10/20/2024


The Santa Barbara Symphony will open its 2024/25 season with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth on October 19 and 20, 2024. The concert will feature a detailed discussion ...

The Day I Accidently Went to War


A one-man show from Bill Posley, actor, writer, comic and U.S. Veteran. He's written on Cobra Kai (Netflix), Welcome to Flatch (Fox), and Kenan (NBC).  ...

The Day I Accidently Went to War


A one-man show from Bill Posley, actor, writer, comic and U.S. Veteran. He's written on Cobra Kai (Netflix), Welcome to Flatch (Fox), and Kenan (NBC).  ...

Camerata Pacifica Traverses Groundbreaking Music from the 20th Century to the Dawn of the Era


Camerata Pacifica, the international chamber music collective renowned for its musical versatility and bold programming, traverses a range of groundbreaking music from the 20th century ...

Misery
Misery
10/11 - 10/27/2024


Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive ...

Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Hadestown (Non-Equity)
11/6 - 11/7/2024


Following two intertwining love stories — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — Hadestown invites audiences on ...

French Connections


The New York Times raves: David Greilsammer is “One of the most accomplished and adventurous musicians of his generation.”  For one performance only, David Greilsammer ...

Clue
Clue
11/26 - 11/27/2024


Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
11/30 - 12/22/2024


Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder ...

New Year's Eve with The Symphony


Conductor and host Andrew Lipke once again joins The Symphony to ring in the new with rock, pop and Broadway hits!  Lipke also shares the ...

Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
1/8 - 1/9/2025


Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY ("30 Rock"), composer JEFF RICHMOND ...

Mozart Marathon - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs


Come face to face with the genius of Mozart.   One weekend, two different concerts, eight masterworks.   The exquisite “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”   Elegant concertos for piano, ...

Mozart Marathon - Two Concerts, Two Different Programs


Come face to face with the genius of Mozart.   One weekend, two different concerts, eight masterworks.   The exquisite “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”   Elegant concertos for piano, ...

Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity)


Declared “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history” by the Washington Post, DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the first musical to take a ...

Chaplin's Masterpiece @100 - The Gold Rush


With Chaplin’s enchanting blend of pantomime and music, his masterwork, “The Gold Rush,” has endured for a century. The Symphony performs Chaplin’s own score LIVE ...

Chaplin's Masterpiece @100 - The Gold Rush


With Chaplin’s enchanting blend of pantomime and music, his masterwork, “The Gold Rush,” has endured for a century. The Symphony performs Chaplin’s own score LIVE ...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
2/7 - 3/9/2025


On a Tuesday night, shortly before Christmas 1956, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley gathered at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

Ain't Too Proud (Non-Equity)
Ain't Too Proud (Non-Equity)
3/11 - 3/12/2025


AIN'T TOO PROUD is the electrifying new musical that follows The Temptations' extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall ...

The Seven Deadly Sins


The sensational and sultry Storm Large will get the pulse-racing with her unique take on Kurt Weill’s seductive  The Seven Deadly Sins .  “A punk ...

The Seven Deadly Sins


The sensational and sultry Storm Large will get the pulse-racing with her unique take on Kurt Weill’s seductive  The Seven Deadly Sins .  “A punk ...

The Cake
The Cake
3/28 - 4/13/2025


Della makes cakes, not judgment calls – those she leaves to her husband, Tim. But when the girl she helped raise comes back home to ...

Brahms' Requiem


It was a work Brahms labored over for a dozen years.  Consoled by the psalms, the gospels, and the prophets, he set their words to ...


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