Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet Joint Season Opener

Description

Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet
2025/26 Joint Season Opener
Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 PM, and
Sunday, October 19 at 3:00 PM
Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA

A love forbidden. A love immortal. The greatest moments from Prokofiev’s greatest ballet—the ardent Romeo & Juliet performed with grace and passion by dancers from State Street Ballet on the Granada stage. These concerts—and the season—begin as Nir Kabaretti and the Santa Barbara Symphony perform Shostakovich’s spirited Festive Overture and Rachmaninoff’s "Men’s Dance" from the Opera Aleko. 

The Artists 

Nir Kabaretti, conductor
State Street Ballet
Santa Barbara City College Brass 

Repertoire 

SHOSTAKOVICH | Festive Overture
RACHMANINOFF | "Men’s Dance" from the Opera Aleko
PROKOFIEV | Romeo & Juliet, Acts 1 & 2 (with dancers from State Street Ballet) 

Attend "Conversations with KUSC" with on-air personality Jennifer Miller Hammel 

Saturday Pre-Concert Chat | 6:30-7:00 PM
Sunday Pre-Concert Chat | 2:00-2:30 PM 

For more info & tickets, visit: https://thesymphony.org/concerts-events/orchestra-concerts/state-street-ballet/