AMICI Events Calendar
Women’s Guild Salon Series. Soprano Ashley Milanese
SOLD OUT! - Inaugural recital of the Women’s Guild Salon Series. Soprano Ashley Milanese performs opera arias and art songs at the Guild Home.
Più Mosso Baroque, with harpsichordist Paul Mauffray
The New Marigny Theatre Church of Arts & Sciences presents
a concert of Baroque & Beethoven for Harpsichord Solo
Beethoven played on the harpsichord? Yes, the 17-year-old Beethoven
studied the Well-Tempered Clavier and even wrote a Prelude in the
style of J. S. Bach.
At our concert, you can also meet Beethoven face-to-face,
as we will display the life mask of Beethoven, made in 1812 by Franz Klein.
Loyola - Concerto & Aria Competition Finals
Come see some of the finest performers Loyola has to offer as they compete for a chance to perform with the Loyola Symphony Orchestra in the Spring!
Classical Christmas: Messiah
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra rings in the holiday season with stunning selections from Handel’s Messiah and beloved classical Christmas music. Experience the power and beauty of this timeless masterpiece, featuring the iconic "Hallelujah" chorus, performed by the region’s finest musicians. A cherished holiday tradition, this concert is the perfect way to celebrate the season with the splendor of orchestral and choral music.
Matthew Kraemer, conductor
Claire Shackleton, alto
Ivan Griffin, bass-baritone
Jeremiah Tyson, tenor
Blythe Reed-Banks, soprano
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto"
FINZI: In Terra Pax
HANDEL: Messiah
Tickets: LPO Website
Christmas at Loyola
It's the most wonderful time of the year at Loyola! Join us for one of our favorite events of the holiday season and hear performances of beloved Christmas music from our choirs and a variety of our instrumental ensembles.
Ballad of the Brown King: Christmas Cantata
Margaret Bonds’ Christmas Cantata - Text by Langston Hughes
Music and Children’s Tea - Créole Style!
Special visit with King Balthasar, Norman Robinson (Shh! don’t tell the kids).
Loyola Opera: Carlisle Floyd's Susannah
Join us for an inspiring start to a year of artistry and bold storytelling on stage.
Loyola Opera Theatre celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of the composer! The message of this powerful opera is as relevant today as when the work premiered in the 1950’s.
Loyola Opera: Carlisle Floyd's Susannah
Join us for an inspiring start to a year of artistry and bold storytelling on stage.
Loyola Opera Theatre celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of the composer! The message of this powerful opera is as relevant today as when the work premiered in the 1950’s.
Met Opera Laffont New Orleans District Competition
Met Opera Laffont New Orleans District Competition. District singers who have been chosen through the initial audition process will compete to advance to the Gulf Coast Final competition.
This event is FREE to the public. There will be no ticketing.
Vocal and musical theater students are encouraged to attend.
Met Opera Laffont Gulf Region Competition
Met Opera Laffont Gulf Region Competition. Winners of the New Orleans, Houston, and Puerto Rico Districts will compete to advance to the Finals at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
A reception follows the competition and attendees are encouraged to contribute to the Audience Favorite award.
$10 for non-AMICI members.
FREE to: AMICI members, vocal and musical theater students and their parents, local teachers and faculty.
There will be no ticketing for this event.
Master Class
Met Laffont Opera Competition Judge, Victoria Livengood, will coach selected young artists. The Public is welcome in the audience. This is a FREE event and will not be ticketed.
Dialogues des Carmélites - New Orleans Opera Festival
Paris, 1789: Fear reigns. Faith is tested. The guillotine looms. In a world turned upside down, the destiny of 16 sisters of the Carmelite Order hangs in the balance.
This powerful true story lives on stage in a site-specific production at the oldest building in Louisiana, the Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.
(Pictured) Emily Treigle - Mother Marie, assistant Prioress
Golda Schultz: Dark Matter(s) - New Orleans Opera Festival
Time: To be Announced
South African soprano Golda Schultz is blessed with “one of the most golden rich-toned voices of her generation” (Opera). With Dark Matter(s), Schultz and pianist Jonathan Ware weave together Strauss, Brahms, and Clara Schumann, offering New Orleans audiences a chance to experience one of today’s most compelling vocal artists at the height of her artistry.
Dialogues des Carmélites - New Orleans Opera Festival
Paris, 1789: Fear reigns. Faith is tested. The guillotine looms. In a world turned upside down, the destiny of 16 sisters of the Carmelite Order hangs in the balance.
This powerful true story lives on stage in a site-specific production at the oldest building in Louisiana, the Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.
(Pictured) Emily Treigle - Mother Marie, assistant Prioress
Der Rosenkavalier - New Orleans Opera Festival
A sophisticated older woman, a romantic chevalier, and a blooming young girl converge in an impossible love triangle around a single silver rose, set to the dreamiest melodies in opera. Will the Marschallin relinquish her lover and sacrifice herself to the toll of passing time, or protect her own heart and doom a young woman to a dowry marriage?
(Pictured) Amanda Majeski - Marschallin
Show Boat in Concert - New Orleans Opera Festival
Time: To Be Announced
Showboat: a sailing concert fantasia on the historic City of New Orleans Riverboat as it steams at sunset on the currents of the Mississippi River.
"Ol' man river, he just keeps rollin' along..." Step aboard for an unforgettable evening as timeless music meets the magic of the Mississippi River. Presented on a dinner cruise along the Crescent City, Show Boat in Concert brings Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II’s legendary score to life against the backdrop of the waters that inspired it.
(PIcture) By T.B. Harms Co. - T.B. Harms Co., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128049166
Dialogues des Carmélites - New Orleans Opera Festival
Paris, 1789: Fear reigns. Faith is tested. The guillotine looms. In a world turned upside down, the destiny of 16 sisters of the Carmelite Order hangs in the balance.
This powerful true story lives on stage in a site-specific production at the oldest building in Louisiana, the Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.
(Pictured) Emily Treigle - Mother Marie, assistant Prioress
Der Rosenkavalier - New Orleans Opera Festival
A sophisticated older woman, a romantic chevalier, and a blooming young girl converge in an impossible love triangle around a single silver rose, set to the dreamiest melodies in opera. Will the Marschallin relinquish her lover and sacrifice herself to the toll of passing time, or protect her own heart and doom a young woman to a dowry marriage?
(Pictured) Amanda Majeski - Marschallin
Dialogues des Carmélites - New Orleans Opera Festival
Paris, 1789: Fear reigns. Faith is tested. The guillotine looms. In a world turned upside down, the destiny of 16 sisters of the Carmelite Order hangs in the balance.
This powerful true story lives on stage in a site-specific production at the oldest building in Louisiana, the Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.
(Pictured) Emily Treigle - Mother Marie, assistant Prioress
The Drowsy Chaperone
Join us for an evening of laughter, music, and theatrical magic as NOCCA’s Theatre Arts students bring this award-winning musical to life.
The Drowsy Chaperone
Join us for an evening of laughter, music, and theatrical magic as NOCCA’s Theatre Arts students bring this award-winning musical to life.
Longue Vue After Hours: Lyrica Baroque
In partnership with Opera Creole, join us for a concert of all Louisiana composed music. World renowned musicologist, Shelton Shugar will lecture about each piece before it’s performed, to educate the audience about the history and composer.
AMICI Musical and Business Meeting
AMICI Yearly Musicale and Business Meeting - for members only.
Young singers performing will be from our current list of New Orleans District Competitors including, Anthony Voiers (Tenor) and Chase Cote (Baritone), and Sarah Rohner-Rees (Soprano).
Members should have received additional information about the meeting, including the location, via email and US mail.
It is not too late to join AMICI an attend our Musicale. Members also attend Met Laffont auditions at no charge and receive discounts on our other fundraisers.
Le Petit Salon Concert Series - Daveda Karanas
Greek-American mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas has been hailed for her “capacious power” and “a voice lustrous and exciting.” (San Francisco Chronicle).
Longue Vue After Hours: Lindsey Reynolds
Join us for this limited series, Longue Vue After Hours. Longue Vue After Hours is an indoor event held in the Playhouse, and each week will feature a different theme and experience. This week will feature An Evening with Lindsey Reynolds, Soprano.
Offenbach - Tulane Opera - Opera Workshop: Excerpts from Offenbach
Featuring the opera Le mariage aux lanternes, as well as excerpts from Orphée aux enfers, La grande duchesse de Gerolstein, Les contes d’Hoffmann, & La belle Hélène.
Offenbach - Tulane Opera - Opera Workshop: Excerpts from Offenbach
Featuring the opera Le mariage aux lanternes, as well as excerpts from Orphée aux enfers, La grande duchesse de Gerolstein, Les contes d’Hoffmann, & La belle Hélène.
The Fall of the House of Usher
SILENT FILM SCREENING BASED ON EDGAR ALLAN POE'S
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - LA CHUTE DE LA MAISON USHER
A NIGHT OF GOTHIC CINEMA AND LIVE MUSIC
NEW SCORE BY JEFF PAGANO
PERFORMED BY THE DELACHAISE ENSEMBLE
Suggested Donation: $25 – General Admission
$15 – Student, senior, etc. No one turned away for lack of funds, no pressure.
DOORS AT 7:30PM • SHOW AT 8PM
More info: Marigny Opera House
Symphony Chorus - Holocaust Cantata
Symphony Chorus of New Orleans invites you to join us as we present Donald McCullough’s Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps. Based on research of original music sung by incarcerated inmates in Holocaust concentration camps, this 40-minute cantata is an emotional, musical journey through one of the bleakest episodes in human history.
Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition
9/23/2025—Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition
(High School), Dixon Annex Recital Hall, 2:00pm
Lyrical Affair
Lyrica Baroque is celebrating ten incredible years of music, community, and connection! Come enjoy Una Noche Española with a festive evening of Spanish food, music, and more celebrating Lyrica Baroque’s tenth anniversary. We are thrilled to honor Michael Harold & Quinn Peeper, and Givonna Joseph & Aria Mason for their immense contributions to music and education in our region.
Sponsors of Lyrical Affair 2025 will be celebrated at a private Patron Party at the beautiful home of our 2023 honorees Drs. Brad & Leslie Gottsegen. This intimate home concert is Lyrica Baroque’s way to say thank you to our event sponsors and preview our premier auction item: a private concert in your own home. Proceeds from
Lyrical Affair will go towards supporting Lyrica Baroque’s educational and community outreach projects.
Dance Theatre of Harlem
For over 55 years, Dance Theatre of Harlem has been a beloved and groundbreaking force — a singular presence in the ballet world. Founded by Arthur Mitchell—the first African American principal dancer at New York City Ballet—DTH was born from a bold vision to shatter barriers and redefine ballet as a more inclusive, vibrant art form. Since then, the company has transformed lives and inspired audiences worldwide with its dynamic blend of classical mastery and contemporary innovation.
DTH’s diverse repertory will showcase treasured works by George Balanchine alongside contemporary masterpieces by William Forsythe, Jodie Gates, and Artistic Director Robert Garland. Each performance reveals the extraordinary technical skill, emotional depth, and courageous spirit of its dancers, who embody the DTH legacy.
Hailed by Playbill as “poised to continue redefining classical ballet as a vital, relevant artform” and praised by The New York Times for its “dazzling technique and powerful theatricality,” Dance Theatre of Harlem stands as a shining example of resilience, creativity, and the transformative power of dance.
FATE - Symphony of New Orleans
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saëns
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Edward Grieg
$20 Suggested Donation
RSVP at www.SymphonyofNewOrleans.com
Verdi’s Requiem - Heymann Center - Lafayette
Verdi’s Requiem
Heymann PAC, Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 7:00 PM
Conductor:
Matthew Kraemer
Experience an unforgettable performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem – a masterpiece that transcends the traditional boundaries of sacred music. This monumental work is Verdi’s deeply personal response to loss, and a stirring tribute to Italian cultural identity, inspired by the deaths of two great national figures: composer Gioachino Rossini and writer Alessandro Manzoni. With its sweeping drama, haunting beauty, and explosive intensity, Requiem will move your soul and ignite your spirit.
Tickets: Heymann Center
Fable and Illusion
"Fable and Illusion: Opera Scenes from Another Realm” invites audiences on a captivating journey through the shadowy corners of the operatic repertoire. This unique performance intertwines haunting classic tales with unsettling contemporary works, creating an evening that explores the darker side of storytelling through music.
The program features a selection of poignant scenes from beloved operas, drawing from timeless classics that delve into themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural. Expect to hear evocative arias and duets that resonate with the eerie beauty of tales like “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Magic Flute,” and “Orfeo ed Euridice,” where the line between reality and fantasy blurs.
Fable and Illusion
"Fable and Illusion: Opera Scenes from Another Realm” invites audiences on a captivating journey through the shadowy corners of the operatic repertoire. This unique performance intertwines haunting classic tales with unsettling contemporary works, creating an evening that explores the darker side of storytelling through music.
The program features a selection of poignant scenes from beloved operas, drawing from timeless classics that delve into themes of love, betrayal, and the supernatural. Expect to hear evocative arias and duets that resonate with the eerie beauty of tales like “Hansel and Gretel,” “The Magic Flute,” and “Orfeo ed Euridice,” where the line between reality and fantasy blurs.
Verdi's Requiem
The LPO opens the 2025-2026 season in collaboration with the New Orleans Opera to perform Guiseppe Verdi's soaring and dramatic Requiem, his personal statement of both grief and cultural pride, inspired by the deaths of two Italian artists, composer Gioachino Rossini and writer Alessandro Manzoni.
AMICI Gala: Emily Treigle Solo Concert
A New Orleans native and Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, mezzo-soprano Emily Treigle is regarded as "endlessly watchable and a consummate musician." She will be performing a selection of opera arias and art songs. Carol Rausch, Director of the Loyola Opera Theatre, will be the collaborative pianist.
This Spring, Ms. Treigle made her international debut with the Canadian Opera Company as Filipyevna in Eugene Onegin and Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana and in December of 2025 she will make her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Second Lady in The Magic Flute.
She will star in the New Orleans Opera’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with her mother, Phyllis Treigle, during the 2026 festival.
Tickets include a champagne reception in the Parish Hall immediately following the concert.