CLASSICAL MUSIC

Family Holiday Festival w/Worcester Youth Orchestra Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 4 pm & Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 4 pm Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA

Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail is a singspiel style opera, prized for arias like Osmin and Pedrillo's comic drinking duet "Vivat Bacchus", Belmonte's "O wie ängstlich, o wie feurig" and of course Konstanze's "Martern aller Arten."

This annual holiday tradition continues with this festive, charming performance which includes Britten's Ceremony of Carols and holiday classics and sing-a-longs, with a casual dessert reception to follow. Mark Mummert conducts.

BRENDAN J. KENNEY conducting The Firebird Pops returns to the Greater Boston Stage Company for a New Year’s Eve Pops Spectacular, an evening of dazzling performances, laughter, and musical joy to ring in 2027. The orchestra will be joined by beloved vocalists for an unforgettable evening of songs from the silver screen as we say goodbye to 2026 and welcome 2027 in style.

Ukraine’s National Symphony Orchestra returns to Worcester with a program that features Sibelius, Brahms and others with violinist Maya Wichert.