JANUARY & FEBRUARY

ATLANTA BALLET
Feb. 9-12  “Madame Butterfly.” Stunning ballet production of Puccini’s brilliant masterpiece. Thurs., 7:30 PM; Fri., 8 PM; Sat., 2 & 8 PM; Sun., 2 & 7 PM. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. 404/892-3303 or 404/817-8700.

ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jan. 19-21  Selections of Wagner, Beethoven and Haydn.
Jan. 26-28  All Mozart program.
Jan. 29  “The Journey of Sir Douglas Fir” with the ASO Youth Orchestra. 1:30 & 3:30 PM.
Feb. 2-4  Selections of Berlioz, Dvôrák and Tchaikovsky.
Feb. 9-11
  Selections by Dvôrák, Hersch and Bizet.
Feb. 10  Dvôrák: Cello Concerto. Noon.
Feb. 23  Tchaikovsky: “Romeo and Juliet.” 7 PM.
Feb. 24-25  SunTrust SuperPops presents “Jekyll and Hyde, The Concert” with the ASO. Concerts at 8 PM unless noted otherwise. 1280 Peachtree St., NE. 404/733-5000.

BON JOVI CONCERT
Jan. 17  Bon Jovi’s “Have A Nice Day” World Tour at Philips Arena. 7:30 PM. 404/249-6400.

CAPITOL CITY OPERA
Jan. 17, Feb. 21  “Dinner and a Diva” series at Petite Auberge Restaurant, 2935 North Druid Hills Road. $58 includes dinner. 404/634-6268.

"CHORAL GEMS"
Georgia Festival Chorus concerts of choral favorites including great anthems and spirituals ranging from Handel and Mozart to the present.
Mar. 19  5 PM. Clairmont Presbyterian Church, 1994, Clairmont Rd., Decatur.
Mar. 26  4 PM. St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 571 Holt Rd., Marietta.
April 2  5 PM. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3003 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta.
April 23  5 PM. Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta.
April 30  5 PM. Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta.
May 7  Reinhardt College, 7300 Reinhardt College Cir., Waleska.
Admission free; offering will be taken .

COBB SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Jan. 21-22  Master Works Concert: Did Haydn Mean This? 8 PM, Jan. 21; 3 PM, Jan. 22  Anderson Theatre at Cobb Civic Center, Marietta. 1-800-595-4849.

EMORY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ATLANTA
Noontime Series - Carlos Museum
Jan. 27  Bach’s Lunch. Noon-1 PM. Free.
Feb. 24  Trio Soleil. Noon-1 PM. Free.
Family Series - Carlos Museum
Jan. 29  Chinese New Year Celebration with the Vega String Quartet. 4-4:45 PM. $4.
Feb. 19  Atlanta’s Young Artists.
Emerson Series - Schwartz Center
Feb. 26  Bach, Barber and Britten. 4 PM. $20.
404/727-5050.

EMORY JAZZ FESTIVAL
Feb. 9-11  Various events featuring Wess “Warm-daddy” Anderson and The Gary Motley Trio at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 North Decatur Road. 404/727-5050.

FLORA GLENN CANDLER CONCERTS
Feb. 7  Evelyn Glennie, percussion. 8 PM. $48
Feb. 17-18  Osvaldo Golijov’s “La Pasión según San Marcos.” Robert Spano conducts members of the ASO, the Schola Cantorum de Caracas and Brazilian soprano Luciana Souza. 8 PM. $45.
Schwartz Center at Emory University, 1700 North Decatur Road. 404/727-5050.

“PETER AND THE WOLF”
Feb. 18  7:30 PM. The Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra with dancers from Atlanta Festival Ballet present Prokofiev’s classic along with Britten’s “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Clayton County Schools Performing Arts Center, 2530 Mt. Zion Pkwy., Jonesboro. $8, $12. 770/389-1625.

“PETER AND THE WOLF”
Feb. 18,19  2 PM. Special one-hour production by the Atlanta Ballet of Prokofiev’s enduring children’s classic. $8-$34. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. 404/892-3303 or 404/817-8700.

SPIVEY HALL CONCERTS
Jan. 20  Hector Guzman, organ, 8:15 PM.
Jan. 28  Renaud Capuçon, violin, and Gautier Capuçon, cello. 2 PM.
Feb. 3  Orlando Consort. 8:15 PM.
Feb. 4  Marlena Shaw, jazz vocalist. 8:15 PM.
Feb. 10  Mariusz Kwiecien, baritone. 8:15 PM.
Feb. 11  Stephen Hough, piano. 8:15 PM.
Feb. 12  Angèle Dubeau, violin, La Pietà. 3 PM.
Feb. 17  Elena Durán, flute. 8:15 PM.
Feb. 18  Vienna Choir Boys. 4 PM.
Feb. 19  Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-soprano. 2 PM.
Feb. 26  Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions. 2 PM.
Clayton State University, Morrow. 770/960-4200.

 

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