2015–16
MAINSTAGE SERIES
OPERA • MUSICAL THEATRE • DRAMA • DANCE
CCM’S STRING QUARTET-IN-RESIDENCE CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor
Mainstage Season Production Sponsor
Community Partner
COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
THE ARIEL QUARTET
PENTECOST – DRAMA
AH, WILDERNESS! – DRAMA
Written by David Edgar Oct. 1 – 4, 2015
Written by Eugene O’Neill Feb. 11 – 14, 2016
CAROUSEL – MUSICAL THEATRE
AMERICAN IDIOT – MUSICAL THEATRE
Music by Richard Rodgers Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Based on the play Liliom by Ferenc Molnar As adapted by Benjamin F. Glazer Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2015
Book and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Book by Michael Mayer Music and lyrics by Green Day March 3 – 13, 2016 Mature subject matter
THE MERRY WIDOW – OPERA
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN – OPERA
Music by Franz Lehár Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein Nov. 19 – 22, 2015
Composed by Leoš Janácek Libretto by Leoš Janácek (after Rudolf Tesnohlídek) April 8 – 10, 2016
Highlights also include a performance of Alban Berg’s Lyric Suite and a collaboration with CCM artist-inresidence Awadagin Pratt on Dvorák’s Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81.
SWAN LAKE – DANCE
Discover for yourself why the Cincinnati Enquirer has declared the Ariel Quartet, “rock stars of the classical scene” during this four-part concert series!
Composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky April 22 – 24, 2016
Named quartet-in-residence at CCM in 2012, the Ariel Quartet has quickly earned a glowing international reputation. Praised by the Wall Street Journal for its “consummate musicianship,” the Quartet will present works by Tchaikovsky, Bartók, Brahms and Haydn this season.
2015-16 CONCERT SERIES
SEASONAT-A-GLANCE
2015–16
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 8 p.m. ARIEL QUARTET TICKETS:
$25 general, $15 students
Ariel Quartet Concert Series subscription packages on sale now. Single tickets on sale beginning Aug. 24, 2015.
CCM VILLAGE OPERA & MUSICAL THEATRE TICKETS: $31 – $35 general, $20 – $24 students DRAMA & SWAN LAKE TICKETS:
$27 – $31 general, $17 – $20 students
Fully customizable subscription packages on sale now. Single tickets on sale beginning Aug. 31, 2015.