Opening night 2019 will delight with a double bill evening of singer-songwriters that will delight and inspire.

A cappella is in the house! This beloved R&B/Soul/Pop a cappella group debuts at Chautauqua to open our season with song. Ball in the House performs approximately 200 concerts each year and has opened for acts such as Jessica Simpson, Lionel Richie...

Internationally acclaimed Galician bagpipe master, classical pianist and passionate educator, Cristina Pato enjoys an active professional career devoted to cultural exchange and to creating new paths for her unique instrument.

Founded and directed by New York City Ballet principal dancer Daniel Ulbricht, Stars of American Ballet features dancers from some of the country’s top ballet companies such as American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet. 

To usher in the upcoming 2020s, famed time-twisting musical collective Postmodern Jukebox will circumnavigate the globe in 2019 on their Welcome to the Twenties 2.0 Tour. 

Drawing on her vast international network of choreographers and collaborators, Charlotte Ballet Artistic Director Hope Muir has once again attracted a tantalizing array of artists to join forces with Charlotte Ballet for her second season.

National treasure Diana Ross is known as one of the world’s greatest entertainers of all time. She has been inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and is the recipient of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Relive the magic of your favorite wizard in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™  in Concert. Based on the third installment of J.K. Rowling’s classic saga, the thrilling tale is accompanied by the music of a live symphony orchestra as Harry soars across the big screen. 

The extraordinary Alexander Gavrylyuk, Artistic Advisor and Artist-in-Residence for Chautauqua’s Piano Program, returns for his 14th season at Chautauqua.

This concert was originally scheduled for Aug. 16, 2019. Under the Streetlamp returns to deliver an electrifying evening of classic hits from the American Radio Songbook, bringing their unique blend of tight harmonies and slick dance moves to your favorite Doo-Wop, Motown, and old time Rock ‘n’ Roll hits.

Charlotte Ballet presents a selection of bespoke commissions created specifically for the particular talents of the company this season in Charlotte. 

Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews musical film in glorious, full-screen technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along! 

Coming to Chautauqua from a galaxy far, far away — experience the magic of Star Wars like you’ve never seen it before on the big screen with John Williams’s Oscar®-winning score performed live by the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Luke Skywalker begins a journey that will change the galaxy, as he leaves his home planet, battles the evil Empire and learns the ways of the Force.

Ira Glass is the host and creator of the popular public radio program This American Life. The show is heard each week by over 2.2 million listeners on more than 500 public radio stations, with another 2.5 million downloading each podcast.

Acrobatics, tumbling, a flaming limbo far, skip rope footwork and African drumming and dancing are just some of the electrifying feats that await you with Jabali African Acrobats. 

Back at Chautauqua by popular demand, Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, was awarded a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and won the 2016 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Bluegrass and Banjo.

Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, “the king and queen of the banjo” (Paste Magazine), have a musical partnership like no other. Béla Fleck is a sixteen-time Grammy Award winner who has taken the instrument across multiple genres, and Abigail Washburn a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player...

No matter who or what is in the headlines, you can count on The Capitol Steps to tackle both sides of the political spectrum and all things equally foolish. What more would you expect from the group that puts the "MOCK" in Democracy?

With 20 Grammy Awards between them, two musically iconic groups — The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 — have joined forces for an unforgettable collaboration.