Travel expert and television host Rick Steves joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) for three separate performances with a musical journey through Europe, blending live orchestral performances with stunning video imagery and insights into European history and culture.
Steves serves as the audience’s musical tour guide, introducing selections by Romantic-era composers including Grieg, Smetana, Strauss, Berlioz, and Verdi.
The three performances take place at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Circle, Indianapolis.
Perfect for lovers of music, history, and travel, Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey offers a unique opportunity to experience Europe’s musical traditions through the sounds of a live orchestra and the perspective of one of America’s leading European travel experts. Meet Steves in the lobby after each performance for autographs of program books and more.
On Friday night, Nov. 13, a special Circle Theatre Tastings event will be held, teaching participants how to make four AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration cocktails. Learn the secrets behind Santa’s Kiss and the Very Merry Bourbon, plus the new GrinchHopper, and a new signature spiked hot chocolate, St. Nick’s Nightcap. In addition, learn how to make homemade peppermint liqueur, the secret ingredient in two of the three cocktails. Drink samples plus cookies and other light bites are included. Please note: this is a 21-and-over event. Register here and reserve a spot; spaces are limited!
Tickets for both evening performances are available at IndianapolisSymphony.org. For the Coffee Pops performance at 11 a.m. Friday, click here.
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