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PechaKucha Vol 29

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

PK WTVL volume 29 will take place on Friday, October 19, 2018, at the Waterville Opera House. PechaKucha Night Waterville is a creative networking event centered on storytelling in 20x20 (20 slides with 20 seconds per slide).  Every event is well attended and provides its own distinctive journey.

Free

King Lear

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: King Lear This performance is an HD broadcast from London. By: William Shakespeare Broadcast from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear. Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five-star reviews for its sell-out run, and transfers to the West End for a limited season. Jonathan Munby directs this […]

Aida

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: Aida This performance is an encore HD broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Running time: 3 hours, 36 minutes (2 intermissions) In what should be a highlight of the new season, soprano Anna Netrebko sings her first Met Aida, going toe-to-toe with mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris. Later in the season, […]

Bob Marley

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Maine’s own wicked funny comedian returns for his annual performance at the Opera House! Tickets: $27.50 Price does not include per ticket handling fees. Click to get tickets.

Josh Ritter in Concert

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Josh Ritter will return to the Northeast for a select number of special solo acoustic shows.  These shows will highlight brand new material Josh is working on, as well as songs from his extensive, critically acclaimed catalog.   Josh’s latest album, Gathering (Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers), continues to receive critical praise, about which NPR proclaims, “Josh Ritter remains at […]

Northern Light Inland Pops Concert

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

To celebrate Inland Hospital’s 75th anniversary, our annual Fall Pops Concert on Friday, October 5 at the Waterville Opera House will offer an exciting new collection of talented musicians this year.  Concert-goers will be treated to several favorite American and international classics, including a John Williams suite featuring music from Spielberg and Lucas films; Beethoven’s Fifth […]

An American in Paris

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

This performance is an encore HD broadcast from London. Directed and Choreographed by CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Directed for the screen by ROSS MACGIBBON This breathtakingly beautiful Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical, inspired by the Oscar® winning MGM film, tells the impassioned story of discovering love in the ‘City of Light’. Click for more info.

Julie

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

HD broadcast live from the National Theatre to cinemas. This new version of August Strindberg’s play Miss Julie, written by Polly Stenham, remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London. Click for more info.

Recurring

Things My Mother Taught Me

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Olivia and Gabe are moving into their first apartment together. They've just packed up all of their belongings and driven halfway across the country, to start a new life together in Chicago. Their moving day doesn't go exactly as planned, though, and things become slightly more complicated when all of their parents show up to […]

$21 – $24

Taj Mahl Trio

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Taj Mahl Trio "What inspires me most about my career is that I've been able to make a living playing the music that I always loved and wanted to play since the early '50s," Taj Mahal says. "And the fact that I still am involved in enjoying an exciting career at this point in time […]

Missoula Children’s Theatre: The Princess and the Pea

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Envision a kingdom of snow where the residents are Winter Wind Workers, Blizzard Bringers, Icicle Sharpeners and Snow Smoothers, ruled by the Storm King and the Snow Queen. Add to that a Prince looking for a proper Princess to share the throne. Now imagine the Princess and her friend the Pea living in a kingdom […]

$5 – $7

Weight Band

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

2018 WORLD GONE MAD TOUR The Weight Band originated in 2013 inside the famed Woodstock, New York barn of Levon Helm when Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante - both former members of The Band - performed "Songs of The Band" with Band founder, Garth Hudson, alongside Jimmy Vivino and Byron Isaacs. Inspired to carry on […]

Missoula Children’s Theatre: Blackbeard the Pirate

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

In this Missoula Children’s Theatre original story, what starts as a lazy day at the beach, quickly turns into mystery and adventure when the search for Blackbeard’s treasure begins! Tales both past and present lead a group of beach bums to action in search of untold riches. Before our tale is told, a cast of […]

$5 – $7

Missoula Children’s Theatre: The Secret Garden

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

The Secret Garden, an original Missoula Children’s Theatre rendition, is a joyful retelling of a story of hope and a celebration and all good things in life. Mistress Mary Quite Contrary embarks on a journey from India to her uncle’s home in England. Along the way she makes friends with the hilarious Canadian Geese and […]

$5 – $7

Carbon Leaf

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

25th Anniversary Tour         Carbon Leaf is celebrating its Silver Anniversary in 2018 behind a new album and extensive touring. Through 25 years together, the group's independent music and spirit continue to resonate with its fans, and an authentic bond between the band members and their audience is evident. Blending rock, folk, Celtic, bluegrass and Americana […]

Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Waterville Opera House collaborates with Missoula Children’s Theatre, an internationally recognized touring group, to present sessions of theater camp during February and summer vacations for students in the first through eighth grades. Each week concludes with a fully realized performance, with scenery, costumes, and props. Theatre camp provides children with hands-on opportunities to learn about […]

$220

PechaKucha vol 28

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

PK WTVL volume 28 will take place on the eve of the 21st annual Maine International Film Festival!  This event is free and open to the public. Waterville Opera House Waterville Reception: 6:20pm, Presentations: 7:20pm Suggested Donation: $5 PechaKucha Night Waterville V.28 Emcee: John Dalton Presenters: Tina Chapman - Early Literacy, an Owl's Story Austin Frederick […]

Free

Bolshoi Ballet: Coppélia

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

A story of sneakery, imaginary magic, and drifting love, Coppélia is one of the earliest ballets, if not the earliest, that features a doll coming to live as an important part of the story. It was partly because of Coppélia’s success that other ballets, such as the Nutcracker and Petrushka, have dolls that come to life […]

$13 – $15

R. B. Hall Day

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Each year, on the last Saturday in June, the State of Maine recognizes one of its most esteemed composers, R. B. Hall. Born in Bowdoinham on June 30, 1858, Hall became an internationally celebrated marching bandleader and composer throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century. Though he rarely left his beloved home state, many […]

Free

Vocal Anatomy and Singing Technique Classes

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Taught by Shannon Thurston, Vocal Anatomy and Singing Technique Class is designed to give singers and vocalists a better understanding of their vocal mechanism. Though not a one on one voice lesson, vocal anatomy and singing technique will give you the tools to understanding the sounds you make and how to use your voice in […]

$150

Seussical the Musical

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

  Seussical the Musical June 15, 16, 22 at 7:30pm June 17, 23, 24 at 2:00pm   Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Co-Conceived by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Eric Idle Based on the works of Dr. Seuss Directed by Debra Susi   Seussical is a […]

$22 – $24

Seussical the Musical

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

  Seussical the Musical June 15, 16, 22 at 7:30pm June 17, 23, 24 at 2:00pm   Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Book by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Co-Conceived by Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Eric Idle Based on the works of Dr. Seuss Directed by Debra Susi   Seussical is a […]

$22 – $24

Destination NEXT

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

In 2017, the Maine Office of Tourism (MOT) contracted with Destinations International to conduct a statewide survey of Maine’s readiness as a world-class destination. Traveling all eight tourism regions, the survey examined, through self-evaluation, our destination health in terms of both community support and strength of the destination itself.     The Statewide results from […]

Free

Melvin Seals and JGB

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for […]

$30 – $35

Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon

Waterville Opera House 1 Common Street, Waterville, ME, United States

Music by Jules Massenet “Glorious,” raved the New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role of Cendrillon (“Cinderella”) at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring in the title role. […]

$15 – $20
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