Sunday Matinees 2024-25

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2024-25 3 Performances Included

Sunday Matinees

Sunday afternoon concerts provide an intimate and lively behind-the-scenes exploration of the classics. Concerts are 90 minutes long, leaving plenty of time for a pre-show brunch or post-show shopping at South Coast Plaza!

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A Day in the Alps

January 12, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Sunday Matinees Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Carl St.Clair, conductor
Tobias Melle, visuals

STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony (with jaw-dropping visuals!)

Leave your hiking boots at home and embark on a risk-free ascent to scale musical heights. With Strauss as your guide, traverse musical meadows, survive thunderous mountain storms, and reach the Alpine summit without breaking a sweat. It's an orchestral odyssey that hits the high notes of adventure—a 'peak' experience minus the actual peaks! Strap in for a high-altitude journey without leaving sea level; oxygen masks not required.

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Carmina Burana

March 2, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Sunday Matinees Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Carl St.Clair, conductor
Alisa Jordheim, soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Hugh Russell, baritone
Pacific Chorale - Robert Istad, artistic director
Southern California Children’s Choir - Lori Loftus, founding director
Pacific Chorale - Robert Istad, artistic director

ORFF: Carmina Burana

Ladies and gents, grab your goblets and get ready for wine, women, and song featuring the raucous revelry of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana! Performed by the Grammy Award-winning Pacific Chorale, this isn't just a concert, it's a rambunctious romp through the most celebrated drinking establishments of the 13th century, without the hangover. You'll be whisked from the budding romance of "Springtime" to the rollicking "In the Tavern," and sway arm-in-arm through "The Court of Love," all under the watchful eye of the goddess Fortuna herself. So, channel your inner medieval minstrel, loosen your bowties and pearls, because we're turning the concert hall into the bawdiest watering hole in town.

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Pacific Symphony and Pacific Chorale with soloists

Rediscover Verdi's Requiem

June 8, 2025 | 3:00 PM

Sunday Matinees Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Carl St.Clair, conductor
Pacific Chorale—Robert Istad, artistic director

VERDI: Messa da Requiem

This isn't your typical requiem; it's Verdi unbuttoned and unbound. With St.Clair's commentary slicing through the history and straight to the heart, expect a visceral journey through the "Dies irae," where terror and beauty collide, and the "Sanctus," a celestial burst of clarity. The "Libera me" is not just sung; it's unleashed—a raw, pleading force of nature that will seize your soul. Buckle up for an audacious concert where the sacred meets the gut-wrenching drama of the opera house. Forget what you thought you knew—this is Verdi, reinvented.

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