Music at SJCT This Weekend

We have three nights of music coming up this weekend at San Juan Community Theatre…

First, let’s start in the middle with Heart by Heart, on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 pm, and a mega dose of classic rock featuring TWO original band members from the BILLBOARD chart-topping band, HEART. Led by Heart’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s co-founding member and bassist Steve Fossen as well as original Heart drummer Mike Derosier, Heart by Heart keeps alive the sounds of Heart’s unique energy in such hits as Barracuda, Magic Man and Crazy on You.

Also featuring powerhouse vocalist Somar Macek, multi-talented guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Lizzy Daymont and legendary Seattle guitarist Randy Hansen, the group considers it their responsibility to bring the songs to the stage in their original format. According to Fossen, “We don’t see it as our task to modify or update these classic tunes that Heart fans love and have listened to all these years.”

Now, back to Friday, March 10 at 7:00 pm, with a captivating edition of National Theatre Live: AMADEUS.

Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, Amadeus was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. For tickets, click HERE.

And finally, we have Dvořák’s fairy-tale opera about the tragic water nymph Rusalka presented in The Met: Live in HD series on Sunday, March 12 at 2:00 pm in the Whittier.

Kristine Opolais stars in the new production of the opera that first won her international acclaim. Sir Mark Elder conducts Mary Zimmerman’s new staging.

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