Complete Event Listing for Spoleto Festival USA 2008



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Charleston, SC February 5, 2008 -- Spoleto Festival USA, held annually in Charleston, South Carolina, will celebrate its 32nd season with an array of American premieres and debuts. The 17-day festival of opera, music, dance, theater and jazz will be held May 23 through June 8, 2008.

Tickets range from $10 to $150. To purchase tickets, visit Spoleto USA (http://www.spoletousa.org) or call (843) 579-3100. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Spoleto Festival USA Box Office in the Gaillard Auditorium, 77 Calhoun Street, beginning Monday, April 14, 2008.

OPERA

La Cenerentola

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

6:30pm, May 23        

7:30pm, May 26, 30, June 6    

Amistad

MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM, 56 Beaufain Street

8pm, May 22 (opening)        

8pm, May 25, 27, 29, 31, June 2, 7    

DANCE

Boston Ballet

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

7pm, May 24     

2pm, May 25         

8pm, May 25     

Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)

Compagnie Heddy Maalem

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, June 7        

2pm, June 8            

Ballet du Grand Thtre de Genve

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, May 31, June 1    

2pm, June 1        

State of Heads, Low

Donna Uchizono Company

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

7pm, May 30, June 1    

12pm, June 1    

8pm, June 2        

Shantala Shivalingappa

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

8pm, May 23        

1pm, May 24    

9pm, May 25        

MUSIC THEATER

Monkey: Journey to the West (American Premiere)

SOTTILE THEATRE, 44 George Street

8pm, May 22 (preview)    

7pm, May 23, 24    

6pm, May 25, June 1    

2pm, May 26        

8pm, May 26, 28, 29, June 3, 5

8pm, May 30, June 6, 7    

2pm, May 31, June 7, 8    

THEATER

The Great War (American Premiere)

Hotel Modern

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

8pm, June 4 - 8     

2pm, June 7, 8    

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1927

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

8pm, May 22 (preview), 26    

9pm, May 24        

2pm, May 25        

12pm, May 26        

6pm, May 27        

The Burial at Thebes

The Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company

THE CISTERN, 66 George Street

8:30pm, May 29, 30, 31, June 1, 2    

The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac

Taylor Mac

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

10pm, May 30, 31, June 1        

the break/s

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

EMMETT ROBINSON THEATRE, 54 St. Philip Street

8pm, May 29     

12pm, May 31    

7pm, May 31    

MUSIC

Beethoven, Mass in C

Haydn, Te Deum

Brahms, Nnie

Joseph Flummerfelt, Conductor

Westminster Choir

Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, June 3        

Newman Concerto for Winds

Brahms Symphony No. 1

Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor

Imani Winds

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, May 28     

Bartk, Piano Concerto No. 2

Debussy, La Mer

Stravinsky, Firebird Suite

Emmanuel Villaume, Conductor

Andrew von Oeyen, Piano

Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, June 5         

Westminster Choir Concerts

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. LUKE & ST. PAUL, 126 Coming Street

5pm, May 30, June 6    

Homeland

Laurie Anderson

MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM, 56 Beaufain Street

8pm, June 4, 5         

9pm, June 6             

Carolina Chocolate Drops

RECITAL HALL, SIMONS CENTER

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 54 St. Philip Street

6:00pm & 9:00pm, June 4, 5    

Music in Time Series

RECITAL HALL, SIMONS CENTER

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 54 St. Philip Street

5pm, May 24, 27, 29, 31, June 3    

Intermezzi Series

ST. MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 405 King Street

5pm, May 25, 30, June 1, 4, 7     

Festival Finale

MIDDLETON PLACE

8:30pm, June 8         

WACHOVIA JAZZ SERIES

Paula West

with the George Mesterhazy Quartet

THE CISTERN, 66 George Street

9pm, May 23, 24     

Stefano Cocco Cantini (American Premiere)

THE CISTERN, 66 George Street

9pm, May 25            

Helosa Fernandes (American Premiere)

RECITAL HALL, SIMONS CENTER

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 54 St. Philip Street

5pm, May 26     

7pm, May 26, 27, 28        

9pm, May 27, 28         

Jazz Goes to Church

Cyrus Chestnut Trio with special guests Carla Cook (vocal), James Carter (saxophone), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone)

GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, 77 Calhoun Street

8pm, May 29            

Daniel Mille

RECITAL HALL, SIMONS CENTER

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 54 St. Philip Street

7pm & 9pm, May 30, 31, June 1, 2

Paula Robison

with Romero Lubambo (guitar) and Cyro Baptista (percussion)

THE CISTERN, 66 George Street

9pm, June 6            

Gerry Hemingway

Solo Percussion

RECITAL HALL, SIMONS CENTER

THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 54 St. Philip Street

6pm, June 6            

Bank of America Chamber Music

MEMMINGER AUDITORIUM, 56 Beaufain Street

PROGRAM I

1pm, May 23     

11am & 1pm, May 24    

PROGRAM II

11am & 1pm, May 25     

11am, May 26    

PROGRAM III

1pm, May 26     

11am & 1pm, May 27    

PROGRAM IV

11am & 1pm, May 28    

11am, May 29    

PROGRAM V

1pm, May 29        

11am & 1pm, May 30    

PROGRAM VI

11am & 1pm, May 31    

11am, June 1    

PROGRAM VII

1pm, June 1    

11am & 1pm, June 2

PROGRAM VIII

11am & 1pm, June 3

11am, June 4        

PROGRAM IX

1pm, June 4        

11am & 1pm, June 5                 

PROGRAM X

11am & 1pm, June 6

11am, June 7        

PROGRAM XI

1pm, June 7        

11am & 1pm, June 8    

SPECIAL EVENTS

Memminger Celebration, May 22

6pm Pre-opera Black-tie Dinner, Riveiera at Charleston Place, 225 King Street

8pm Amistad, Memminger Auditorium

10pm Post-performance Champagne & Dessert, Memminger Auditorium

$350 per person ($140 tax deductible), includes Section 1 Amistad performance ticket

2008 Opening Weekend Gala, May 24

7pm Boston Ballet, Gaillard Auditorium OR 7pm Monkey Journey to the West, Sotille Theater

AND

9pm Black-tie Gala, Exhibition Hall, Gaillard Auditorium

$400 per person ($215 tax deductible), includes Section 1 performance ticket

For more detailed information about specific productions and tickets, go to Spoleto USA (http://www.spoletousa.org).





Complete Event Listing for Spoleto Festival USA 2008