Candlelight Ballet: Featuring Tchaikovsky and More

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Tchaikovsky accompanied by ballet dancers at the Thalia Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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General Info
📍 Venue: Thalia Hall
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 minutes. Doors open 60 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🥂 VIP Opera Boxes receive a complimentary bottle of sparkling wine
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Tentative Program

• Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake, Op. 20: Scene No. 1 (Swan Theme)
• Saint-Saëns – The Carnival of the Animals, R 125: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) 🩰
• Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake, Op. 20: Act II – Dance of the Little Swans
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 2 March 🩰
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 10c – Dance of the Reed Flutes
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 12b – Chinese Dance
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 12d – Russian Dance (Trepak)
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 12c – Divertissement. Arabian Dance 🩰
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 12a – Spanish Dance
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71: No. 14d – Waltz of the Flowers
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 🩰
• Tchaikovsky – The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I “The Spell”: No. 6, Waltz 🩰
• Offenbach – The Tales of Hoffmann: “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Barcarolle)
• Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor, WoO 1 No. 5
• Piazzolla – Oblivion
• Khachaturian – Suite from Gayane No. 3: V. Sabre Dance
• Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14a – Grand Pas de Deux (Intrada) 🩰

🩰 Will be accompanied by ballet dancers
Performers

• Listeso String Quartet
• The Ballet Agency Dancers