Candlelight Holiday Special featuring “The Nutcracker” and More

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Cincinnati. Get your tickets now to discover holiday inspired music at Bell Event Centre under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Bell Event Centre
📅 Dates and times: December 20 and 21 at 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. (select during purchase)
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not 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
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Program

• Holiday Medley – Various
  • Hark the Herald Angels Sing
  • The First Noël
  • Deck the Halls
    
    
• O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
• Ma’oz Tzur – Traditional Hanukkah Song
• The Snow is Dancing – Claude Debussy
  
  
• The Seasons, Op. 37a: – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • I. January. “By the Hearth”
  • XII. December. “Christmas”
    
    
• The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) – Émile Waldteufel
• Greensleeves (What Child is This) – Traditional
  
  
• Holiday Medley
  • Joy to the World
  • Angels We Have Heard on High
  • Away in a Manger
    
    
• The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Miniature Overture
  • Act I, Scene II: No. 2, “March”
  • Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. “Trepak, Russian Dance”
  • Act II: No. 13, “Waltz of the Flowers”
  • Act II: No. 14c, Pas de Deux. Variation II, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”

Performers

• StringSource String Quartet

Reviews of Candlelight Concerts
💬 Holly H. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: "Very well run and the very talented musicians were great!"
💬 Katie D. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: "Just incredible... Beautiful music and so nice to hear it live! Can’t wait to attend another event."
💬 Yvette S. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: "Wonderful music in a lovely venue. The ambiance created was fabulous. Very enjoyable evening."