Candlelight: Christmas 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 Bakersfield. Get your tickets now to discover holiday-inspired music at The Doré Theatre under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: The Doré Theatre at California State University, Bakersfield
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 65 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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Tentative Program
- 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
- 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
- The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: Winter – Vivaldi
Performers
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Vapour Quartet
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