Candlelight: Holiday Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” & More

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Madison. Get your tickets now to discover music inspired by the winter and holiday spirit at Monona Terrace - Lecture Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: Monona Terrace - Lecture Hall
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 60 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

• 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"