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 San Diego. Get your tickets now to discover the music of "The Nutcracker" and More at Fleet Science Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Fleet Science Center
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ 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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Tentative Program
- The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: Winter – Antonio Vivaldi
- The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- March
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Arabian Dance
- Trepak (Russian Dance)
- Greensleeves – Traditional
- O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam
- Christmas Concerto – Arcangelo Corelli
- The Skaters’ Waltz, Op. 183 (Les Patineurs) – Émile Waldteufel
- Holiday Medley – Various
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- The First Noël
- Deck the Halls
- Maoz Tzur – Traditional
- Messiah, HWV 56 - G.F. Handel
- For Unto Us
- Rejoice
- Hallelujah
- Silent Night – Traditional
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas/Beethoven Op. 18 – Arr. by Matthew Naughtin
Performers
- String Quartet - Range Ensemble
Seating Map
Select date and session
17 Dec
19 Dec
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