ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR - DECEMBER 2012 With several venues and concert halls in the region, El Paso, Las Cruces and Southern New Mexico are often a stop for national touring acts. Local symphonies, dance troops and theatre groups also provide first rate entertainment year round. Select any month below to view the live entertainment options available in the upcoming months.
The Platters sing their phenomenal roster of hits and other classics. Their list of hits includes 10 songs that qualified for Billboard's list of the 500 greatest rock & roll hits of all time, including three in the top 50.
additional information at: epopera.com 915-581-5534
The El Paso Opera and the El Paso Museum of Art present opera in honor of Rembrandt, Rubens and golden age painting in Europe 1600-1900. The event will star tenor Jeffrey Lentz, directed by David Grabarkewitz.
Featuring Norman Krieger on Piano. Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3; Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture, and Illyich Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien.
Ron Thielman's Big Band, High Society, performs an exciting variety of music, with everything from Miller to present day pop standards. Their variety and musicianship has made them one of the most in-demand bands in the Southwest.
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Tue 7:00 pm
LEANN RIMES(Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Albuquerque)
LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 37 mllion albums, won two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Her numerous hit songs include "Can't Fight the Moonlight" and "How Do I Live."
An international cast of over 30 multi-talented and brilliantly costumed artists come to life and perform astonishing feats of disbelief. Cirque Dreams has entertained more than 50 million people worldwide.
Celebrate the joys of the season, cowboy style, with music that heralds the rich heritage of the west. The Flying J Wranglers perform works from their Christmas CDs "Go Tell It On The Mountain" and "White Mountain Christmas.
Another Centennial treat, via the Mexican Mystery play with a long cultural history here in the Southwest. Get into the spirit of Christmas with this lovely story of the Nativity, told through the eyes of the shepherds.
Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker celebrates 20 years of soaring holiday spirit! Enjoy the 40 top Russian dancers, 200 lavish costumes, and 9 hand-painted backdrops all set to Tchaikovsky's complete score.
Another Centennial treat, via the Mexican Mystery play with a long cultural history here in the Southwest. Get into the spirit of Christmas with this lovely story of the Nativity, told through the eyes of the shepherds.
Ruidoso Dance Ensemble's original adaptation of Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic, is always a delightful trip into a magical world of dancing nutcrackers, soldiers, sugar plum fairies, candy canes, mice and little girls and boys!