Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation - Torrance - Presents:
Because You’re Mine
Friday, 5/8/2026

The Music of June Carter and Johnny Cash

LA Philharmonic - Los Angeles - Presents:
Rachmaninoff & Szymanowski
5/8/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Friday, 5/8/2026)

Conductor Lorenzo Viotti and violinist Lisa Batiashvili join for an impassioned program of late-Romantic gems.

Palm Canyon Theatre - Palm Springs - Presents:
The Ritz
5/8/2026 - 5/17/2026 (next performance: Friday, 5/8/2026)

The Ritz is a theatrical comedy that is playing live in Palm Springs at Palm Canyon Theatre.

Temecula Theater Foundation - Temecula - Presents:
Nutcracker- The Mousical
5/8/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Friday, 5/8/2026)

This is not your mother’s Nutcracker! Step into a bold, new reimagining of the beloved holiday classic with The Mousical — a vibrant, family-friendly musical adventure that brings fresh energy and imagination to the Nutcracker tale.

Quire of Voyces - Santa Barbara - Presents:
Quire of Voyces VESPERS
5/9/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 5/9/2026)

Quire of Voyces Presents Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil (Vespers)” May 9 and 10 at 3pm both days St. Anthony’s Chapel 2300 Garden Street Santa Barbara, CA — The Quire of Voyces invites audiences to an extraordinary a cappella choral experience with performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, also known as the Vespers, on May 9 and 10 at St. Anthony’s Chapel.

Cal State University Fullerton - Fullerton - Presents:
University Wind Symphony & Symphonic Chorus
Saturday, 5/9/2026

Dustin Barr, conductor Robert Istad and Kimo Furumoto, directors

UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts - Irvine - Presents:
UCI Opera with UCI Symphony Orchestra: Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief from the UC Irvine Department of Music
Saturday, 5/9/2026

A concert-style performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Old Maid and the Thief.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts - Costa Mesa - Presents:
The Invisible Boy
5/9/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 5/9/2026)

The Invisible Boy Live at Segerstrom Center for the Arts!

Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation - Torrance - Presents:
Stunt Dog Experience
Saturday, 5/9/2026

A Paw-Some Show for the Whole Family!

San Diego Symphony - San Diego - Presents:
From the Depths to the Heights: Ein Heldenleben
5/9/2026 - 5/10/2026 (next performance: Saturday, 5/9/2026)

Rafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello San Diego Symphony Orchestra GABRIELA ORTIZ: Dzonot R. STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

Crown City Symphony - Pasadena - Presents:
Crown City Symphony
Sunday, 5/10/2026

Crown City Symphony. Arman Keyvanian, Music Director. Garik Terzian, Cello Solo. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 by Mozart. Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 by Tchaikovsky. Free validated parking in structure behind church, entrance on Holly.

La Jolla Playhouse - La Jolla - Presents:
Purpose
5/12/2026 - 6/7/2026 (next performance: Tuesday, 5/12/2026)

The most awarded play of 2025. “A thumping, riveting, guns-blazing, major new American play” (NY Daily News).

The Desert Friends of Music of St. Margaret's - Palm Desert - Presents:
St. Margaret's Friends of Music
11/2/2025 - 5/13/2026 (next performance: Wednesday, 5/13/2026)

Each year, St. Margaret's Friends of Music sponsors a series of concerts in the church’s sanctuary.

Camerata Pacifica - Los Angeles - Presents:
Camerata Pacifica Gives CA Premiere of Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony Arranged for Piano Trio & Percussion by Derevyanko
Thursday, 5/14/2026

Camerata Pacifica Season Finale Features California Premiere of Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony Arranged for Piano Trio and Percussion by Victor Derevyanko Plus “Beethoven 32” Component with Principal Piano Gilles Vonsattel Performing the Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2

The Muckenthaler Cultural Center - Fullerton - Presents:
Fullerton Jazz Orchestra with Clay Jenkins
Thursday, 5/14/2026

Clay Jenkins’ career as a jazz artist has covered a wide range of musical experiences and responsibilities, bringing him to the forefront of the jazz performing and teaching arenas.

Russell Steinberg - Los Angeles - Presents:
Russell Steinberg Ensemble—Wall Cycle World Premiere
Thursday, 5/14/2026

Russell Steinberg Ensemble performing original chamber music with 11 superb musicians featuring the premiere of Steinberg's WALL CYCLE for soprano, oboe, and strings and piano quartet MULHOLLAND FANTASIES. Thursday May 14 at 8pm, Thayer Hall, Colburn School of Music Tickets $25

UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music - Los Angeles - Presents:
Opera UCLA – Gluck’s Iphigenie en Tauride
Thursday, 5/14/2026

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as Opera UCLA brings staged opera back to Schoenberg Hall with a fully staged production of Gluck's masterpiece Iphigenie en Tauride featuring the entire program of voice/opera students.

Philharmonic Society of OC - Costa Mesa - Presents:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Thursday, 5/14/2026

Mozart & Tchaikovsky Conducted by Jaime Martín, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra brings a versatile program, from the charming melodies of Mozart’s Haffner Symphony to the wistful, nostalgic sounds of Tchaikovsky's Orchestra Suite and the world premiere of a new double concerto by American composer Christopher Cerrone.

Opera Neo - San Diego - Presents:
Arsilda
5/15/2026 - 5/16/2026 (next performance: Friday, 5/15/2026)

Opera in two acts with one intermission Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Various, posting as venue - Arroyo Grande - Presents:
Lion King JR.
5/15/2026 - 5/16/2026 (next performance: Friday, 5/15/2026)

Judkins and Mesa Middle Schools Present Lion King JR.