The Guadalajara Reporter

US opera diva pens message to her fans in Guadalajara

A written greeting from a famous opera star to her followers in Guadalajara graces the walls of the Teatro Diana thanks to the quick thinking of a fan after a chance encounter on the streets of New York.

Mr. Brainwash goes to Guadalajara

A father-and-son artist team blew into Guadalajara this week from Los Angeles for the opening of their show at a gleaming gallery called Dieresis. Mr. Brainwash and Hijack, who are sometimes dubbed “urban artists” and compared to Warhol or Basquiat, are known for their sassy messages and bold images, such as a monkey atop a Coca-Cola logo spouting the positive-thinking maxim, “Follow your dreams.”

Entertainment listings - October 12, 2013

Goran Bregovic

Hotfoot from the Cervantino Festival, Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra play at this cozy Zapopan venue. Bregovic’s catchy music carries Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Greek and Romani themes and is a fusion of popular music with traditional music from the Balkans, tango and brass bands. 

Thousands turn out for mariachi parade

For 20 years the International Mariachi Festival has delighted Tapatios and visitors alike with a parade of mariachis, charro horsemen and woman and folkloric dancers from all over Mexico and a dozen or so other nations.

Degollado to dance to rhythms of Beatles tribute band/JPO combo

Enrique Radillo, the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra’s administrative director, takes up the baton this weekend at the Degollado for a special concert featuring unforgettable music from Liverpool’s Fab Four – The Beatles.

Mariachis regain Guinness world record for Guadalajara

Gathered outside the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce headquarters, more than 600 mariachi musicians played simultaneously for more than five minutes Thursday to set a new Guinness record.

Entertainment listings - October 5, 2013

Zaikocirco

Local exponents of the circus arts present a colorful spectacle showcasing a variety of skills (juggling, acrobacy, puppetry, etc.).

Music to ‘end the summer’

The Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) is to present a “special concert” billed to “round off the summer” under the direction of Anatoly Zatin, with assistance from tenor Gabin Gaschen and 11-year-old piano prodigy Daniela Liebman.

Guitar classic at Teatro Degollado

The world-famous “Concierto de Aranjuez” will be one of the highlights of a special concert to be given by the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, also featuring the Jalisco State Choir, on Sunday, September 29, 12:30 p.m.  The guest conductor will be Armando Pesqueira, the current director of the Chihuahua Philharmonic Orchestra.  The invited guitarist is Pablo Garibay, a well-known Mexican performer and teacher.

Art exhibition opens in Zapopan

“De la Interpretacion a la Representacion,” an exhibition of the work of Simon Cruz and Guillermo Gomez Macias opens at the Colegio de Jalisco Friday, August 30, 8:30 p.m.

Entertainment listings - September 28, 2013

Rondalla

The Rondalla Municipal de Guadalajara in concert.

Don't miss this Sunday's Mariachi Fest Parade

The music starts at 10 a.m. just a few blocks from the Cathedral.

Experience world’s best opera

The world famous New York Metropolitan Opera’s 2013–14 season of live transmissions to movie theaters in the United States and around the world begins on Saturday, October 5 with Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance “Eugene Onegin,” starring Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin.

A slew of events on the menu as annual mariachi bash reaches adulthood

Guadalajara’s International Mariachi and Charreria Festival celebrates its 20th birthday this year, with bands from all over Mexico and other parts of the world set to roll into the homeland of this revered musical genre at the end of August.

Famed folk dance troupe to wrap up season

The final two Sundays in September provide your last chance this year to see the world famous Ballet Folclorico of the Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG).

Guadalajara Jazz spot ready for festival

After a long career in the media and art world, Eduardo Diaz Barraza, a middle aged tapatio was taking a trip across France when the idea of a new venture hit him. The cozy bars in Paris enchanted him, and once back in Guadalajara he dedicated himself to find the perfect place to start his own jazz bar, the first one in the city since the closing of the legendary Copenhagen 77 more than a decade ago.

Entertainment listings - September 21, 2013

Free concerts

Guadalajara City Hall’s free Thursday evening concerts continue with  Camaraetta Femenil.

Teatro Degollado transformed for intimate concerts

Is this the first time that the stage of the Degollado Theater has been transformed into “theater in the round”?

Young musical talents to shine

With eight performances in Guadalajara and one in Chapala, young Mexican musicians from near and far will showcase their abilities  at the fourth Youth Chamber Music Series (Ciclo de Música de Cámara Joven), which runs from Wednesday, September 18 to Friday, September 27.

US stars primed for Jazz Festival invasion

Four headline concerts (concertos estelares) at the Degollado Theater at the beginning of August will launch the city’s seventh Jazz Festival into new territory.