Candlelight: Christmas Special Featuring “The Nutcracker” & More in Winnipeg

🎄 Candlelight: Christmas Special Featuring The Nutcracker & More 🕯️

A Holiday Concert Under the Glow of Candlelight

Celebrate the magic of the season with a stunning candlelit concert at Winnipeg’s Crescent Arts Centre. Featuring a live string quartet, this enchanting evening includes holiday classics, timeless carols, and highlights from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. Surrounded by the warm glow of hundreds of candles, you’ll be swept into a winter wonderland of sound and light.

📅 Event Details

📍 Venue: Crescent Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB
📆 Dates & Times: Choose your preferred date & session during checkout
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 minutes early; no late entry)
👤 Age Requirement: 8+ (under 16 must be accompanied by an adult)
♿ Accessibility: Fully accessible main floor. Note: Zones C & D (balcony seating) are not wheelchair accessible.
🪑 Seating: First-come, first-served within your chosen ticket zone
🎻 Performers: Professional String Quartet (2 violins, viola, cello)

🎼 Tentative Program

Holiday Favorites & Winter Classics:

• Holiday Medley – Various

• Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Traditional

• The First Noël – Traditional

• Deck the Halls – Traditional

• 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 – Émile Waldteufel

• Greensleeves (What Child Is This) – Traditional

From The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky):

• Miniature Overture

• March

• Russian Dance (Trepak)

• Waltz of the Flowers

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

✨ Why You’ll Love It

• 🕯️ Candlelit Ambiance: A breathtaking concert in an intimate, glowing atmosphere.

• 🎻 Classical Masterpieces: Iconic holiday music and beloved Nutcracker highlights performed live.

• 🎄 Seasonal Spirit: A magical way to embrace the holidays with friends, family, or a date night.

• ❄️ Historic Venue: Enjoy a festive evening in the charming Crescent Arts Centre.

🎟️ Book your seats now for a holiday experience that will warm your heart and lift your spirits!