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MUSIC

CUBA’S ORQUESTA ATAGON

Hear the rich sounds of Orquesta Aragon at 8 p.m. Saturday at the

Barclay Theatre. For more than 60 years, this legendary ensemble has

introduced the sounds of Cuban jazz to countries around the world.

Tickets are $35 and $29 and are available through the Barclay box

office at (949) 854-4646.

IL TROVATORE

Opera Pacific presents Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” in Segerstrom Hall.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, with a Sunday show at 2

p.m. Tickets are $120 to $25. The Orange County Performing Arts

Center is at 600 Town Center Drive. Information: (714) 546-6000.

‘RUSSIAN BEAUTY’

The Pacific Symphony plays a program of Russian works on Wednesday

and May 8 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. The

divertimento from Stravinsky’s “The Fairy Kiss,” written on the 35th

anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s death, and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto

No. 1 precede Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” ballet suite. Tickets cost

from $19 to $59. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 755-5799.

MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN

Canadian pianist and composer Marc-Andre Hamelin will perform at

7:30 p.m. May 8 in Founders Hall. Herbert Glass will give a preview

at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are $49. Founders Hall is at the Orange County

Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.

Information: (714) 755-5799.

NEIL SEDAKA

Pop legend Neil Sedaka joins the Pacific Symphony ops in concert

in Segerstrom Hall at 8 p.m. May 9 and May 10. Tickets cost $26 to

$80. Segerstrom Hall is at the Orange County Performing Arts Center,

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 755-5799.

PARISSA AND THE DASTAN ENSEMBLE

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is presenting the

Parissa and Dastan Ensemble in concert at 7 p.m. May 11 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Tickets cost $100, $59, $55, $40, $29

and $19 at can be purchased at the Center’s Box Office at (714)

556-2787. The Center is at 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa.