Smith Opera House
Saturday - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Monday - Friday - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Smith Opera House is a perfect venue for taking in a live performance of music, dance, theater or speech. The performances on stage range from modern rock concerts, children’s theater, community theater, and live presentations.
Upcoming Events
Live Performances Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Finger Lakes Public Radio WEOS 89.5 Geneva
For over 50 years, South Africa’s Five Time Grammy Award winners, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating $28-$38, plus service fees
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox
Smith Center for the Arts & DSP Shows
Proving that everything new can be old again, pianist Scott Bradlee has become a viral pop sensation after creating a series of clips for YouTube that finds him … Read more »
Tickets:$38.50-$168.50 reserved seating (plus service fees)
Buy Tickets
Film Your Name
Bank of the Finger Lakes
In this 2016 animated romantic fantasy drama by Makoto Shinkai, a high school girl in rural Japan and a high school boy in Tokyo are able to swap … Read more »
Tickets:$10 adults, $7 students (service fee applies to online orders only for both ticket types)
Buy Tickets
Film Wine Weekend: Mondovino
Bank of the Finger Lakes
The Smith Opera House is pairing up with Billsboro Winery, Glenora Wine Cellars and Fox Run Vineyards to bring you Wine Weekend. The mini-festival will feature three wine-related … Read more »
Tickets:$10 plus service fee for online orders
Buy Tickets
Film Wine Weekend: SOMM: Into the Bottle
Bank of the Finger Lakes
The Smith Opera House is pairing up with Billsboro Winery, Glenora Wine Cellars and Fox Run Vineyards to bring you Wine Weekend. The mini-festival will feature three wine-related … Read more »
Tickets:$10 plus service fees for online orders
Buy Tickets
Film Wine Weekend: Babette’s Feast
Bank of the Finger Lakes
The Smith Opera House is pairing up with Billsboro Winery, Glenora Wine Cellars and Fox Run Vineyards to bring you Wine Weekend. The mini-festival will feature three wine-related … Read more »
Tickets:$10 plus service fee for online orders
Buy Tickets
Film The Red Turtle
Bank of the Finger Lakes
In this animated fantasy story, a man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.
Sponsored by Bank of the Finger Lakes.
Read more »
Tickets:$10 adults, $7 students (service fee applies to online orders only for both ticket types)
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Darrah Carr Dance: Ceilidh: An Evening of Irish Music and Dance!
Geneva Concerts
Join the champion Irish step dancers of Darrah Carr Dance for a whirlwind celebration of Irish music and dance. The Bessie-Award nominated company imbues the Ceilidh—a traditional social gathering … Read more »
Tickets:Contact Geneva Concerts for pricing
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Red Hot Chilli Pipers
DSP Shows
Bagpipes with attitude. Drums with a Scottish accent. A blazing rock band and show so hot, it carries its own health warning!
It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC … Read more »
Tickets:$28.50-$38.50 plus service fees
Buy Tickets
Live Performances The Town Pants
The Town Pants started 20 years ago playing small pubs which lead to performing at music venues in over 500 cities in 15 countries and eventually to headlining … Read more »
Tickets:$20 plus service fee
Buy Tickets
Film The Secret of Kells
Bank of the Finger Lakes
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming … Read more »
Tickets:General Admission: $10 adults; $5 kids 12 and younger; free for lapsitters
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Memories of Patsy — The Patsy Cline Tribute Show
The legendary Patsy Cline comes to life once again in the national touring show, Memories of Patsy. This incredible tribute concert takes its audience on a trip back … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating $29-$39 plus service fees
Buy Tickets
ArtSmart Educational Theatre Live Performances They Called Her Vivaldi
M. Haberdasher has crafted very peculiar earmuffs for his very particular daughter Cecilia Maria. Don’t shout about it but Cecilia Maria thinks they make her look fascinating … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
Buy Tickets
ArtSmart Educational Theatre They Called Her Vivaldi
M. Haberdasher has crafted very peculiar earmuffs for his very particular daughter Cecilia Maria. Don’t shout about it but Cecilia Maria thinks they make her look fascinating … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Survivors
Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Department of Religious Studies
A New Play by Wendy Kout
Inspired by the Words and Lives of Rochester Holocaust Survivors
Directed by Sandi Henschel
Crafted from the actual words and experiences of 10 Rochester-based Holocaust … Read more »
Tickets:Free admission
Film Reel Rock 13
Hobart and William Smith Colleges' ORAP (Outdoor Recreation Adventure Program)
REEL ROCK 13 delivers jaw-dropping action, soulful journeys and rollicking humor in a brand new collection of the year’s best climbing films. Hop on a wild ride to … Read more »
Tickets:$7 for adults and students (service fees apply for online orders)
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Kenny Barron and Dave Holland
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Kenny Barron (piano) and Dave Holland (bass) come together for a special performance as the Smith Opera House gears up for … Read more »
Tickets:Reserved seating, $27.50-$47.50 plus service fees
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra: Michael Francis and Yekwon Sunwoo
Geneva Concerts
Michael Francis, Conductor
Yekwon Sunwoo, Piano
Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Gold medalist of the Fifteenth Van Cliburn … Read more »
Tickets:Contact Geneva Concerts for pricing
Buy Tickets
Live Performances Smith Opera House Tour
While the historic Smith Opera House is a venue where fascinating stories unfold via film and the performing arts, the building itself has its own compelling stories that … Read more »
Tickets:Free but donations are weclome
ArtSmart Educational Theatre The Crucible
No one is safe as a reign of terror rips through 1692 Salem. Led by Abigail Williams, a group of girls who claim to have seen the Devil … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
Buy Tickets
ArtSmart Educational Theatre The Crucible
No one is safe as a reign of terror rips through 1692 Salem. Led by Abigail Williams, a group of girls who claim to have seen the Devil … Read more »
Tickets:$6.50
Buy Tickets
Live Performances The Mersey Beatles: Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Concert
FLX Events
Abby Road Anniversary Concert
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
This Liverpool-based Beatles Tribute Band was a resident band for over a decade at the world famous Cavern Club, where The Beatles … Read more »
Tickets:$23-$68 plus service fees
Buy Tickets