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Performances

We are pleased to announce the 10th anniversary season of Music by the Lake.

Ticket sale dates:
Season tickets on sale: April 15
Individual tickets on sale: May 3


Main Stage Series
Brian Stokes Mitchell "A Night on Broadway" — Brian Stokes Mitchell with Paul Gemignani and Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.

Brian Stokes Mitchell, New York City's leading baritone with illustrious conductor Paul Gemignani and Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in "A Night on Broadway," an evening of show stopping hits from the great American musicals

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Saturday, July 10, 7:30 p.m.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy carries on the legendary big band tradition, fusing classic American sounds from jazz, swing, Dixieland and big band music into their own songbook of original dance tunes.

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La Traviata "La Traviata"

Saturday, July 24, 7:30 p.m.

Operatic masterpiece "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi, sung in Italian with supertitles, featuring outstanding young artists from across the nation, and led by conductor and Executive Director of Music by the Lake, Christine Flasch

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Ann Hampton Callaway Ann Hampton Callaway

Saturday, August 7, 7:30 p.m.

One of the finest singer songwriters of our generation will perform her signature songs with a superb big band orchestra

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Sundays at 4 Series
John Jorgenson The John Jorgenson Quintet

Sunday, July 18, 4:00 p.m.

Guitarist John Jorgenson, a pioneer of the American gypsy jazz movement

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La Traviata "La Traviata"

Sunday, July 25, 4:00 p.m.

Operatic masterpiece "La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi, sung in Italian with supertitles, featuring outstanding young artists from across the nation, and led by conductor and Executive Director of Music by the Lake, Christine Flasch

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Frank AlmondWilliam Wolfram Frank Almond with William Wolfram

Sunday, August 1, 4:00 p.m.

Violinist Frank Almond, concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, playing his 1715 Stradivarius violin, in a duo recital with internationally recognized, award winning pianist William Wolfram

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Pritzker Spotlight Concert
Peter Frampton Peter Frampton

Saturday, August 14, 7:30 p.m.

Mega-rock star of the 1970s, Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history.