The Guide

UNLV Opera Theatre presents a wedding-themed production. On the bill: Le mariage aux lanternes (The Wedding by Lantern-Light), with music by Jacques Offenbach and a libretto by Michel Carre and Leon Battu and Weichet nur, betrubten Schatten (Wedding Cantata) by Johann Sebastian Bach.

The stage name of Spanish guitarist Diego Garcia, Twanguero is most known for his multi-genre approach to guitar. The base of his performance is Spanish classical finger-picking style. But he also throws in dashes of Latin, surf, rockabilly and jazz, thus giving his approach an international sound. His name is related to his aesthetic — he calls it Latin twang.

NPR Music said his music finds “ a spot somewhere between the flamenco music on which he was raised and the low, percussive rumble of '50s-era Duane Eddy.”

Vegas Theatre Company is presenting a series of one-person shows, mostly by local theater and entertainment professionals, through November. The shows include:

--A Beautiful Chaos by Kelly Clinton (November 14)

--TSMRKT by Ernest Hemmings (November 15-16)

--Prostate Cancer: The Musical! by Eric Travis Wilson (November 16)

--Mother by Anne Zander (November 21-23)

--The McEnfro Show by Jonas Woolverton (November 21-22)

--Fifty Percent Success Rate & Surprise! (November 22 & 24)

The CSN Orchestra will play works by Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart and others. Christopher Davis will conduct. The Doral Red Rock High School Orchestra, under the direction of Dahlia Horenziak, will also perform.

The College of Southern Nevada Concert Band will perform a mix of old and new works. The newest: William Auflik’s Kistune’s "Lantern" gets a world premier. Dr. Lindsey N. O’Connor conducts.

Coming up tomorrow: mariachi!

Featured performers will be the college's Mariachi Plata, the 2021, 2022 and 2023 first place winners at the Mariachi Extravaganza in San Antonio. This lively, festive event will be presented under the direction of Perry Chacon. The show will also include performances by students in CSN’s Mariachi program as well as youth groups from Clark County School District.

The Performing Arts Center closes out its calendar year with another guitar-centric masterclass. Colombia-born Vegas resident Ricardo Cobo is a six-stringer renowned for his spirited and expertly honed fretwork. The former UNLV professor returns to his old stomping ground with the show “Diary of Musical Images” — that’s three nouns that normally don’t go together, but trust the process, folks. If you haven’t experienced Latin American classical guitar by a literal maestro in person, avail yourself of this inexpensive opportunity.