OCT 16-18, 2020
An Evening With Audra McDonald
Staggeringly gifted soprano, actress, and vocal LGBTQ+ advocate Audra McDonald joins the Pops for a remarkable evening of song.
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The CSO is proud to feature LGBTQ+ artists and composers throughout the season, and to participate in events across the city celebrating diverse voices.
The CSO's commitment to inclusion
CSO/Pops staff and volunteers love to participate in the Cincinnati Pride Parade each year.
CSO Proof: Singulus et Simul, a mashup of Baroque and vogue ballroom dance, broke artistic ground on the Music Hall stage.
Collaborating with Cincinnati Tea Dance, CAA and ArtsWave Pride at Music Hall was an absolute highlight.
The CSO/Pops is proud to feature LGBTQ+ artists and composers.
The CSO stands with other arts organizations in support of LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Pops Principal Guest Conductor Damon Gupton (2nd from right) with hosts at a Pops Pride event. This was just one of many inclusive events the Orchestra has hosted over the past 20 years.
Walking the walk for 20+ years to celebrate equality and honor identity
- First arts organization in Cincinnati to extend same sex domestic partner benefits to employees
- Pride-related events launched in 2000
- Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression included in the organization's equal opportunity employment statement in 2019
- CSO staff and volunteers participate in the annual Cincinnati Pride Parade
- LGBTQ+ representation on the CSO Board of Directors and senior management team
- The CSO's Multicultural Awareness Council recently celebrated its 30th anniversary
20/21 Artists and Composers
This season's programs reflect the 100+ year (r)evolution of the LGBTQ+ community in the arts and the broader community—from the 19th Century, when Tchaikovsky had to hide his true self from the public, to the 21st Century where artists like CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher, vocalist Darius de Haas, vocalist Holland Andrews, and Thomas Lauderdale, founder and bandleader of Pink Martini, are able to live their lives out and proud. Join us to revel in the amazing artistry and reflect on the complicated history of the LGBTQ+ members of our world.
Interested in joining us? Single tickets on sale AUG 4, 2020. Or, Create Your Own season ticket package now and save up to 25%.
OCT 30-31, 2020
Tchaikovsky + Adolphe
Tchaikovsky’s final symphony is speculated to be the expression of his experiences and emotions as a gay man.
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DEC 11-13, 2020
Holiday Pops
Join guest artist Darius de Haas at Music Hall, because the holidays really do feel like the holidays when you’re with the Cincinnati Pops.
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JAN 8-9, 2021
Mahler Symphony No. 7
CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher leads Mahler’s Seventh, a reflection of the depth, mystery and shimmering light of nocturnal worlds.
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MAR 3, 2021
CSO Proof: DEPARTURE-TRANSITION-ABSCHIED
Take a detour through the unconscious with CSO Creative Partner Matthias Pintscher.
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MAR 16, 2021
Pink Martini
Pink Martini traces its early roots to performing at fundraisers for causes of civil rights, affordable housing and LGBTQ+ causes and more.
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