The Santa Barbara Symphony will start its 66th season with “Festa Italiana!” at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at The Granada, 1214 State St.
The orchestra will perform Overture to “La Forza del Destino,” written by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
The symphony will also play Paganini’s Concerto for Violin No. 1 in D Major, featuring acclaimed violin soloist Francesca Dego; Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, Opus 45; and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Opus 90 (“Italian”).
Tickets are $31 to $137.
To purchase, call The Granada at 805-899-2222 or go to www.granadasb.org. For more information, call the symphony at 805-898-9386 or go to www.thesymphony.org.
