Performances are central to Hartt's curriculum. Each year, Hartt showcases dozens of performing organizations and produces more than 400 instrumental and vocal performances, recitals, plays, master classes, dance performances, and musical theatre productions.
Hartt's students often collaborate across disciplines to present fully-staged opera and musical productions, dance concerts, recitals, and other original works. Faculty and students also perform together frequently.
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Current Season Highlights
Here at The Hartt School, your passion becomes a profession. A pivotal component of this is in the art of the performance. With hundreds of performances every year across many disciplines, one's craft is perfected by doing. Current season highlights include fully produced operas, musical theatre productions, music ensembles featuring renowned faculty, and dance performances.
Note: information below is subject to change, and we encourage you to visit our performance calendar for updated information.
Ode To Joy Festival: NIGHTS IN VIENNA
September 17-19, 7 p.m. and/ Sept. 20, 5 p.m.
Lions Gate Trio (The Hartt School Trio in Residence)
Katie Lansdale, violin
Darrett Adkins, cello
Florence Millet, piano
The Halloween Concert with the Hartt Orchestra and Hartt Wind Ensemble
Saturday, October 31, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
Free and open to the public, as Hartt's Halloween treat for families and all in the Greater Hartford community.
Hartt Collage Concert
Friday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 13, 3 p.m.
Lincoln Theater
Hartt's annual Collage Concert features continuous music, dance, and theatre. As Hartt's gift to the community, this concert is free, but reservations are required.
Hartt Opera
Thursday, February 4, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
The Richard P. Garmany Concert Series
The Piano // Re-Imagined
Thursday, October 15, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
The Art of the Trio
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
Barber, Dvorak and Gabriela Lena Frank
Thursday, January 21, 7:30 p.m.
Lincoln Theater
Ukraine: A Musical Journey
Thursday, April 1, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
Hartt Dances: Fall Dance Concert
Thursday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 13, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 14, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
Hartt Dances features choreographic masterworks of classical ballet and modern choreographers alongside the innovative works of contemporary dancemakers, all performed by the dancers of the Hartt School's Dance Division.
Hartt Dances: Spring Dance Concert
Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 17, 2 p.m.
Lincoln Theater
Hartt Dances features choreographic masterworks of classical ballet and modern choreographers alongside the innovative works of contemporary dancemakers, all performed by the dancers of the Hartt School's Dance Division.
Fall 2026
Thursday, October 1, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 2, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 3, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 4, 3 p.m.
Millard Theater
Thursday, October 22, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 23, 7:30 p.m
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, October 25, 3 p.m
McCray Theater
Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 31, 2 p.m & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 1, 3 p.m.
Lincoln Theater
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Tuesday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m.
McCray Theater
Spring 2027
Will be announced in late Fall.
Past Season Highlights
The Halloween Concert with the Hartt Orchestra and Hartt Wind Ensemble
Friday, October 31st, 7:30 p.m.
Millard Auditorium
Free and open to the public, as Hartt's Halloween treat for families and all in the Greater Hartford community.
Hartt Collage Concert
Friday, February 13th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 14th, 3:00pm
Lincoln Theater
Hartt's annual Collage Concert features continuous music, dance, and theatre. As Hartt's gift to the community, this concert is free, but reservations are required.
Hartt Opera
Friday, February 6th, 7:30pm
Sunday, February 8th, 3:00pm
Millard Auditorium
The Richard P. Garmany Concert Series
Garmany Concert Series: The Verona Quartet
Thursday, October 9th, 7:30pm
Millard Auditorium
Garmany Concert Series: Concora - Connecticut Choral Artists & Baroklyn String Ensemble
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:30pm
Millard Auditorium
Garmany Concert Series: Duo Yumeno, Koto & Cello
Thursday, February 19th, 7:30pm
Millard Auditorium
Garmany Concert Series: Dalí Quartet
Thursday, April 2nd, 7:30pm
Millard Auditorium
Hartt Dances: Fall Dance Concert
Thursday, November 13th, 7:30pm
Friday, November 14th, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 15th, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Millard Auditorium
Hartt Dances features choreographic masterworks of classical ballet and modern choreographers alongside the innovative works of contemporary dancemakers, all performed by the dancers of the Hartt School's Dance Division.
Hartt Dances: Spring Dance Concert
Thursday, April 16th, 7:30pm
Friday, April 17th, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 18th, 2:00pm
Lincoln Theater
Hartt Dances features choreographic masterworks of classical ballet and modern choreographers alongside the innovative works of contemporary dancemakers, all performed by the dancers of the Hartt School's Dance Division.
The Skin of Our Teeth
Thursday, October 2nd, 7:30pm
Friday, October 3rd, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 4th, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, October 5th, 3:00pm
Millard Auditorium
By Thorton Wilder
Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning epic comedy explores the endurance of the human spirit through the eccentric Antrobus family as they survive ice ages, floods, and wars with surprising humor and hope. A wild ride through history—and humanity.
Director - Vanessa Justice
Everybody
Thursday, October 23rd, 7:30pm
Friday, October 24th, 7:30pm
Saturday, October 25th, 7:30pm
Sunday, October 26th, 3:00pm
McCray Theater
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ modern riff on a medieval morality play is a moving, witty exploration of life’s greatest question: what do we take with us when we die? With roles assigned by lottery each night, no two performances are the same.
Director - Christopher Andrew Rowe
Rent
Thursday, October 30th, 7:30pm
Friday, October 31st, 7:30pm
Saturday, November 1st, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, November 2nd, 3:00pm
Lincoln Theater
By Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking rock musical follows a group of artists and friends struggling to survive and create in New York’s East Village amid the HIV/AIDS crisis. A celebration of love, loss, and chosen family.
Director & Choreographer - Ralph Perkins
Music Director - Melanie Guerin
Bright Star
Tuesday, November 18th, 7:30pm
Wednesday, November 19th, 7:30pm
Thursday, November 20th, 7:30pm
Friday, November 21st, 7:30pm
McCray Theater
Written & Composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Inspired by true events and featuring a rich bluegrass score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love, loss, and redemption set in the American South during the 1920s and ’40s.
Director - Jill Giles
Music Director - John R. "Rusty" Koenig
Choreographer - Taylor Zappone
Urinetown
Thursday, February 26th, 7:30pm
Friday, February 27th, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 28th, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 1st, 3:00pm
McCray Theater
By Greg Kotis
Composed by Mark Hollmann
This satirical Broadway hit lampoons corporate greed, social injustice, and musical theatre itself. In a dystopian future where water is rationed and toilets are taxed, revolution is just a song away.
The Laramie Project
Thursday, April 9th, 7:30pm
Friday, April 10th, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 11th, 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, April 12th, 3:00pm
Roberts Theater
By Moisés Kaufman
A powerful documentary drama by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project, The Laramie Project explores the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard and the community's struggle to understand and heal.
Macbeth
Thursday, April 23rd, 7:30pm
Friday, April 24th, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 25th, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 26th, 3:00pm
Roberts Theater
By William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s dark and thrilling tragedy dives into the destructive power of ambition as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth descend into madness in their quest for power.
Kiss Me, Kate
Thursday, April 30th, 7:30pm
Friday, May 1st, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, May 3rd, 2:00pm
Millard Auditorium
Written by Bella & Sam Spewack
Composed by Cole Porter
Cole Porter’s classic backstage musical comedy combines witty lyrics, dazzling dance, and a play-within-a-play twist on The Taming of the Shrew. Romance and rivalry take center stage both on and off the set.
Hartt Collage
The annual Hartt Collage Concert is a performance that celebrates the magnificent talent of students of The Hartt School, past and present, in one continuous stream of music, dance, and theatre. A free event, the Hartt Collage provides the community a unique opportunity to experience the full range of performing arts disciplines. The video to the left is a snapshot of the 2023 event!