(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- State Theatre New Jersey presents Salute to Vienna New Year's Eve Concert on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:00pm. This is a joyful, lively experience and an annual State Theatre New Year's Eve tradition for 17 years.
Modeled after the world-famous Viennese tradition that has delighted European audiences for decades, Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert invites local music lovers to start their new year in style. Featuring European singers, dancers, and a full orchestra performing the works of the “Waltz King,” Johann Strauss, Jr., this annual concert experience enchants and captivates audiences across North America.
The STNJ performance features the Strauss Symphony of America with conductor András Deák (from Budapest); soloists Katarzyna Dondalska, soprano (from Berlin–Warsaw) and Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor (Vienna); and dancers from the Budapest Ballet & International Champion Ballroom Dancers.
Conducted by an expert in Viennese music, the Maestro transports concertgoers to the Golden Age of music with panache (and a joke or two!) Filled with timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, and stunning floral designs, Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert lends an old-world charm to New Year's celebrations.
Featuring the lush, lively music of Johann Strauss, Jr. and his contemporaries, Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert makes audiences fall in love with waltzes and overtures, as well as arias and duets from famous operettas. Less serious than most operas (though no less challenging to perform), operettas are often light, comedic, and very romantic. This genre is not performed in North America as often as it is in great European concert halls, but each year, Salute to Vienna gives music lovers the chance to experience the best of the genre performed by some of the best singers Europe has to offer.
Tickets range from $39-$129 and are available for purchase online or by calling State Theatre Guest Services at 732-246-SHOW (7469). State Theatre Guest Services, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is open by phone and email only, Tuesday through Friday from 11:00am to 5:00pm. For in-person purchases, Guest Services is open Tuesday through Friday from 12:00pm to 4:30pm. Additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.
After major renovations, State Theatre New Jersey celebrated its 100th Anniversary in December 2021 in a fully renovated theater. Originally built as a silent film and vaudeville palace, State Theatre’s historic significance was honored by PBS by featuring it in its documentary series, Treasures of New Jersey, in the fall of 2018. “Treasures of New Jersey: State Theatre New Jersey” can be streamed online.
Today, State Theatre is the largest performing arts center in Central New Jersey and has welcomed more than six million people through its doors since reopening as a nonprofit performing arts center in 1988. State Theatre New Jersey is a cornerstone of the cultural vitality of Middlesex County and averages a total economic impact on New Brunswick and the surrounding area of more than $18 million a year. The mainstage programs have featured high-caliber artists such as Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Kevin Hart, Ringo Starr, Melissa Etheridge, John Leguizamo, Harry Connick, Jr., Diana Krall, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Program offerings include Broadway, orchestra, family, dance, comedy, rock/pop, jazz, Performances for Schools, and Sensory-Friendly Performances.
State Theatre New Jersey’s programs are made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com.
