A Madison Symphony Christmas 2026

To avoid the Web/Phone fee purchase in person at Overture Center’s Box Office. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=”https://www.overture.org/tickets-events/2026-27-season/mso-a-madison-symphony-christmas/” button_text=”Buy Single Tickets!” button_alignment=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https://madisonsymphony.org/concerts-events/madison-symphony-orchestra-concerts/26-27/subscription-form/” button_text=”Subscribe Now!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”3_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Concert text” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ hover_enabled=”0″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] It’s Madison’s favorite holiday musical tradition. Bring family and friends and celebrate the season with the Madison Symphony. Carols, classics, and sparkling holiday favorites!

Featuring John DeMain, Music Director Emeritus Renée Richardson, Soprano Demetrious Sampson, Jr., Tenor Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director Mt. Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera & Leotha Stanley, Directors Madison Youth Choirs, Michael Ross, Artistic Director [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Program” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] music To Be Announced [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Enhance” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Enhance Your Concert Experience Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby , or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission.

Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” admin_label=”Spotify Playlist” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” disabled=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “Soprano Renée Richardson displayed the freshness of voice of the young woman she is, perfectly paired with the dramatic instincts of a seasoned actress. ” — Chestnut Hill Local [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] “tenor Demetrious Sampson Jr. and baritone Cameron Rolling gave a tantalizing preview with “I Should Take You to Bermuda,” a duet of seduction that is at once beautiful and slightly creepy.” — San Francisco Chronicle [/et_pb_testimonial][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Meet the Artists” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Meet the Artists [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_all_john_demain.jpg” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_all_john_demain” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”John DeMain” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] John DeMain, Music Director Emeritus View Biography [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_mschorus.jpg” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_mschorus” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Madison Symphony Chorus” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Madison Symphony Chorus, Beverly Taylor, Director View Biography [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/Renee-Richardson.png” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”Renée Richardson” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Renée Richardson” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Renée Richardson, Soprano View Biography [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_mtzion.jpg” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_mtzion” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Mt. Zion Gospel Choir” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Mt.

Zion Gospel Choir, Tamera & Leotha Stanley, Directors View Biography [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/Demetrious-Sampson-Jr.png” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”Demetrious Sampson, Jr” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Demetrious Sampson, Jr.” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Demetrious Sampson, Jr., Tenor View Biography [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://madisonsymphony.org/wp-content/uploads/mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_youthchoirs.jpg” alt=”mso music director john demain” title_text=”mso_ce_artist_250x300_25-26_s3_dec_youthchoirs” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” 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[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column_inner][/et_pb_row_inner][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Popup – #richardson” module_id=”richardson” module_class=”popup” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ da_is_popup=”on” da_popup_slug=”richardson” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Bio” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ global_colors_info=”{}”] A recent graduate of the Houston Grand Opera Butler Studio, Haitian-American soprano Renée Richardson hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richardson performed the roles of Flower Maiden in Parsifal and Sister Berthe in The Sound of Music, as well as covering the role of Mary Jane Bowser in Intelligence, during HGO’s 2023-24 season.

During the 2022-23 season at HGO, she performed the roles of Annina in La traviata and Woman Whose Uncle Loved Maria Callas in Another City. Richardson holds an Artist Diploma from The Academy of Vocal Arts, where she has sung Mimì in Puccini’s La bohème, Foreign Princess in Dvořák’s Rusalka, the title role and Suor Dolcina in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, and Inès in Donizetti’s La favorite. She holds a Professional Studies Diploma in Voice from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where her roles included Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Béatrice in Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict, and the title roles in…