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Plan Ahead: New Year’s Eve with 007 and the Asheville Symphony Orchestra

It’s Bond, James Bond.

December 7, 2022 • 
Asheville Symphony Orchestra, Kayla Machado
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Ring in 2023 with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra as they play their way through Bond movie classics.

Photo by Mike Morel

Feel like the main character this NYE with a performance featuring a score straight from the silver screen. Asheville Symphony Orchestra is ringing in 2023 with a James Bond-themed concert, and we have all the deets:

  • What: The Asheville Symphony Orchestra’s NYE with 007
  • When: Sat., Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
  • Where: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St.
  • Tickets: $40-85 (prices vary by seating section)

Dress in your best suit + tie or secret agent chic and enjoy a night of music from Bond movie favorites like “Goldfinger,” “Skyfall,” and more. The performance, conducted by ASO Music Director Darko Butorac, features powerhouse guest vocalists Mikki Sodergren and Jonathan Christopher.

A orchestra conductor directs his orchestra.

Tickets can be purchased either online or the Symphony’s in-person office at 27 College St.

Photo by Mike Morel

Bonus: Those under the age of 25 can get special pricing discounts (read: up to $20 off for prime seats).

Ready to shake up (not stirred) your NYE? 🍸

Grab your tickets.*

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