The Witches' Ball

At the cusp of Halloween, the Orchestra national de Metz Grand Est invites you to a spine‑tingling evening titled **The Witches’ Ball**. From the moment the curtain lifts, waves of brass and thunderous percussion crash over the hall, setting a chilling atmosphere that lingers even before the first note. Bernard Herrmann’s masterful touch turns each string’s eerie squeak into a silent promise of unseen, murderous stabbings—an unsettling soundtrack that feels as if the music itself is alive. The concert’s centerpiece, “Witch’s Fiddle” (the violin of the witch), is accompanied by a haunting piano, amplifying the strangeness and drawing you deeper into the spectral world. The opening Prelude from *La Tempête*, the legendary incidental music for Shakespeare’s play, whips up a turbulent wind that seems to blow right through your ears. Later, the Mephisto‑Waltz, echoing the dark elegance of Edvard Grieg’s *Peer Gynt* and the powerful might of Mussorgsky’s *A Night on Bald Mountain*, takes the audience on a dizzy, spiraling dance that pulls you into a diabolical net of music and emotion—a finale that leaves you stunned and breathless. Explore the full experience and secure your tickets—**Details & tickets**.