Previews

Emily Wilson - August 5, 2024

To mark this summer’s major anniversary, the Napa Valley chamber festival is returning to four commissioned pieces from previous years.

Michael Zwiebach - August 1, 2024

A heralded young singer prefers the recital setting to the opera house and is making her mark in art-song repertory.

Aimée Ts'ao - July 29, 2024

Every summer, State of Play brings together established and up-and-coming choreographers, and this year’s lineup is as diverse as ever.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 22, 2024

Music Director Inon Barnatan has planned a month of concerts that are scandalous, intriguing, and inspiring in equal measure.

Jeff Kaliss - July 22, 2024

Conductor Alexander Mickelthwate previews the orchestra concerts at this year’s Bear Valley Music Festival.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 16, 2024

Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta, cousin of the famous conductor, has been interweaving genres and acts here for two decades.

Lily O'Brien - July 15, 2024

The genre-blending trio brings Kevin Puts’s Grammy Award-winning concerto to Charles Krug Winery.

Aimée Ts'ao - July 9, 2024

The choreographer’s latest offering is an outdoor production at a farm in Petaluma, gourmet dinner included.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 9, 2024

The company’s appearance at the Hollywood Bowl next week will be entertainment with a serious purpose.

Victoria Looseleaf - July 1, 2024

The Walnut Creek company is staging Francis Poulenc’s La voix humaine in dialogue with Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.