Great performances mark Left Coast Chamber Ensemble’s ambitious program of two new Kurt Rhode operas.
Brilliant design and direction support a superb cast and an outstanding performance by tenor Michael Fabiano.
Tod Browning’s classic film is more camp than creepy, but Philip Glass’s score still engages the imagination.
Pitch-perfect performances blend seamlessly in a program spanning the centuries.
An airy afternoon of dances and a Bach concerto ends with Bartók’s spirited and spooky Divertimento.
Orchestra and conductor were in top form, but Latvian violinist Baiba Skride stole the show.
A mostly somber Día de los Muertos program casts the limelight on choral works by Latin American composers.
Echoes of 19th-century American music permeate works by George Crumb and Caroline Shaw.
High modernism is alive and well and cellist Karttunen brought some fine, new examples to Cal Performances.
The pianist with deep ties to the county and the string quartet brought music back to the Green Music Center.