Karita Mattila, Soprano, San Francisco Performances

The opportunity to hear two great pros, the divinely voiced Karita Mattila in partnership with master accompanist Martin Katz, is irresistible. Whether or not Mattila’s program — Poulenc’s five Banalités, Debussy’s Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire, Aulus Sallinen’s Four Dream Songs, and five songs by Joseph Marx — capitalizes on her astounding theatrical acumen, it’s sure to bring out her gift for the sensuous.