A festival long known for its Pan-American musical flavor outdoes itself this year.
Big works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev are conducted with fire and genius by Ryan Bancroft.
The cellist’s brief but brilliant career is captured in soprano Marnie Breckenridge’s stunning performance for West Edge Opera.
Performances of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and George Crumb’s Black Angels highlight the final festival program.
The new opera may not be aggressively attention-grabbing, but it is rich, evocative, and deeply felt.
Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain and spoken-word artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph join forces for a powerful music-theater piece.
The one-evening version of Richard Wagner’s mythic tetralogy is well sung and played but light on character development and nuance.
The orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru plays raucous pieces by Vivian Fung, Helen Grime, Nina C. Young, and Karim Al-Zand.
Mozart’s drama is brought to life by a superb young cast under the top-notch direction of Patricia Racette.
An intriguing, well-played concert features local stars and a late 19th-century Chickering grand piano.
