Reviews

Nicholas Jones - June 25, 2024

Christopher Alden’s witty production is matched with brilliant singing and acting in this top-notch staging.

Lev Mamuya - June 25, 2024

With an array of specially constructed instruments, this group celebrates originality and innovation and puts on a great show at REDCAT.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 24, 2024

Every member of the orchestra is essential in this performance led by Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Lisa Hirsch - June 24, 2024

In its West Coast premiere, Gregory Spears’s opera about two closeted gay men is a moving reminder of what’s always at stake with love.

Richard S. Ginell - June 24, 2024

The composer’s latest opera, recorded shortly after its 2023 premiere, has a spare but intriguing setup.

Steven Winn - June 18, 2024

The company’s current production of Otto Nicolai’s 1849 singspiel might have just a little too much of everything.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 18, 2024

Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his SF Symphony debut in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1.

Lev Mamuya - June 17, 2024

Played simultaneously on a rotating turntable, the double production invites speculation on power relations and much more.

Michael Zwiebach - June 17, 2024

In a program of concertos and showpiece arias, VoM has two powerhouse soloists in violinist Augusta McKay Lodge and soprano Amanda Forsythe.

Lisa Hirsch - June 17, 2024

Lisa Mezzacappa and Beth Lisick’s The Electronic Lover captures the world of emotions that can exist in the chat room.