Jim Farber

Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution and the premiere of Sky Macklay’s Swarm Collecting highlight a diverse program.

The LA Phil premieres Castor, the powerful, noisy second half of his Gemini project.

The Los Angeles baritone is up-close and personal in a cabaret show at Boston Court Pasadena.

LA Phil catches fire with a pan-American concert of old favorites and a world premiere.

The Broadway baritone talks Light in the Piazza at LA Opera and a path not taken at the Met years ago.

Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s raucous Gershwin concerto, and Copland’s Appalachian Spring make for a summery opener at Disney Hall.

The rapier-witted, cantankerous, prizewinning classical-music critic for the LA Times died Sept. 29.

Move over Hollywood, there’s a new 800-pound gorilla on the block.

Strong performances bolster Barrie Kosky’s edgy production of the Puccini favorite.

The new production opens LA Opera’s season on Sept. 14.