Nicholas Jones

The orchestra, three superb soloists, and extended choral forces bring both the power and tragic intimacy of the work to life.

The group’s season-ending concert was devoted to Handel’s Apollo and Daphne and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion.

The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists.

Brilliantly cast and with stirring singing from The Clarion Choir, this concert performance takes the measure of Handel’s magnificent oratorio.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard is back for a polished solo turn in Béla Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto.

A talented cast of young, ethnically diverse singers delivers a scintillating performance of José Maria Condemi’s wittily conceived production.

Sign of the times? Matthew Ozawa’s directorial vision emphasizes darkness over grace and resilience.

The early-music legend brings virtuoso repertoire and another consort of collaborators to Berkeley.

The Bay Area company brings another forgotten opera to the stage, and this one packs a dramatic punch.

Avian themes are a thread through this imaginative program featuring soprano Golda Schultz and a U.S. premiere.