Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones, professor emeritus at Oberlin College, is a teacher, lecturer, and translator living in the Bay Area. He sings and plays recorder, violin, and viola da gamba in a number of early-music groups.

Articles By This Author

Nicholas Jones - November 11, 2019

The singers are superb, but the production’s temperature is curiously cool.

Nicholas Jones - November 4, 2019

Contrasting works by Henry Purcell and Michael Nyman spark new sounds.

Nicholas Jones - October 21, 2019

Soprano Christina Major brings power and fury to the role of Abigaile in an opera that remains surprisingly relevant.

Nicholas Jones - October 7, 2019

The beloved soprano ranges from intimate classics to new operatic works in recital with pianist Richard Bado.

Nicholas Jones - September 9, 2019

All the elements coalesce in this provocative interpretation of Melville’s dark novella.

Nicholas Jones - August 5, 2019

Brilliant Merolini were more than up to the rich challenges offered in the commissioned If I Were You.

Nicholas Jones - July 15, 2019

Carlisle Floyd’s Appalachian-themed study of cultural hypocrisy and sexual violence is more timely than ever.

Nicholas Jones - June 8, 2019

The production is at its best when it gives the singers space to do what they do best.

Nicholas Jones - May 20, 2019

Peter Sellars’s masterful, minimalist direction provides the perfect setting for LAMC’s powerful performance.

Nicholas Jones - May 6, 2019

The virtuoso cellist takes a Romantic approach to the Six Suites.