Reviews

The West Edge Opera’s creative team managed to create a functional, and most of all intimate performance space for its three operas this season, notably in Jake Heggie’s The End of the Affair.

Gilles Vonsattel takes listeners through revolutions, oppression, and fantasy in his innovative Music@Menlo recital.

Composers featured at the Cabrillo festival seemed to know what joy was, and splendidly communicated it to a riotously appreciative audience.

The impressive National Youth Orchestra rings out with joy and conviction in Weill Hall.

The Merola Opera program's staging of Don Giovanni, directed by James Darrah, offers an incredibly talented cast in an erotically charged, very physical environment.

Yura Lee treats her Music@Menlo audience to a range of Eastern-European works for her masterful violin.

The adventurous Santa Fe Opera has a hit on its hands with a new opera about the major figure in the Chinese Revolution.

David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning work is paired with Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at Carmel Bach, with some “holy minimalists” included for contrast.

An inviting melange of musical styles and subjects takes the high road at the 12th annual Festival of Contemporary Music.

Midsummer Mozart, now in the Festival's 40th season, shows no signs of slowing down, with exemplary performances led by George Cleve and the orchestra playing with precision.