Who says the great masters don't get out anymore? You can get your Halloween weekend started in style, when San Francisco's famous BooM BooM RooM hosts star mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane, all-pros David Tayler and Hanneke van Proosdij (lute and harpsichord), and emcee Nicholas McGegan for a night of the gorgeous songs of John Dowland. Though famous for his musical melancholy, Dowland was no stick in the mud (he even did some spying for Sir Robert Cecil).
Contemporary artists from Sting (Songs of the Labyrinth) to Elvis Costello (on The Juliet Letters) have covered his tunes. You could sing them too, but this Philharmonia Baroque contingent will melt you with them.