Los Angeles

The L.A. company is presenting “ACB Jazz” in an underground performance space and bringing in two comedians as well.

Musicians are expanding the Gershwin favorite to represent a more diverse understanding of America.

LA Opera is staging Highway 1, USA in a new production by Kaneza Schaal, with James Conlon conducting.

The recently appointed Berlin Philharmonic principal delivers as advertised in a recital for Camerata Pacifica.

The monthly series presented by Brightwork newmusic is going bold with its upcoming concerts.

The composer leads a masterful program that pairs his own work with music by Maurice Ravel.

The late choreographer’s masterwork is as vital as ever in a performance by African dancers.

The Compañía Nacional de Danza arrives in L.A. with a blend of classical, contemporary, and mambo.

It’s an upgrade over the HBO film, though the opera has few traces of the singer or Nirvana’s music.

In the aftermath of the pandemic, Long Beach Opera’s latest production envisions healing and transformation.