Los Angeles

Music Director James Conlon devises a citywide celebration of the composer ahead of LA Opera’s production of Pelléas and Mélisande.

The company realizes Jack Perla’s one-act An American Dream in vivid detail.

The Soraya brings to fruition a trilogy of works celebrating native California trees that are now threatened by climate change.

The Pasadena Playhouse offers a glimmering revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about art and artists.

Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice, a 1969 piece very different from his up-tempo jazz standards, gets two performances in L.A. this month.

Music Director James Conlon’s signature initiative branches out next season to include a production of William Grant Still’s Highway 1, U.S.A.

The brilliant pianist has been on a tear performing the composer’s four concertos and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

The Chilean tenor saxophonist leads a pair of pleasantly experimental sets on a stage reconfigured for the occasion.

Productions of Sunday in the Park With George, A Little Night Music, and more feature on the Pasadena Playhouse’s schedule.

Cast and crew are gearing up for the world premiere of Kate Soper’s The Romance of the Rose, inspired by a 13th-century poem.