No fewer than 10 ensembles come to Berkeley for the first time in 2023–2024, along with a number of world premieres and some major new residencies.
Based on the established Primephonic streaming service, the Apple launch is impressive, while leaving room for a few improvements.
The company’s first-ever commission will help to create roles for Black singers in the world of light opera.
The group is mixing it up again by playing programs for different tastes.
Bradley Cooper’s new film will see Hollywood once again turning to classical music for drama and intrigue.
James Conlon is touring with two Recovered Voices programs, and a commemorative concert for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is also planned.
The Bay Area ensemble for disabled, nondisabled, and neurodivergent dancers has a list of achievements in the past year to celebrate.
The 2023–2024 season sees Esa-Pekka Salonen realizing many of the ambitious plans he had previously set out to undertake.
Along with the usual new works and guest artists, the lineup honors co-founder Robert Hughes and outgoing Executive Director Ellen Primack.
In California, music-and-dance celebrations of the Persian New Year are going into full swing this week.