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No, not the opera by Carl Maria von Weber (which shoul

Just to remember that there is a tomorrow, here's a note from San Francisco Symphony that has nothing to do with labor relations. That is true, appearances notwithstanding: Robin Sutherland made this decision long before the strike began.

Live and free of charge today (March 19), beginning at noon PDT, the video of Junge Deutsche Philharmonie's performance of the symphony will be streamed on the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall. Registration is required, but it's free and the site doesn't send spam too frequently.

When Diablo Symphony's Matilda Hofman strikes up the band for the first time in her capacity as music

"I make dances because I can’t help it,

Of all responses to the news about Kiri Te Kanawa's scheduled appearance on Downton Abbey, my favorite comes from Geoffrey Blum.

He writes that Petula Clark would have been a better choice:

Here are just a few of the hundreds of comments on the web and in e-mails I received.

March 15-17, Mondavi Center, Davis: Cashore Marionettes. If you missed this amazing performance a year-and-a-half ago, when it was in Berkeley, here’s another chance, though for many it would mean a bit of a drive. While the fantasy element is strong and entertaining, what’s really amazing in this show is the precision in the puppets’ movements.

Fifteen thousand people sang during the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.