Strong performances lift an often-charming opera from sinking in its own syrup.
The jazz diva’s playful concert of SFJAZZ is just what you wished for this season.
Not really ready to retire, the iconic ballerina trades in her toe shoes for a remarkable duet with choreographer Brian Brooks.
The first American to join the Bolshoi Ballet relates the story of his rise, fall, and hard-won comeback.
Stellar performances and flashes of musical brilliance aren’t enough to lift an opera that tells too much and shows too little.
The show at the Valley Performing Arts Center in L.A. featured the New West Symphony and a lot of lesser-known musical highlights.
Thomas Adès’s operatic adaptation of Buñuel’s nightmarish masterpiece works brilliantly. Catch the encore in a theater near you.
Some clear winners emerged from the 21-concert music fest, along with some also-ran entrants.
The Chicago company serves a foolproof recipe: four intriguing pieces danced to perfection.
New settings of the Nobel winner’s classic songs raise philosophical questions about the relationship of text and music.
