Reviews

David Bratman - June 6, 2016

The Parisian-inflected program featured works by Saint-Saëns, Franck, and da Falla.

Janice Berman - May 31, 2016

Liam Scarlett’s new story ballet is co-produced by San Francisco Ballet and headed here next season.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 31, 2016

Composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Gene Scheer tell stories of camp survivors in an new opera.

Rebecca Wishnia - May 31, 2016

The pianist’s remarkable technique and musicianship added sparkle to the pedestrian and clarity to the obscure.

Steven Winn - May 31, 2016

Calixto Bieito’s setting of Bizet’s classic explores the corrosive effects of doomed love.

Steven Winn - May 27, 2016

The semistaged production cleverly transcends limits and delivers an exuberant reading of Bernstein’s score.

David Bratman - May 24, 2016

A John Adams piece featuring electric violin is at the heart of a program exploring the contemplative side of 20th-century music.

Steven Winn - May 23, 2016

The popular mezzo-soprano justifies her adulation in a standout performance of an eerie Berlioz cantata.

Charlise Tiee - May 23, 2016

Excellent singing was at the fore of a genuinely funny operatic comedy from 1679.

Niels Swinkels - May 17, 2016

Dr. Magen Solomon has guided the venerable community choir to new levels of artistry.