Reviews

Joe Cadagin - October 19, 2015

In Kaija Saariaho’s Laterna Magica and Hector Berlioz’s Les nuits d’ete, sound color is deployed in the evocation of light.

Steven Winn - October 13, 2015

Nicholas McGegan and the orchestra resuscitate Alessandro Scarlatti’s often forgotten work with help from an impressive group of singers.

Steve Osborn - October 13, 2015

Christina and Michelle Naughton were the highlight of the orchestra’s October concert set.

Rebecca Wishnia - October 12, 2015

Tenor Rinde Eckert, the Kronos Quartet, and Vietnamese multi-instrumentalist Vân-Ánh Võ are collectively powerful in this new opera.

Janice Berman - October 12, 2015

Despite some familiar touches in its performance of Umusuna (Memories Before History), the Butoh dance troupe Sankai Juku remains surprising.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - October 12, 2015

S.F. Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor lacks novelty but packs the satisfying emotional punch of well-delivered tragedy.

Janos Gereben - October 8, 2015

András Schiff led the S.F. Symphony through a fantastic if oddly organized program.

Jeff Kaliss - October 7, 2015

The concert, presented by the Indian Classical Music and Arts foundation, covered centuries of Indian classical music, represented by diverse regions of the sub-continent.

Niels Swinkels - October 6, 2015

Filled with music and ideas from outside the concert hall, Ted Hearne's new work opens doors, but it was not the only fresh performance at Davies this past week.

Steven Winn - October 6, 2015

A cabaret evening of Kate Smith songs created by mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe.