Reviews

Rebecca Wishnia - June 17, 2015

New arrangements refresh Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder and Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder.

Be'eri Moalem - June 16, 2015

In a far-ranging program that covered music from the 1400s to the present, the violinist accompanied the ensemble on five pieces as part of a new program called SFCA+1.

Charlise Tiee - June 15, 2015

Mozart's brilliant opera provided needed comic relief at the War Memorial Opera House.

Jerry Kuderna - June 15, 2015

Beethoven’s Mass becomes a staged multi-media experience, complete with light show and wandering soloists.

Lisa Hirsch - June 15, 2015

The premiere of Marco Tutino's new opera delivered neo-Puccini without the punch or musical power.

Jim Farber - June 12, 2015

Dog Days takes Los Angeles Opera into the heart of post-apocalyptic darkness.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 10, 2015

The trio, adjusting to a personnel change for the performance, brought interpretative daring to a performance of Beethoven trios.

Lisa Hirsch - June 9, 2015

Berlioz’s grandest of grand operas makes it to the War Memorial Opera House in a production that scores points on every level.

Janice Berman - June 8, 2015

The festival brings 300 Bay Area dancers and musicians representing a wide array of cultures to the Palace of the Fine Arts.

Steven Winn - June 8, 2015

The soprano’s performance of Arianna a Naxos lights up the room after an opening plagued with intonation and communication issues.