Jim Farber

Susanna Mälkki showcases avant-garde works from five European composers.

150 performers stranded in a becalmed production.

John Cage’s aleatoric collision course of all of opera history plays on the soundstage of A Night at the Opera.

A world premiere at the LA Phil and a significant revival at Long Beach Opera offer an intriguing overview of the composer’s ideas.

Philip Glass’s portrait of Gandhi’s early career is vital and suggestive in the celebrated production by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Gives Prokofiev’s ballet an L.A. spin.

The folksy composer and instrumentalist fronts a program honoring former composer-in-residence Steven Stucky.

The orchestra commissions six new works in a variety of styles.

Glass’s second-most-improbable opera will be seen in the famous staging that cemented the show in the international repertory.

The vibrant new composition works brilliantly in tandem with a transitional work from Esa-Pekka Salonen.