Michael Zwiebach

Casting this opera well is difficult even for bigger houses, but WBO manages it.

The two institutions and their musicians are joining in a performance to support those affected by the January wildfires.

Wu Han and David Finckel announce Menlo’s season during an afternoon chamber concert featuring an excellent young string quartet.

Guest conductor Ruben Valenzuela leads two of the composer’s Advent cantatas and music by a lesser-known 18th-century figure, Christoph Graupner.

Director Francesca Zambello’s durable production thrives on the strength of lead singers Eve-Maud Hubeaux and Jonathan Tetelman.

Connecting Aaron Copland’s Billy the Kid with the music of Black cowboys started Downes on a journey that she’ll share in this concert.

Kedrick Armstrong conducts his first concert as music director, featuring jazz artists with Bay Area ties and Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4.

The new opera may not be aggressively attention-grabbing, but it is rich, evocative, and deeply felt.

A heralded young singer prefers the recital setting to the opera house and is making her mark in art-song repertory.

In a program of concertos and showpiece arias, VoM has two powerhouse soloists in violinist Augusta McKay Lodge and soprano Amanda Forsythe.