Michael Zwiebach

For its final regular season concert, American Bach Soloists will present Handel’s dramatic cantata Apollo e Dafne (1709-1710). 

Alasdair Neale and the Marin Symphony have put together a great Debussy/Ravel concert, ending with Debussy’s marvelous sea symphony, La mer. 

It doesn’t exactly take insider knowledge to proclaim that the San Francisco Ballet’s Cinderella — with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, scenery and costumes by Julian Crouch (who designed Broadway’s The Addams Family among other things), and puppetry by renowned master Basil Twist, not to mention Prokofiev’s music — is likely to be a big hit. 

It’s almost essential to see this production of Little Women at the S.F. Conservatory of Music for anyone planning on seeing the composer/librettist’s latest opus, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, at the S.F. Opera in June.

As prom season begins, we bring you a playlist of old school ballroom dances from all over. Dance animates the majority of music, and it’s no different in the classical corner. As you make the last adjustments to your prom formal wear, it’s the perfect moment to dive into these formal dances.

Jepetha, one of the greatest music dramas ever penned, promises to be a fine performance.

The Ives Quartet has an interesting way of sandwiching the most novel or interesting piece between two standard masterworks.