Nicholas Jones

Brilliantly cast and with stirring singing from The Clarion Choir, this concert performance takes the measure of Handel’s magnificent oratorio.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard is back for a polished solo turn in Béla Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto.

A talented cast of young, ethnically diverse singers delivers a scintillating performance of José Maria Condemi’s wittily conceived production.

Sign of the times? Matthew Ozawa’s directorial vision emphasizes darkness over grace and resilience.

The early-music legend brings virtuoso repertoire and another consort of collaborators to Berkeley.

The Bay Area company brings another forgotten opera to the stage, and this one packs a dramatic punch.

Avian themes are a thread through this imaginative program featuring soprano Golda Schultz and a U.S. premiere.

The company’s cast of regulars excels in one of Handel’s great dramatic works.

The intrepid Bay Area company doesn’t just do Handel, but this production was hard to resist.

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