Director Peter Sellars helms the concert version of the opera at the SF Symphony, with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.
Julia Wolfe’s new oratorio makes a passionate feminist argument that’s musically and theatrically unrelenting.
The in-demand conductor is resigning from his position at the Paris Opera after just two seasons.
No genre snobbery here, just good music.
With the indefatigable Sarah Cahill at the keyboard and Artistic Director Donato Cabrera on the podium, the new concerto was in good hands.