Both orchestras are nominated for signature projects led by their outgoing music directors.
Okpebholo, in demand in the Bay Area this season, talks about finding inspiration in social issues and other art forms.
The city’s major arts institutions, from The Music Center to MOCA, host a free festival this weekend.
The free all-day event, now in its 17th year, will highlight Bay Area singers in particular.
The tenor is warm and inviting in this gala recital, sensitively backed by the composer at the piano.
American Modern Opera Company’s production transforms Olivier Messiaen’s song cycle into an intimate drama.
Soprano Julia Bullock and American Modern Opera Company stage a new production of Olivier Messiaen’s gut-wrenching song cycle Harawi.
