Opera

The baritone’s solo album imbues Americana with a heavy dose of sentimentality.

The “first mariachi opera” resonates with timely themes and timeless sentimentality.

Sony releases a deluxe box set replete with every RCA Victor recording, plus rarities, previously unreleased recordings, and a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book.

Del Sol Quartet and Volti perform Huang Ruo’s new work inspired by Chinese poetry carved on the walls of the incarceration facility.

The company opens its season with a new production of Verdi’s flawed masterpiece.

The baritone and Merola alum who plays Salieri for Opera San José is reaping rewards for his hard work.

The company is also bringing in a new resident conductor to replace Grant Gershon, who is stepping down.

Matthew Ozawa sees a vital beacon of hope for the downtrodden in the opera’s dramatic arc.  

Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Jamie Barton thrill in a festive evening that transcended a few challenges.

The tenor and pianist are in perfect synch in this savvy, well-recorded collection of songs expressing joy and sorrow.