Opera

Spartan staging and concise instrumentation showcase an intriguing score and mostly outstanding performances.

The intrepid company masters the challenges of Debussy's opera of doomed love.

Director Nicolas Aliaga finds a timely, serious theme amidst the zany antics of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic.

Merola Opera stages Stravinsky’s neoclassical masterwork, and succeeds in the end.

Delightful productions of Orfeo ed Euridice and Rossini’s La Cenerentola are staged on consecutive evenings.

A new opera, based on historical records, brings the life of the exotic dancer to the West Edge Opera stage.

An ambitious premiere from a new Bay Area arts organization is slated for next month.

Merola’s burgeoning young professionals give Mozart’s seldom-heard Il re pastore a worthwhile hearing.

Precision, preparation, and a wide set of interests and activities help make Fabiano’s performances so individual and compelling.

The orchestra issues a live recording of Le temple de la gloire. The band mixes roots music with classical training.