Reviews

The Merola Opera program's staging of Don Giovanni, directed by James Darrah, offers an incredibly talented cast in an erotically charged, very physical environment.

Yura Lee treats her Music@Menlo audience to a range of Eastern-European works for her masterful violin.

The adventurous Santa Fe Opera has a hit on its hands with a new opera about the major figure in the Chinese Revolution.

David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning work is paired with Bach’s St. Matthew Passion at Carmel Bach, with some “holy minimalists” included for contrast.

An inviting melange of musical styles and subjects takes the high road at the 12th annual Festival of Contemporary Music.

Midsummer Mozart, now in the Festival's 40th season, shows no signs of slowing down, with exemplary performances led by George Cleve and the orchestra playing with precision.

At the Saturday night opening of Mark Streshinsky’s production of La bohème for West Edge Opera, the erosion of boundaries between singers and audience left attendees beaming.

Zemlinsky's time came when the Escher Quartet played all four of his canonical string quartets for one of Music@Menlo’s Carte Blanche concerts.

Musical wonders witnessed in a glorious seaside setting are the hallmark of the 28th season of the Mendocino Music Festival.

In a festival devoted largely to Bach’s Italian influence, the first weekend was claimed by Bach’s decidedly German Lutheran masterpiece.