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Cyril Deaconoff’s The Last Tycoon is the standout in an evening of exciting excerpts that left listeners wanting more.

Launching its accredited degree program and finishing an ambitious expansion plan, the CJC is entering a new era.

Jazz in the Neighborhood presented three adventurous and diverse California Jazz Conservatory bandleaders.

Lemon Bucket Orkestra’s “Guerilla Folk Opera” isn’t a passive experience.

Exquisite singing, music, and staging coalesce to fulfill Beethoven’s vision of liberation and triumph.

An intriguing concept and strong performances lift short operas by Jake Heggie and Leonard Bernstein above an overly fussy production.

(Almost) everything is beautiful at the ballet.

Choreographer KT Nelson and composer Joby Talbot collaborate in a transcendent work inspired by the Compostela pilgrimage route.

The jazz vocalist reveals depth and velvety beauty in her Cal Performances appearance.

Intense and dramatic, Festival works tell stories from our current moment.