The S.F. Symphony crowned the centennial season with the greatest symphonic warhorse of them all, The Ninth, rewarding the audience with an assured, majestic performance by MTT, the orchestra, and especially the chorus.
In a wonderful highlight of the centennial season, the S.F. Symphony gave a great performance of Bluebeard's Castle, a masterpiece that sounds as contemporary today as it did back in 1912.
M@M's World-Class Hothouse/Hotbed/Hotspot for Young Musicians
Music@Menlo will celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer with "Resonance," a major performing retrospective of the decade, but you will read about that here only in future editions.
The current West Bay Opera production of Aida channels the work's essence, and does well by the inner Verdi thanks to the orchestra, guest conductor, and a small but ambitious set of players.
