Jim Farber

The early music group traveled from Vivaldi to the 20th century taking the Venetian concerto style with them.

The composer was a focal point for Esa-Pekka Salonen’s programming of the 80th Ojai Music Festival.

Responding to the French modernist’s provocations, the group’s performers and composers took the prompt and ran with it.

Gustavo Dudamel led a ferocious but musical performance with extraordinary singing and Frank Gehry’s magical designs.

Héctor Armienta’s romantic new opera is unabashed melodrama and pure fun.

Departing Music Director James Conlon presided over the whimsical production of Benjamin Britten’s opera at the cathedral.

In his penultimate production as music director, Conlon directs a terrific cast with spontaneity and emotional clarity.

A strong cast makes a weak production worthwhile.

With John Holiday in the title role and Dalia Stasevska commanding in the pit, this revival is a tour de force.

Sundays with Coleman presented the quartet in a concert of the “three Bs” on the Caltech campus.