Jim Farber

Jim Farber wrote his first classical music review in 1982 for the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. Since then, he has been a feature writer and critic of classical music, opera, theater, and fine art for Daily Variety, the Copley Newspapers and News Service, and the Los Angeles Newspaper Group (Media News).

Articles By This Author

Jim Farber - March 17, 2026

A strong cast makes a weak production worthwhile.

Jim Farber - March 3, 2026

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

Jim Farber - February 18, 2026

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

Jim Farber - February 10, 2026

Staged among giant sculptures at The Broad, Cornelius Cardew’s large-scale work was a curious encounter.

Jim Farber - January 6, 2026

The composer Sarah Kirkland Snider dares to take on one of the medieval world’s biggest thinkers for Beth Morrison Projects’ Prototype Festival.

Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite shows of 2025!

Jim Farber - December 3, 2025

Maxim Derevianko created a documentary on the 2022 production. The film is being screened for Academy Award and Guild members.

Jim Farber - November 24, 2025

The eighth revival of the company’s 1993 production is well-cast, and brilliantly conducted by Lina González-Granados.

Jim Farber - November 17, 2025

Vancouver-based Ballet BC brought its Bolero X to L.A., a production that involved 31 dancers from USC’s Kaufman School of Dance.

Jim Farber - October 14, 2025

Playing a favorite work by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, the soloist was the standout in a concert of contrasting delights.