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A Mozartian mash-up at Stanford cleverly hangs some of Mozart's most beautiful and accessible arias on the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins in selections from The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, La Clemenza di Tito, Idomeneo and more.

Everything is not “beautiful at the ballet.” A haunting 1911 classic and five startling modern treats animate S.F. Ballet’s current programs.

With all the Bay Area choral groups around (more than 300 and counting), you may be forgiven if you've missed a few, here and there. But Schola Cantorum is worth going out of your way to hear, even if it does spend most of its time hiding its light under bushels.

Osmo Vänskä leads the S.F. Symphony in an intense, doom-laden premiere by Thomas Larcher, aptly paired with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ evocative A London Symphony.

The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players celebrated its 40th anniversary in style this past Monday at the Herbst Theatre, bringing together hundreds of adoring friends to hear a wide range of music, all done very well.

The musical and theatrical foods of love are both being well-served by the African-American Shakespeare Company’s resetting of Twelfth Night, continuing through this month.

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The Brava Theater, nestled deep within the Mission District, hosted Sunday’s colorful Switchboard Music Festival, and based on the character of the theater alone it was the perfect venue.

Technical bravura and emotional depth marked the recital of Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla, who consistently delighted his large audience.

Musicians from Marlboro tours are a chance to catch these artists when they’re mostly still young and little-known. The San Jose Chamber Music Society brought them to Le Petit Trianon in downtown San Jose on Wednesday, for an immensely vivid evening.