Festival performances of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and John Adams’s Violin Concerto are spectacular.
Guest conductor Earl Lee leads a substantial program of Tchaikovsky, Samuel Barber, and Carlos Simon.
The festival premieres excerpts from Karim Al-Zand’s opera in progress, inspired by the true history of these tales.
A lieder recital by soprano Lisa Delan is followed by a concert featuring the up-and-coming Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows.
Top-notch period performances by ensembles both large and small make the Carmel Bach Festival worth a weekend trip.