Benjamin Britten’s opera is pleasant if mostly uninteresting, like its titular hero.
Your cheat sheet to great music festivals across California and the West.
Classical music’s greatest summer stage will feature more women conductors and composers this year.
The conductor and soloist Joshua Bell collaborate on a finely wrought performance of the composer’s Violin Concerto.
Emma O’Halloran’s techno-tinged music clothes the drama perfectly in tales of Dublin’s downtrodden.
Jazz, spirituals, and classical song merge in an intriguing crossover event.
Michel van der Aa’s elusive and subtle work is brilliantly realized at Cal Performances.
