Classical

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.

Rebecca Wishnia - December 3, 2025

Although the score to the live-action film isn’t particularly symphonic, Davies Hall sparkled on Nov. 28.

Victoria Looseleaf - December 3, 2025

Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s new music director talks about conducting new and old scores, and connecting with musicians and audiences.

Jessica Zimmer - December 2, 2025

Ukraine’s musical diversity is highlighted in a carols concert conceived by conductor/ scholar Marika Kuzma.

Janos Gereben - December 2, 2025

The work of the Peninsula Women’s Chorus is a form of civic practice, says director Anne K. Hege.

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Tom Jacobs - December 2, 2025

The tenor, who ignores partitions between musical styles, brings Verdi, Sinatra, and Sondheim to LA Opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 2, 2025

The co-production received a live recording, which gloriously documents the work.

Charles Burns - December 2, 2025

The American composer and singer delivers a miniature opera that audaciously synthesizes hyperpop, choral power, and capitalist critique.