Martín y Soler’s jaunty farce makes an un-edgy interlude in West Edge Opera’s festival season.
No disruption here: Music Director Cristian Mačelaru first concerts at Cabrillo have a familiar vibe.
Stellar performances outshine ungainly production choices and the limitations of the opera itself.
In a concert featuring a wide range of subjects and inspiration, the older works fared best.
Stellar ensemble work and strong vocal performances make magic with Rossini’s fairy tale.
In a concert ostensibly about expressionism, the surprise was Kreisler’s 1919 string quartet.
Samuel Pepys’s diary provides the links for a program of music from 17th-century London.
The rave is in: Mason Bates’s first opera is a (re)sounding success, one that deserves permanent repertory status.
Louis Spohr hits a double but Mendelssohn crushes a surprise home run with an early piano quartet.
Three diverse one-acts gave Merola’s singers a chance to strut their stuff.
