San Francisco

Spectacularly cast and flawlessly performed, the show is bound to leave any Wagnerite at Disney Hall begging for another Ring installment.

Having absorbed many different techniques, Barton is less interested in stretching boundaries than obliterating them.

Ahead of her Cal Performances date, the celebrated jazz vocalist chats about her latest album, inspired by a woman cursed to be a serpent.

The contemporary choreographer’s influence has been felt well beyond the Bay Area, becoming part of the fabric of modern dance.

In a rare solo set at SFJAZZ, Lage strips his signature style down to the essentials.

The famed choreographer says Shakespeare and Prokofiev are only the starting points for this modern telling, which arrives in L.A. next week.

At Disney Hall, a production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold features scenic design by the architect of the iconic L.A. venue.

Oh is one of several women bandleaders touring California this month. She brings the music and players from her 2023 album The Glass Hours.

To demonstrate community resilience, Jacques Heim’s daredevil dance troupe Diavolo takes The Soraya’s stage.

Any comprehensive history of American classical music should include this educator who brought Indigenous traditions to the concert hall.