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The company’s annual Snapshot Festival provided a look at works in development, and also a preview of what the summer festival at the Bruns Amphitheater will be like.

Notes on what will and what might happen on opera stages here and around the country.

Our primer on great performances by the transcendent singer/composer.

The new works festival will be outdoors at the Bruns Amphitheater.

The company will present seven Helgi Tomasson dances after its traditional Nutcracker run in December.

A San Francisco jazz vocalist takes a deep dive into the Nigerian superstar’s songbook.

Angèle Dubeau’s Immersion highlights the violin’s modern side.

Pianist Karl Larson, a frequent collaborator with the composer, makes the most of these languid, idiosyncratic sketches.

The highly anticipated public performances are slated for July 3 and 31.

Rarely performed in the U.S., this music from Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton deserves a wider audience.