Nicholas Jones, professor emeritus at Oberlin College, is a teacher, lecturer, and translator living in the Bay Area. He sings and plays recorder, violin, and viola da gamba in a number of early-music groups. Articles By This Author Review A Winning Revival of Olimpia Vendicata From Ars Minerva Nicholas Jones - October 23, 2023 The company’s modern premiere of Domenico Freschi’s forgotten 1681 opera gets the details right. Review A Compelling Carmen With Nikola Printz at Festival Opera Nicholas Jones - August 21, 2023 An excellent cast gives excellent performances, making the case for the Walnut Creek-based company. Review The Coronation of Poppea Dives Into Devious Politics Nicholas Jones - August 1, 2023 A musically satisfying performance lacks dramatic coherence in West Edge Opera’s production. Review SF Symphony Delivers the Antiwar Message of Britten’s War Requiem Nicholas Jones - May 22, 2023 The orchestra, three superb soloists, and extended choral forces bring both the power and tragic intimacy of the work to life. Review Ovid in Operatic Dress: American Bach Soloists Animate Two Tales of Transformation Nicholas Jones - May 9, 2023 The group’s season-ending concert was devoted to Handel’s Apollo and Daphne and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion. Review Another Snapshot of New Opera From West Edge Nicholas Jones - March 21, 2023 The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists. Review The English Concert Brings a Spectacular Solomon to California Nicholas Jones - March 8, 2023 Brilliantly cast and with stirring singing from The Clarion Choir, this concert performance takes the measure of Handel’s magnificent oratorio. Review Esa-Pekka Salonen and SF Symphony Dig Into Modernist Masterpieces Nicholas Jones - February 21, 2023 Pierre-Laurent Aimard is back for a polished solo turn in Béla Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto. Review A Brilliant Falstaff at Opera San José Nicholas Jones - February 14, 2023 A talented cast of young, ethnically diverse singers delivers a scintillating performance of José Maria Condemi’s wittily conceived production. Review SF Opera’s Orpheus and Eurydice Overdoses on Grief Nicholas Jones - November 20, 2022 Sign of the times? Matthew Ozawa’s directorial vision emphasizes darkness over grace and resilience. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next › Next page Last » Last page
