Steven Winn

The singers put poetry first in this condensed version of John Adams’s opera-oratorio.

A captivating take on Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Suite in A Minor opens the pianist’s recital and is the key to appreciating the entire program.

At Grace Cathedral, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning work has its Bay Area premiere on a program that’s powerfully contemplative.

With a premiere by Nicolás Lell Benavides and an appearance by mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, the show touches a lot of bases.

The orchestra gives a bold, theatrical reading of the blockbuster piece and is just as musical in a song cycle by Benjamin Britten.

The composer’s Alpine Symphony caps an ambitious program that also has Leonidas Kavakos tackling Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

In a work laced with action-movie passion, soprano Angel Blue and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk are incisive and alluring.

Nobody performs Bach’s masterpiece with as much fervor, dedication, and musical brilliance as this group.

Karina Gutiérrez’s production of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna for West Edge Opera stays true to the work’s timeless, entrancing story.

The first public performance of this year’s class of Merola Opera Program singers showcases some major talent.