Posts by Ken Herman
British Tenor Adam Smith Deconstructs Pinkerton for San Diego Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’
British tenor Adam Smith will be featured in the role of Lieutenant Pinkerton in San Diego Opera’s production of Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’ that opens April 26, 2024..
Read MoreThe Vocal Ensemble Amacord Brings Passion to Motets and Masses by Josquin des Pez in La Jolla
On Sunday, the much lauded German vocal ensemble Amacord sang a concert devoted to the sacred music of Josquin des Prez at La Jolla’s St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.
Read MoreLang Lang Returns to the San Diego Symphony for a Pair of Saint-Saëns Offerings
At the Rady Shell on Friday, pianist Lang Lang returned to the San Diego Symphony under guest conductor Otto Tausk to play Camille Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto in G Minor as well as his ‘The Carnival of the Animals’.
Read MoreJakub Józef Orliński and Il Pomo d”oro Brilliantly Recreate Early Baroque Vocal Splendor at The Conrad
Among the several aspects of Joyce DiDonato’s stellar concert for the La Jolla Music Society in January of 2023 was her collaboration with Il Pomo d’Oro. Sunday at The Conrad, nine members of this nonpareil early music orchestra returned to accompany the young Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in an astounding concert of Italian music…
Read MoreBodhi Tree Concerts Brings Maltby & Shire’s ‘Closer Than Ever’ to La Jolla
On Saturday, April 6, at the La Jolla Community Center, Bodhi Tree Concerts presented the sophisticated 1989 cabaret revue ‘Closer Than Ever’
Read MoreMission Hills U.C.C. Celebrates 100 Years of Its Pipe Organ with a Centennial Recital by Alison Luedecke
Alison Luedecke, the nationally known organ recitalist, will give a solo recital at the Mission Hills U.C.C. as part of its anniversary organ series on April 21, 2024.
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