Posts by Ken Herman
San Diego Opera Celebrates the Season with Live Choral Music at Drive-in Screening of Its 2018 Christmas Choral Opera
The current pandemic has largely suspended choral performance, but San Diego Opera came to the rescue Monday with its drive-in “Holiday Sing-Along and All Is Calm” presentation at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Read MoreSan Diego Symphony Salutes the Holiday Season with Two Programs of Jazz and Traditional Carols
Copley Symphony Hall has been dark since mid-March, but last weekend, to offer some sorely needed musical Christmas cheer, the San Diego Symphony used the hall as a sound stage to stream online a pair of beautifully produced holiday specials.
Read MoreOpera NEO Presents Third Episode of Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’
Opera NEO returned online Saturday, November 28, with the third installment of its production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
Read MoreJeremy Denk’s Brilliant Piano Recital at Orange County’s Barclay Theatre
Jeremy Denk’s solo recital Saturday, November 21, at Irvine’s Barclay Theatre offered astute programming and discerning interpretation coupled with commanding technique. Who could ask for anything more?
Read MoreHausmann Quartet and Soprano Ann Moss Give Spectacular Account of John Harbison’s ‘The Rewaking’ in Sunday’s Haydn Voyages Concert
Hausmann Quartet capped off its 2020 season Sunday, November 15, with an exciting, challenging online concert from their usual venue, the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s Berkeley on San Diego Bay.
Read MoreArt of Élan Celebrates Contemporary Musical Reflections at the San Diego Museum of Art
Art of Élan strives to correlate its programming with art in the San Diego Museum of Art’s collection. Tuesday’s online program filmed in the museum, “Reflections,” took inspiration from a series of striking photos of twins by the late American photojournalist Mary Ellen Mark.
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