MUSIC REVIEWS
Opera Neo Brings Sparkling ‘Barber of Seville’ to Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center
On Friday, Opera Neo Artistic Director Peter Kozma fulfilled a longtime dream of staging Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’ al fresco in Balboa Park’s Spanish Village Art Center.
Read MoreThe Chamber Ensemble In Triplicate Makes a Smashing Debut at San Diego State University’s Campanile Music Festival
The new ensemble In Triplicate established its credentials with a dazzling, profound, and highly entertaining concert Tuesday at San Diego State University’s Campanile Music Festival.
Read MoreDefining Home: Art of Elan’s Multicultural Discoveries
‘Defining Home’–Art of Elan’s Sunday program presented at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum–featured the Hausmann Quartet playing contemporary music of composers from starkly different traditions.
Read MoreCamarada Celebrates Mariachi Traditions and Influences at Park & Market
Camarada’s Saturday concert, titled ‘En Fuego’ on Camarada’s Music of the [email protected] & Market series celebrated mariachi music and its influence on the music of this hemisphere.
Read MorePayare and the San Diego Symphony Deliver a Sumptuous Mahler Fourth at The Rady Shell
Friday’s balmy weather provided the ideal al fresco return of the San Diego Symphony to the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, where Rafael Payare led a program of Debussy and Mahler.
Read MoreMidori Plays Transcendent Bach at The Conrad
Midori, arguably the most self-contained of musical performers, played half of J. S. Bach’s six unaccompanied violin works—two sonatas and a partita—and a pair of shorter contemporary solo violin compositions at The Conrad
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