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Edo de Waart Leads the San Diego Symphony in Beethoven and Kabalevsky at The Rady Shell

By Ken Herman | July 16, 2022 |

Under Edo de Waart, Yao Zhao and the San Diego Symphony performed Dmitri Kabalevsky’s G Minor Cello Concerto Friday at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

Opera Neo Opens Its Summer Festival with Festive Aria Gala at The Conrad

By Ken Herman | July 12, 2022 |

Sunday July 10, 2022, at The Conrad in downtown La Jolla, a baker’s dozen of rising opera stars offered their best arias in Aria Gala, the opening salvo of this year’s Opera Neo Summer Festival.

Guest Conductor Rob Fisher Leads a Stunning Tribute to Jerry Herman’s World of Musical Theater

By Ken Herman | July 9, 2022 |

Although a program of musical theater golden oldies has long been a staple of the San Diego Symphony’s summer programming, Friday’s homage to the musical theater genius of Jerry Herman presented at The Rady Shell soared high above those generic revues.

Opera Neo Collaborates with Hungarian State Opera for Mozart’s ‘La finta giardiniera’ in Budapest

By Ken Herman | July 2, 2022 |

Friday, July 1, 2022, at Budapest’s Eiffel Art Studios, the Hungarian State Opera in collaboration with San Diego’s Opera Neo, presented a musically rich, smartly staged production of Mozart’s ‘La finta giardiniera.’