Posts Tagged ‘Mozart’
Dutoit and San Diego Symphony Triumph in Stravinsky’s ‘Petrushka’
The eminent conductor Charles Dutoit ascended the podium of the San Diego Symphony Friday (May 19) to lead a vivid concert of Stravinsky, Ravel, Mozart and Beethoven . . .
Read MoreTemptations of a Rising Tenor: Jesús Garcia Tells All
Making his San Diego Opera debut, the dashing American lyric tenor Jesús Garcia is eager to reprise one of his favorite opera roles, Alfredo Germont, in the company’s upcoming production of Verdi’s evergreen “La Traviata” . . .
Read MorePeter Kozma Announces 2017 Summer Season for Opera NEO
Opera NEO Artistic Director Peter Kozma announced his company’s offerings for summer of 2017, including Mozart’s beloved Cosi fan tutte and rare early operas by Francesco Cavalli and Gluck . . .
Read MoreJoyce Yang Debuts with the San Diego Symphony in Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto
Joyce Yang, the much-heralded Korean concert pianist, joined the San Diego Symphony this weekend in a performance of Segei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Having graced the roster of La Jolla SummerFest in several recent seasons, she is a known quantity here, and the Jacobs Music Center’s Copley Symphony Hall was filled with fans of both…
Read MoreSan Diego Opera’s Plunge into the Brave New World of Contemporary Chamber Opera
When San Diego Opera decided to move outsidee the boundaries of grand opera, they could hardly have chosen a work more profoundly different than David T. Little’s contemporary chamber opera “Soldier Stories”
Read MoreShaham Shines in Prokofiev Concerto for SummerFest Grand Finale
In accord with the longstanding La Jolla SummerFest tradition, Friday’s (August 26) grand finale performance featured a chamber orchestra, with renowned violinist Gil Shaham as soloist . . .
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