Vänskä’s alert and atmospheric accompaniment was on the same level, textured yet subtle, letting the melodies unfold without going over the top in tuttis. Harpist Julie Spring contributed a superb ...

Appointed to his post by Daniel Barenboim in 1994, Ridenour held the same position with the CSO for 31 seasons, playing with ...

Whatever troubling things may have been going on in the world outside, Symphony Hall was enveloped in a pink cloud of hope and gratitude Thursday night, as the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed ...

San Francisco Opera became Hollywood by the Bay as the company unveiled the war opera Two Women (La Ciociara), composed and co-written by Marco Tutino, Saturday night at the War Memorial Opera House.

Evren Ozel performed Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with Marin Alsop and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Friday night at the Van Cliburn Piano Competition in Fort Worth. Photo: Ralph Lauer It was ...

With multiple street closures and exits off the Drive shut down for a race in the Loop, audience members trying to get to Orchestra Hall Thursday night had nearly as arduous a journey as the one that ...

Paula Williams left much of the original blocking intact, including all of the biggest head-scratchers. In the first act, the congregation of Sant’Andrea della Valle is shocked—while the audience is ...

When Paul Curran’s production of La Donna del Lago opened at Santa Fe Opera in 2013, it was met with widespread acclaim. His simple, hillside set capitalized on the festival’s outdoor setting, leaving ...

Such is the case with two recent works that retool the familiar Christian tale from the perspective of Mary Magdalene. Mark Adamo’s opera The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, which had its world premiere in ...

Bartlett Sher’s production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann made a mixed impression at the Metropolitan Opera when it was introduced last December, but it was born under unfavorable stars. For diverse reasons ...

The annual Ravinia Women’s Board Gala has a place in musical lore as the occasion in 1999 when a 17-year-old pianist debuted to clamorous popular and critical acclaim as a last minute sub for the ...