Classical Voice - Concert and Opera Reviews

Handel's Jephtha at Disney The Handel and Haydn Society presents Handel's 1752 oratorio... Classical Voice
April 30, 2013
Zubin Mehta - 50 years at LA Phil anniversary concert features Dvorak Symphony No. 7, Mathis der Maler... Classical Voice
December 15, 2012
NY Phil plays Disney Hall Alan Gilbert conducts a rousing Tchaikovsky Fourth... Classical Voice
May 9, 2012
Blomstedt's Missa solemnis 84-year-old maestro gives vibrant reading of Beethoven's mass... Classical Voice
April 13, 2012
Baroque wonderland in OC Vivaldi, Corelli, Grieg at the Pacific Symphony... Classical Voice
December 10, 2011
*Whitacre's Paradise Lost* at Disney** electric excitement greets the revised work by American choral composer... Classical Voice
June 25, 2011
L.A.-South Africa children's choral exchange Drakensburg Boy Choir and LA Children's Chorus join forces... Classical Voice
May 31, 2011
Master Chorale and Duke Ellington L.A. Master Chorale rounds out 2010-2011 season with the Duke's sacred works... Classical Voice
May 27, 2011
A masterful Haydn 'Creation' by L.A. Master Chorale with soprano Elissa Johnston and baritone Sanford Sylvan... Classical Voice
Apr 29, 2011
Zubin Mehta conducts Israel Phil in Mahler's Symphony No. 5, marks 50-year anniversary of his L.A. debut... Classical Voice
Mar 1, 2011
Beethoven's 5 Piano Concertos were heard over 3 nights at Pacific Symphony in OC, with Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen... Classical Voice
Feb 3,4,5, 2011
McGegan conducts Mozart, Haydn and pianist Robert Levin improvises Mozart with the L.A. Phil... Classical Voice
Dec 18, 2010
*LAMC sings Messiah, Mozart-style* Grant Gershon conducts Mozart's rich re-orchestration of Handel oratorio... Classical Voice
Dec 12, 2010
All-French night at Master Chorale features works by Josquin, Duruflé, Ravel, and 16th-Century composers... Classical Voice
Nov 7, 2010
Rachmaninov's All-Night Vigil Grant Gershon celebrates his 10th year with the Master Chorale... Classical Voice
Oct 5, 2010
Gay Men Chorus of Los Angeles shines in an evening of modern favorites and operatic classics... Classical Voice
Aug 31, 2010
Violinist Leila Josefowicz plays John Adams' Violin Concerto, also Firebird Suite at Pacific Symphony... Classical Voice
June 5, 2010
LA Master Chorale goes Minimalist works of Minimalist composers Arvo Pärt and Meredith Monk ... Classical Voice
Apr 11, 2010
Two young maestros & L.A. Phil with pianists Lars Vogt, Emanuel Ax, in a program of Grieg and Chopin... Classical Voice
Mar 20-25, 2010
Gewandhaus Orchestra at Disney Riccardo Chailly conducts the Leipzig Orchestra with pianist Louis Lortie... Classical Voice
Feb 17, 2010
Sharon Isbin plays Rodrigo in OC Fantasia para un gentilhombre, plus Beethoven's Fifth and Ravel's Le Tombeau with Pacific Symphony... Classical Voice
Dec 11, 2009
Shanghai Symphony visits the OC in a bi-coastal celebration of Chinese culture, with Yuja Wang, Lang Lang... Classical Voice
Nov 24, 2009
A modern Rosenkavalier at the Met with Reneé Fleming, Susan Graham and Edo de Waart conducting ... Classical Voice
Oct 19, 2009
LA Master Chorale opens 2009/10 season with Adams and Mozart choruses from Death of Klinghoffer and the 'completed' Mozart Requiem... Classical Voice
Oct 18 2009
Murray Perahia plays Disney Hall in a program of Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin. No sign of thumb injury in evidence... Classical Voice
Oct 13, 2009
*A Mostly Triumphal Aida* at the Met** Daniele Gatti conducts, with soprano Violeta Urmana and tenor Johan Botha... Classical Voice Oct 7, 2009
Notable Notes in May/June 2009 Eschenbach conducts Mozart & Bruckner, LA Master Chorale's season finale... Classical Voice
May/Jun 2009
Notable Notes in February 2009 Cecilia Bartoli in OC, Das Rheingold in L.A., Water Music in OC, LAMC, Sarah Chang plays Mendelssohn... Classical Voice
Feb 2009
Notable Notes in October 2008 Lang Lang in OC, Mozart Requiem in San Pedro, Firebird at Disney, virtuoso organist Olivier Latry... Classical Voice
Oct 2008
L.A. Opera 2008/09 Season Review Trittico, The Fly, Butterfly, Carmen, Magic Flute, Rheingold, Walkure, The Birds, La Traviata... Classical Voice
Sep 2008 - Jun 2009
Highlights of Seattle Opera '08-09 Aida, Elektra, Pearl Fishers, Bluebeard's Castle/Erwartung, Le Nozze di Figaro... Classical Voice
Aug 2008 - May 2009
Die Soldaten brings down Armory Lincoln Center Festival celebrates July 4th at Park Avenue Armory, reconstructed for Die Soldaten... Classical Voice
July 4, 2008
Notable Notes in June 2008 L.A. Children's Chorus, La Rondine, San Luis Obispo Symphony plays music of Craig Russell... Classical Voice
June 2008
Notable Notes in May 2008 Paulist Scholars, Beethoven 'Eroica', Great Opera Choruses, Tosca... Classical Voice
May 2008
Notable Notes in April 2008 Swedish Chamber Orchestra, pianist Anderszewski, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruckner's Sixth... Classical Voice
Apr 2008
Notable Notes in March 2008 De Angelis Vocal Ensemble, Handel's Radamisto, Vienna Boys Choir, Janine Jansen, ASMF, pianist Trpčeski... Classical Voice
Mar 2008
Notable Notes in February 2008 Brazilian classical guitar by Assad Bros, Czech Philharmonic plays Martinu & Mahler... Classical Voice
Feb 2008
Notable Notes in January 2008 Mozart C-Minor Mass, Pergolesi "La Serva Padrona", "Magic Flute" in OC, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra... Classical Voice
Jan 2008
Notable Notes in December 2007 Holidays with Musica Angelica & LA Master Chorale, Beethoven's Ninth in Pasadena... Classical Voice
Dec 2007
Notable Notes in November 2007 La Boheme in OC, Musica Angelica, LA Master Chorale... Classical Voice
Nov 2007
Notable Notes in Sep/Oct 2007 Pacific Symphony opening, Kiri Te Kanawa's farewell, Angela Hewitt plays Bach '48', Berlioz in Pasadena... Classical Voice
Sep/Oct, 2007
Los Angeles Opera Notes 2007-2008 Karita Mattila sings Jenufa. James Conlon conducts Fidelio, David Hockney's Tristan... Classical Voice
Sep 2007 - Apr 2008
Bach on a two-keyboard Steinway Christopher Taylor plays 'Goldberg Variations' on a rare piano... NY Times
Jul 17, 2007
Angelika Kirchschlager in O.C. Salzburg-born mezzo-soprano ends her 2006 U.S. tour in Orange County... Review by Classical Voice
Dec 19, 2006
Lorin Maazel brings NY Phil to OC giving two concerts of German and French programs... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 1, 2006
Pasadena Symphony's 79th season R.Strauss, Lalo, Shostakovich make up an eclectic season opener... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 14, 2006
OC marks Shostakovich's 100th Gergiev leads Kirov Orchestra in Nos. 5 & 6. Tenor Rolando Villazón sings Poet's Love... Reviews by Classical Voice
Oct 15, 2006
Segerstrom Hall opens in OC featuring fireworks and all-Mozart program by Mozarteum Orchestra... Reviews by Classical Voice
Sept 17, 2006
Notable Notes around L.A. David Daniels at UCLA, Samson et Dalilah at Opera Pacific... Reviews by Classical Voice
Feb, 2005
Notable Notes around L.A. Tchaikovsky in Pasadena, Michele Crider is Aida in L.A., Rolando Villazon is Romeo... Reviews by Classical Voice
Jan, 2005
Notable Notes around L.A. The Tristan Project, L.A. Phil, Anne Sofie von Otter, Messiah, Pasadena Ambassador Auditorium re-opens... Reviews by Classical Voice
Dec, 2004
Notable Notes around L.A. pianists Ivo Pogorelich, Howard Shelley; femme fatales Carmen and Vanessa... Reviews by Classical Voice
Oct/Nov, 2004
Musica Angelica flies high on wings of virtuosity and poetry, despite loss of its founding angel... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 2, 2004
New Pacific Trio debuts in L.A. in a delightful program of Zwilich, Beethoven, and café music... Review by Classical Voice
Sep 19, 2004
Il Trovatore at L.A. Opera Dolora Zajick's Old Gypsy steals the show... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 18, 2004
Figaro's wedding, L.A.-style Dynamic young cast include Erwin Schrott and Isabel Bayrakdarian... Review by Classical Voice
May 22, 2004
Murray Perahia plays UCLA in a program of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 15, 2004
March reviews in So Cal "Candide" at Opera Pacific, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in Pasadena... Review by Classical Voice
March, 2004
February reviews in So Cal Hilary Hahn, Radu Lupu, John Williams, "Symphonic Theater" in Pasadena, Hockney's "Die Frau", Robert Wilson's "Madama Butterfly"... Review by Classical Voice
February, 2004
New Year starts off splendidly in Los Angeles with Daniel Barenboim, John Eliot Gardiner, Itzhak Perlman, L.A. Master Chorale at Disney Hall... Review by Classical Voice
January, 2004
Opera Pacific's Butterfly soars masterful conducting and a strong cast in Costa Mesa... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 14, 2003
Brahms' titanic Piano Concerto No. 1 gets heroic treatment in Pasadena, from Slovenian pianist Dubravka Tomsic... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 8, 2003
Midori opens Pacific Symphony's 25th anniversary season with a superlative account of the Mendelssohn E-minor concerto... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 9, 2003
Karita Mattila's Salome debut rocks Paris Famed Finnish soprano gives (and bares) all as Strauss' enfant terrible... Financial Times
Sept 24, 2003
La Damnation de Faust, Los Angeles A musical and visual stunner opens L.A. Opera's 18th season... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 10, 2003
Marriage of Figaro, Music Academy of the West A musical bliss from beginning to end, in beautiful Santa Barbara... Review by Classical Voice
Aug 10, 2003
Aida, Festival Opera of Walnut Creek: Troubled night on the Nile... Review by Classical Voice
Jul 12, 2003
June reviews around California: The Ojai Music Festival, Frederica von Stade in Los Angeles... Reviews by Classical Voice
Jun, 2003
May reviews around California: Il Trovatore in Costa Mesa, Don Giovanni, Mahler's Third in Los Angeles, La Perichole in Palo Alto, also Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel and Jean-Yves Thibaudet... Reviews by Classical Voice
May, 2003
April reviews around California: Handel's Messiah (arr. Mozart) at UCLA's Royce Hall; Ein Heldenleben in Pasadena; Otello in San Diego... Reviews by Classical Voice
Apr, 2003
March reviews around California: Soprano Karita Mattila sings Four Last Songs in Los Angeles; Pianist Paavali Pumppanen plays Beethoven in Pasadena; Flying Dutchman in Los Angeles... Reviews by Classical Voice
Mar. 2003
Pianist Arcadi Volodos dazzles Seattle audience with 19th-Century showpieces and transcriptions... Seattle Times
Feb 13, 2003
February reviews around California: Barbiere in Los Angeles; Norma in San Diego; Un Ballo in Palo Alto; Salome in Costa Mesa... Reviews by Classical Voice
Feb, 2003
January reviews around California: Butterfly in San Francisco; Roberto Alagna debuts in L.A.; Abduction in Costa Mesa... Reviews by Classical Voice
Jan, 2003
December reviews around California: Alcina, Hansel in San Francisco; Hoffmann in L.A.; Pianist Howard Shelly in Pasadena... Reviews by Classical Voice
Dec, 2002
Tosca, Oporto Coliseum, Portugal Memorable production in Northern Portugal... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 16, 2002
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Pasadena World-premiere staging of Molière's play with Strauss's incidental music... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 9, 2002
Otello, Seraglio at San Francisco Patricia Racette debuts as Desdemona... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 21, 2002

Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates Oktoberfest with Carl Orff's Carmina Burana... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 5, 2002

Fanciulla del West, Los Angeles Malfitano ill, Nina Warren steps in to save La Girl... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 19, 2002

Yevgeny Onegin, St. Petersburg, Russia Onegin misfires at the Mariinsky... St. Petersburg Times
Aug 16, 2002

Don Pasquale, Festival Opera Smashing season opener for S.F. East Bay's premier opera company... Review by Classical Voice
Jul 13, 2002

Dimitri Hvorostovsky sings Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov songs in Sintra, Portugal... Review by Classical Voice
Jul 3, 2002

L'Italiana in Algeri, La Coruña, Spain features sets by Pier Luigi Pizzi and splendid singing by Ewa Podles... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 1, 2002

Abduction From the Seraglio, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles Delightful production launches LOLA's inaugural season in Pasadena... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 14, 2002

Turandot, Los Angeles Opera World premiere staging of Berio's new ending... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 4, 2002

La Bohème, West Bay Opera Production effectively evokes 1900's Paris... Review by Classical Voice
May 31, 2002

The Magic Flute, Los Angeles Opera Debutant Andrea Rost a radiant Princess Pamina... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 12, 2002

Dead Man Walking, Opera Pacific Opera Pacific brings new life to Dead Man... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 18, 2002

The Magic Flute, Lisbon, Portugal Imaginative new production at the Sao Carlos National Theatre... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 25, 2002

Eugene Onegin, Opera Pacific From St. Petersburg, Russia (via Chicago) with love... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 3, 2002

Don Giovanni, Opera Pacific Inspired conducting by John DeMain saved the show... Review by Classical Voice
Jan 25, 2002

Faust, West Bay Opera Vibrant singing made for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon in Palo Alto ... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 21, 2001

Vienna Philharmonic returns to Orange County for three concerts Under Bernard Haitink, the orchestra with the zealously guarded tradition successfully scales Bruckner's Eighth Symphony, a musical zenith... L.A. Times
Mar 11, 12, 13, 2002

Pianist conquers Zipper Hall Eclectic program won raves for pianist Paul Sweetnam ... Review by Classical Voice
Dec 1, 2001

Adelia, Opera Orchestra of New York The superb Mariella Devia charmed her New York fans in this rare Donizetti gem... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 11, 1999

Stormy night at the Bowl Flash storm could not dampen audiende enthusiam... Classical Voice
July 12, 2012
Sir Simon Rattle in L.A. with wife Magdalena Kozena in program of Wagner, Mahler, Bruckner... Classical Voice
May 3, 2012
Mahler's gripping 9th in OC Pacific Symphony performed the Ninth and Ruckert-Lieder... Classical Voice
November 17, 2011
L.A. Chamber Orchestra concludes 2010-2011 season with a program of Mozart's "Prague" symphony and Mendelssohn... Classical Voice
May 27, 2011
Powerful Tchaikovsky Fourth rocks Walt Disney Hall, violinist Nikolaj Znaider plays Elgar Concerto... Classical Voice
Apr 16, 2011
Korea night at L.A. Master Chorale program of traditional Korean songs and music drama by Mark Grey... Classical Voice
Mar 6, 2011
Mahler's blazing Ninth by Dudamel witness of maturing of a conducting genius... Classical Voice
Jan 21, 2011
Holiday concert with Chanticleer Deck the Hall holiday concert at the Walt Disney Hall... Classical Voice
Dec 15, 2010
LA Children's Chorus in Pasadena Young Men's Ensemble debuts in winter concert... Classical Voice
Dec 13, 2010
Master U.K. oganist at WDCH directs sixteen Master Chorale singers in works by Bach, Purcell, Taverner... Classical Voice
Dec 1, 2010
Susan Graham sings Mozart at L.A. Phil, also work by C.P.E. Bach and Creatures of Prometheus... Classical Voice
Oct 30, 2010
Berlioz's 'Romeo and Juliet' received a brilliant performance from L.A. Phil and conductor Dutoit... Classical Voice
Oct 23, 2010
Soprano Christine Brewer's recital features Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, Gluck and Britten songs... Classical Voice
Jun 1, 2010
Glowing Vespers in Oakland 100-strong Pacific Boychoir sings Rachmaninov's choral masterpiece... Classical Voice
Apr 24, 2010
St. Matthew Passion by LAMC Master Chorale conquers Mt. Everest with help from Children's Chorus... Classical Voice
Mar 14, 2010
Joshua Bell's Disney Hall recital renowned American violinist draws capacity crowd to Disney Hall... Classical Voice
Mar 3, 2010
LA Master's a cappella concert features contemporary works by Muhly, Martin, Daniel-Lesur... Classical Voice
Feb 26, 2010
Maazel conducts Strauss, Sibelius during his two-week sojourn in L.A. Joined by soprano Nancy Gustafson in Salome's final scene... Classical Voice
Jan 16, 2010
LA Master Chorale rejoice for Xmas in a delightful holiday program of Charpentier, Susa and Vaughn-Williams... Classical Voice
Dec 13, 2009
A sublime Purcell concert at WDCH McGegan conducts Philharmonic Baroque and Susan Graham as Dido.. Classical Voice
Nov 11, 2009
A fiery Verdi Requiem that rocks L.A. Phil's new boy wonder Dudamel rocks Disney Hall, literally... Classical Voice
Nov 7, 2009
*Beautiful La Traviata* in Seattle** A visually luxurious production featuring Italian soprano Nucia Foccile Classical Voice
Oct 31, 2009
Triple delights at San Francisco La Fille du Regiment, Abduction from the Seragio & Nadja Michael as Salome Classical Voice
Oct 22-24, 2009
A 'Green' Ring in the Emerald City features a strong cast headed by Janice Baird's Brunnhilde, Greer Grimsley's Wotan...and Star's "Grane" Classical Voice
Sept 2009
Notable Notes in April 2009 Pacific Chorale performs St John Passion in OC, Australian Chamber Orchestra with pianist Paul Lewis... Classical Voice
Apr 2009
Notable Notes in March 2009 Vienna Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, Lang Lang, Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Valery Gergiev, Mahler 4th... Classical Voice
Mar 2009
Notable Notes in January 2009 Salute to Vienna, Magic Flute, San Francisco Symphony, LAMC's Elijah at Disney... Classical Voice
Jan 2009
A Very Merry Christmas Oratorio Musica Angelica joins forces with Germany's famous Tölzer Knabenchor Classical Voice
Dec 2008
Notable Notes in November 2008 LAMC plays Ung's World Premiere, Ax and Bronfman, Pacific Symphony ... Classical Voice
Nov 2008
Salonen conducts Mahler's Eighth Mahler's Eighth marks Salonen's swan song at Hollywood Bowl. Classical Voice reviews two performances... Classical Voice
September 12, 2008
Metropolitan Opera reviews '08-'09 Don Giovanni, L'Elisir, Onegin, Lucia, Butterfly, Gotterdammerung, Rheingold, Rigoletto, Rondine... Classical Voice
2008 - 2009 Season
Ugorski debuts at Hollywood Bowl Russian violin prodigy excels in Tchaikovsky. Finnish maestro Lintu excites in Francesca da Rimini... Classical Voice
September 5, 2008
*Triumphant I Puritani* in Seattle** Amsellem and Gutiérrez share the role of Elvira in this season closer. It's not over until the mad lady sings... Classical Voice
May 10-11, 2008
Book review: Glenn Gould A Romance on Three Legs - Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano... NY Times
Jun 15, 2008
San Diego Opera 2008 Tannhäuser, Maria Stuarda, Cav/Pag, Aida, Pearl Fisher... Classical Voice
2008 Season
San Francisco Opera Journal Gheorghiu in Rondine, Hampson as Macbeth, Dessay as Lucia Classical Voice
2007- 2008 Season
Coverage of Met 2007-2008 Season Romeo et Juliette, Le Nozze di Figaro, Aida, Macbeth, Norma Classical Voice
2007-2008 Season
Conlon gave smashing Mahler 6th with Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Ravinia... Chicago Tribune
Aug 3, 2007
MTT back to the Bowl in 22 years Michael Tilson Thomas leads a stirring Beethoven Nineth at Hollywood Bowl... L.A. Times
Aug 1, 2007
Bach and Handel close season for Musica Angelica, featuring virtuoso soprano and harpsichord ... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 28, 2007
LA Master Chorale's All-Night Vigil a devotional evening with Rachmaninov's greatest religious work... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 12, 2006
Recorder virtuoso Marion Verbruggen debuts with Musica Angelica in Los Angeles... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 21, 2006
A blazing Beethoven's Ninth in OC rings down the curtain on Pacific Symphony's 2005-2006 season... Reviews by Classical Voice
June 8, 2006
Acis and Galatea at Colburn Musica Angelica's season finale features Elizabeth Futral as Galatea... Reviews by Classical Voice
May 5, 2006
Notable Notes in Southern Cal Mahler Nineth at LA Phil, Musica Angelica in Pasadena... Reviews by Classical Voice
Mar, 2006
Notable Notes in Southern Cal Peter Schickele in Pasadena, Tokyo String Quartet at UCLA... Reviews by Classical Voice
Jan, 2006
Notable Notes in Southern Cal Musica Angelica, Pasadena Symphony, Angelo Romero & more... Reviews by Classical Voice
Oct, 2005
Music from the heart Mozart, Bizet, Copland in Pasadena, with Finnish pianist Jumppanen... Reviews by Classical Voice
Mar 5, 2005
A spirited Messiah in Eugene Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads a spirited ensemble of chorus and soloists... Review by Classical Voice
Dec 10, 2004
Viennese Night at Eugene Symphony featuring memorable Berg concerto with violinist Jorja Fleezanis... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 14, 2004
Idomeneo, Ariadne open L.A. Opera season Domingo shows he's still the romantic hero among tenors... Reviews by Classical Voice
Sep 15, 2004
August diary of the Bowl Turandot and Joshua Bell at Hollywood Bowl... Reviews by Classical Voice
Aug 15, 2004
Opera Pacific in the park first-rate cast headed by soprano Angela Brown... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 26, 2004
Fidelio by the Bay San Francisco Symphony's semi-staged version is a resounding success... Review by Classical Voice
May 29, 2004
Heavenly Missa solemnis at Disney L.A. Master Chorale and Orchestra on magnificent form, with Olsen, Rasmussen, Johnston, Li-Paz... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 28, 2004
Werther, Lisbon Portugal a daring 50's experiment at Sao Carlos, Lisbon with Bacelli, Sabbatini... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 4, 2004
Pianist Vladimir Feltsman plays Bach and Chopin at Carnegie Hall, substituting for indisposed Volodos... New York Times
Feb 3, 2004
A week of vocal thrills in So Cal Ewa Podles in La Jolla, St. Petersburg Capella at UCLA, L.A. Master Chorale, and Anna Netrebko as Lucia... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 15 - 22, 2003
Academy of St.-Martin-in-the-Fields plays a titanic program of Beethoven under conductor/pianist Murray Perahia, in Orange County... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 31, 2003
Pasadena Symphony season opens with an all-Beethoven program, joined by violinist Ilya Kaler... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 11, 2003
MTT conducts a celestial Mahler 4th with soprano Laura Claycomb as soloist... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 27, 2003
Tchaikovsky Spectaculars bring Pacific Symphony's summer season to a stunning close... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 12, 2003
A Mozartean night at the Bowl G-major violin concerto and Symphony No. 41 "Jupitor"... L.A. Weekly
Sept 5, 2003
Santa Fe Opera reviews: Bright Sheng's Madame Mao, Offenbach's La Belle Helene... Opera West
Aug 8, 2003
Leonard Slatkin and Emanuel Ax at Ravinia give genial accounts of Beethoven's Second Concerto and Mahler's First Symphony... Chicago Sun-Times
Jul 7, 2003
Renée Fleming sings her first Violetta and causes quite a stir in Houston... Dallas Morning News
Apr 30, 2003
Tchaikovsky's Charodeika receives a rare staging at São Carlos' National Theatre in Lisbon, Portugal... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 5, 2003
Pianist Frederic Chiu plays Prokofiev in a colorful recital that also features Ravel, Chopin and Debussy... Houston Chronicle
Mar 18, 2003
Thais & Traviata at Lyric Opera Classical Voice visits Windy City for a memorable weekend of operas... Reviews by Classical Voice
Jan 17-18, 2003
Houston Symphony with Yo-Yo Ma Famed cellist gives a mesmerizing performance in an all-Russian program... Houston Chronicle
Jan 31, 2003
Midori with L.A. Philharmonic Violinist gives an intimate and immaculate reading of the Sibelius... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 16, 2002

La Bohème, Opera Pacific Puccini's perennial favorite gets top-notch staging and fine young cast... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 6, 2002

Pasadena Symphony opens its 75th Diamond anniversary with rare gems... Review by Classical Voice
Oct 12, 2002

Ariadne auf Naxos, San Francisco Delightful Cox production charms the eye, ravishes the ear... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 21, 2002

Nabucco, Los Angeles Opera Va, Pensiero encored, Guleghina superb... Review by Classical Voice
Sept 8, 2002

Susannah, Festival Opera Classy production of Carlisle Floyd's American classic... Review by Classical Voice
Aug 10, 2002

Opening at Tanglewood features uneven performance of Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony... New York Times
Jul 6, 2002

Pasadena Symphony ends its 2001-2002 season with works by The Three B's - Britten, Bartok, Beethoven... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 8, 2002

Bluebeard/Schicchi double-bill, Los Angeles Opera Film director William Friedkin tackles first opera with fine results... Review by Classical Voice
Jun 2, 2002

Pasadena Symphony plays rare Mozart gem Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, K. 364, with Ani & Ida Kavafian... Review by Classical Voice
May 11, 2002

The Magic Flute (English), Stanford University A joyous Flute at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 21, 2002

Exciting Mahler's Fifth by Leonard Slatkin and a fine "Ruckert-Lieder" by baritone Matthias Goerne... Washington Post
Apr 12, 2002

Renée Fleming recital, Escondido America's favorite diva took San Diego by storm... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 22, 2002

Violinist Elmar Oliveira dazzles in Brahms Concerto Dance into the night with the Pasadena Symphony... Review by Classical Voice
Mar 9, 2002

Pasadena Symphony on world-class level Maestro Jorge Mester in tune with Mozart... Pasadena Star-News
Feb 16, 2002

A Mozartian night to remember Pasadena Symphony proved itself in league with the majors... Review by Classical Voice
Nov 10, 2001

Le Nozze di Figaro (English), West Bay Opera An enchanting "Figaro's Wedding" in Palo Alto Review by Classical Voice
Feb 16, 2002

Der Rosenkavalier, Opera Pacific Helen Donath returns to her signature role as the Marschallin ... Review by Classical Voice
Apr 7, 2001

Madama Butterfly, Philadelphia Opera This 'Butterfly' fails to soar high ... Philadelphia Inquirer
Mar 4, 2002

El Niño, Adelaide Festival El Niño enchants as Sellars' storm clears ... Sydney Morning Herald
Mar 4, 2002

Grace Bumbry recital, Alice Tully Hall, New York Savoring a comeback moment ... New York Times
Feb 28, 2002

J.S. Bach's Mass in B-Minor Los Angeles Opera presents J.S. Bach's monumental Mass in a theatrical staging... San Diego Magazine
Feb 2, 2002

Werther, New National Theatre Tokyo Sabbatini plays 'Werther' with tragic competence ... FT.com/Daily Yomiuri
Feb 24, 2002

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Opernhaus Zürich Time flies, when it Is not standing still F.A.Z.
Mar 8, 2002

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