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Expect the Unexpected in ‘MOMIX – Alchemia’

By Kris Eitland | March 12, 2015 |

“There is magic in Alchemia, and optical confusion and strangeness. The logic is the musical flow and dynamic of imagery that is coming before you. With MOMIX you should expect the unexpected…

Stars Consider That Star-Crossed Couple in ‘Nixon in China’

By Ken Herman | March 8, 2015 |

When the American baritone Franco Pomponi was invited to sing the lead role in John Adams’ opera ‘Nixon in China’ at one of the major Paris opera companies, he was ready to refuse. Fortunately he changed his mind, learned the role, and will now bring it to San Diego Opera’s upcoming production of the celebrated that opera where West meets East in high Minimalist style . . .

Pirates Invade Vista’s Broadway Theatre

By David Dixon | March 8, 2015 |

Vista’s Broadway Theater’s production of The Pirates of Penzance makes Joseph Papp’s famed and extremely funny interpretation seem like

Bold and Bravura Chamber Music at Mainly Mozart

By Ken Herman | March 7, 2015 |

Mainly Mozart teamed the powerhouse pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and equally assertive violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg with the rambunctious Miami String Quartet to produce a virtual tsunami of sound at La Jolla’s Auditorium at TSRI.