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San Diego Symphony Contrasts the Rare Ned Rorem English Horn Concerto with Mussorgsky’s Evergreen ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ in Escondido Concert

By Ken Herman | March 11, 2024 |

The San Diego Symphony gave its first March concert at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, CA, on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

Bach Collegium San Diego Celebrates the Music of Monteverdi in ‘Love and Revolution, the Invention of Modern Music’

By Ken Herman | March 10, 2024 |

Friday at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood, the Bach Collegium San Diego presented a concert of early 17th-century Italian music.

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee Captivates Opera Lovers at The Conrad

By Ken Herman | March 4, 2024 |

Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and pianist Kevin Miller presented a rewarding recital Saturday at The Conrad in La Jolla, a joint presentation by the La Jolla Music Society and San Diego Opera.

Emotional Power of “Redwood’ Grows at the La Jolla Playhouse

By David Dixon | March 3, 2024 |

Idina Menzel (photos courtesy of Rich Soublet II).

Idina Menzel has such a distinct and powerful voice that it can be easy to forget that she is also an accomplished actor. Her acting, singing, and even climbing chops are on full display in the La Jolla Playhouse’s moving world premiere of the musical, Redwood.