San Francisco

Mozart’s Requiem gets a thoughtful, dramatic re-think under conductor Manfred Honeck in San Francisco

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United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart: Ying Fang (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), David Portillo (tenor), Stephano Park (bass), Adrian Roberts (narrator), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), St. Dominic’s Schola Cantorum (director: Simon Berry), San Francisco Symphony / Manfred Honeck (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 1.3.2026. (HS)

Soloists Ying Fang (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), David Portillo (tenor), Stephano Park (bass) and the SFS Chorus © Kristen Loken

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Song cycle by Kevin Puts in Berkeley features creative staging and exquisite singing by Joyce DiDonato

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United StatesUnited States Puts, Emily – No Prisoner Be: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Time for Three (Ranaan Meyer [double bass, vocals], Nicolas Kendall [violin, viola, vocals], Charles Yang [violin, vocals]). Co-commissioned and presented by Cal Performances, University of California Berkeley, 7.2.2026. (HS)

Violinist Chares Yang, bassist Ranaan Meyer, mezzo-soprano Jyce DiDonato and violinist Nicolas Kendall © Kristen Loken

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