A Tale of Ardor, Short on Passion

United StatesUnited States Berlioz, Roméo et Juliette: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Phan (tenor), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone), San Francisco Symphony and Chorus / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 28.6.2017. (HS)

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette (c) Cory Weaver
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony in Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette (c) Cory Weaver

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Theatrical Mavericks—Including the Conductor

United StatesUnited States Ives, Tilson Thomas, Harrison, Antheil: Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Mikaela Bennett, Kara Dugan (vocalists), Nadya Tichman (violin), Peter Dugan (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 23.6.2017. (HS)

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Erin Moore as Josephine Baker in George Antheil’s A Jazz Symphony (c) Cory Weaver

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A Colorful, Idiomatic Rameau Reconstruction

United StatesUnited States Rameau, Le Temple de la Gloire (The Temple of Glory): Soloists, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale / Nicholas McGegan (conductor), Bruce Lamott (chorale director), New York Baroque Dance Company, presented by Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 28.4.2017. (HS)

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