Janos Gereben

Classical music’s greatest summer stage will feature more women conductors and composers this year.

Checking in with those music directors who manage to keep performing into their 80s and 90s.

Benjamin Millepied’s loose adaptation of the classic comes to West Coast theaters, while CAAM is gearing up for its annual festival.

The 2024 season is the first devised by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, and there are changes in the administration as well.

No fewer than 10 ensembles come to Berkeley for the first time in 2023–2024, along with a number of world premieres and some major new residencies.

The company’s first-ever commission will help to create roles for Black singers in the world of light opera.

Bradley Cooper’s new film will see Hollywood once again turning to classical music for drama and intrigue.

James Conlon is touring with two Recovered Voices programs, and a commemorative concert for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is also planned.

The 2023–2024 season sees Esa-Pekka Salonen realizing many of the ambitious plans he had previously set out to undertake.

Along with the usual new works and guest artists, the lineup honors co-founder Robert Hughes and outgoing Executive Director Ellen Primack.