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The adventurous orchestra played contemporary works and Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs, with soprano Laquita Mitchell.

The new work by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang is wry, funny, and irreverent, with a powerful message underneath the dazzling spectacle.

Vancouver-based Ballet BC brought its Bolero X to L.A., a production that involved 31 dancers from USC’s Kaufman School of Dance.

The soprano prepares to sing the lead role in Puccini’s La bohème.

Despite uncertainty in arts funding, Pocket Opera is set to press ahead with an ambitious season in 2026.

The company will revive Francesca Zambello’s Der Ring des Nibelungen in 2028.

The world premiere by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang opens Nov. 14 at War Memorial Opera House.

Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and SF Opera composers are in the running.

Music Director Brett Mitchell and the Pasadena Symphony honored late composer Jim Self and also offered music by Ravel and Berlioz.

Diego Incertis Sànchez, who previously played for the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia, will begin in the role in January 2026.