Venezuelan singer Nella, known for her rich and soulful voice, combines her country's folklore, contemporary sounds, and Andalusian influences in her Spanish-language music. She discovered her mentor and collaborator, producer and songwriter Javier Limón, while studying at Berklee College of Music. Nella's career propelled forward when she appeared in the film "Everybody Knows" with Penélope […]
Mondays don't have to be hectic—they can be harmonious instead! Cygnet invites you to a sequence of cabaret-style performances featuring beloved local musical theatre talents. Every event will showcase a unique and enjoyable theme.
San Diego is set to host three grand evenings dedicated to celebrating innovation, themed 'Genius in the Spirit of Mozart'. This includes the world premieres of Mainly Mozart commissions, all as a part of the California Festival. Hours vary, check website for more details.
In a concert produced in collaboration with the Ojai Music Festival, Vimbayi Kaziboni leads new music by California composers.
Weilerstein’s FRAGMENTS 2 weaves together Bach’s Cello Suites with newly commissioned compositions for an ambitious multisensory concert experience.
The Tony® Award-winning 'FORBIDDEN BROADWAY' by Gerard Alessandrini returns due to popular demand, featuring an all-new edition that has impressed critics. The New York Times hailed it as a 'Critics Pick' and praised it as 'The Best Edition of Forbidden Broadway in recent memory!' Additionally, NY1 commended the show, stating, 'Seeing Forbidden Broadway feels like […]
Acclaimed cellist Alisa Weilerstein continues her groundbreaking multi-year project, FRAGMENTS, in its second installment. This inventive series merges the 36 movements of Bach's solo cello suites with 27 new commissions. These are organized into six one-hour Fragments, each combining works from five to six composers, and released over multiple seasons. The first Fragment debuted on […]
Join an evening highlighted by Stravinsky's exhilarating 'The Rite of Spring'. Over a century since its tumultuous 1913 debut in Paris, this masterpiece continues to captivate with its portrayal of pagan Russian rituals. Complementing this is the world premiere of Vladimir Tarnopolski’s 'Danse Macabre'. Music Director Rafael Payare sets the stage with Béla Bartók’s mysterious […]
Gustavo Dudamel and Gabriela Ortiz, curator of the Pan-American Music Initiative, deepen their collaboration with a program honoring activist women. It features 'Stride' by Tania León, inspired by Susan B. Anthony, which won her the Pulitzer Prize, and Ortiz’s new ballet score, echoing the 2019 'Glitter Revolution' in Mexico City, where women protested against sexual […]
San Diego welcomes the return of a holiday favorite with a unique, lively adaptation of Dickens’s 'A Christmas Carol'. While maintaining the classic story, complete with the famed ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Future, this version adds a humorous local flair. Suitable for all ages, it promises to entertain as Ebenezer Scrooge rediscovers the […]
Returning after a sold-out show last year, The Takács Quartet, celebrated for their innovative programming and virtuosity, is back at BroadStage. This time, they present a compelling mix of Haydn, Beethoven, and a new piece by Los Angeles native and esteemed violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama, featured in the California Festival. Ngwenyama's composition, "Flow," commissioned for the […]
Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer, virtuosos in their respective fields of bluegrass, Indian classical, and Western classical music, unite in their latest collaboration, 'As We Speak'. Known for their improvisational skills, they effortlessly bridge diverse musical genres. This project highlights their extraordinary versatility, seamlessly blending the intricate rhythms of Indian music, the soulful […]
