Garrett Harris

Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and Schubert at San Diego Symphony Orchestra The Sibelius is the ultimate violin concerto Jean Sibelius San Diego Symphony Orchestra music director Rafael Payare finished his slate of Fall concerts this last weekend. I attended the Friday, November 14th, concert at The Jacobs Music Center. It was announced that he has been extended as the music director through 2029. Payare started in 2019.

Naturally, the off-stage drama is overshadowing the music After a six-year hiatus, renowned Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is set to make a highly anticipated — and deeply divisive — return to London’s Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. The 53-year-old opera star will open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, portraying the titular role from September 11 to 21, 2025. This marks her first appearance at the venue since 2019.

With my last breath, I will urge whoever is in the room to write a good melody first. Once upon a time, we went to the movies during the summer and enjoyed a blockbuster movie, the theater's AC, and some junk food. The AC and junk food are still a treat, but the summer blockbuster has become the summer lack-buster. An integral part of the blockbuster movie was the motion picture score.