Cal Performances at Home is much more than a series of great streamed performances. Fascinating behind-the-scenes artist interviews. Informative and entertaining public forums. The Cal Performances Reading Room, featuring books with interesting connections to our Fall 2020 programs. For all this and much more, keep checking this page for frequent updates and to journey far, far Beyond the Stage!
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Beyond the Stage
Issue 27 (July 20)
In this issue: We shine a spotlight on the great 19th-century Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828).
Issue 26 (July 16)
In this issue: Martha Argerich performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15; Lacrimosa from Jean-Baptiste Lully’s De profundis performed by Cappella Mediterranea, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, and the Millenium Orchestra; cellist Pablo Casals’ “El cant dels ocells”; a dance work by choreographer Dada Masilo as part of a William Kentridge exhibit; Ella Fitzgerald performing Jobim’s “One Note Samba”
Issue 25 (July 13)
In this issue: A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s First Movement from Serenade for Strings, Op. 48; soprano Ana María Martínez performing with the Cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel; the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra performing Verdi’s “Va, penseiro” from Nabucco; trumpeter Wynton Marsalis performing with the Boston Pops Orchestra and conductor John Williams; Quatuor Ébène performing “Misirlou”; Mark Morris Dance Group performs Dido and Aeneas
Issue 24 (July 9)
In this issue: Jake Shimabukuro’s ukulele cover of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody; soprano Leontyne Price, soprano and bass-baritone Simon Estes performing Aida and Amonasro’s Duet from Aida; choreographer Camille A. Brown’s “The History of African American Social Dance”; soprano Margaret Price performing Mozart’s “E Susanna non vien! … Dove sono” from Le nozze di Figaro; Silkroad Ensemble performing Kinan Azmeh’s “Wedding”; Music from Cinema Paradiso by composer Ennio Morricone
Issue 23 (July 6)
In this issue: Berlioz’s Dies irae and Tuba mirum from Requiem, Op. 5 conducted by Sir Colin Davis; vocalist Sarah Vaughan performing “Once in a While”; Nicolas Krassik & Cordestinos and Friends, featuring Gilberto Gil performing “Casamento da Raposa”; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performing Rennie Harris’ Lazarus; violinist David Oistrakh and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich performing Brahm’s Vivace non troppo from Double Concerto in A minor
Issue 22 (July 1)
In this issue: Classical singer Julia Bullock guest curates this special edition of Now, More Than Ever.