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 15 (May 28)
In this issue: Rossini’s “Pensa alla Patria” from L’Italiana in Algeri performed by mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne; “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens; “Neurotic and Lonely” from Craigslistlieder by Gabriel Kahane; an excerpt from John Adams’ Nixon in China; Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 performed by pianist Radu Lupu with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Issue 14 (May 22)
In this issue: Messiaen’s “Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus” performed by violinist Alexi Kenney; “I’m On My Way” by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Rhiannon Giddens; Fase danced by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker & Michele Anne de Mey; “Hamadoun Toure” performed by Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté on the kora; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala performing Verdi’s Don Carlo conducted by Riccardo Muti.
Issue 13 (May 18)
In this issue: Violinist Isaac Stern performing Bach’s Chaconne from Partita in D minor; Maya Plisetskaya dancing Mikhail Fokine’s “The Dying Swan”; Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński performing Stanisław Moniuszko’s “Prząśniczka”; Gustavo Dudamel conducting Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra; L’Arpeggiata and Christina Pluhar performing Cazzati’s Ciaccona; and Bollywood playback singers Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle perform “Kab Ke Bichhde Hue Hum Aaj” from Lawaaris
Issue 12 (May 14)
In this issue: Youssou N’Dour and Le Super Étoile de Dakar; pianist Timo Andres playing Robin Holcomb’s Wherein Lies the Good; mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson performing in Hippolyte et Aricie; Bang on a Can All-Stars playing Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s Fields; Ballet Hispánico in Tiburones
Now, More Than Ever
In this issue: “Malaika” by vocalist Miriam Makeba; Monteverdi’s “Adagiati, Poppea…Oblivion soave” from L’incoronazione di Poppea, sung by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, Excerpts from John Adams’ El Niño, sung by mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; choreographer Maurice Béjart’s Boléro, danced by Sylvie Guillem; Judgment Scene from Verdi’s Aida, sung by mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett; “Happy Days Are Here Again”/“Get Happy” sung by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland
Issue 11 (May 6)
In this issue: “Malaika” by vocalist Miriam Makeba; Monteverdi’s “Adagiati, Poppea…Oblivion soave” from L’incoronazione di Poppea, sung by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, Excerpts from John Adams’ El Niño, sung by mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson; choreographer Maurice Béjart’s Boléro, danced by Sylvie Guillem; Judgment Scene from Verdi’s Aida, sung by mezzo-soprano Shirley Verrett; “Happy Days Are Here Again”/“Get Happy” sung by Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland