The Philharmonia Orchestra of London at the Granada Theatre
Longtime L.A. Philharmonic maestro Esa-Pekka Salonen has another thrilling orchestra to conduct.
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Hamlet at UCSB’s Campbell Hall
This traveling 10-person production was fast and furious.
Santa Barbara Symphony at the Granada Theatre
This program of all French music began with solo flute and ended with the orchestra accompanied by piano and organ.
The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China
This major exhibition of 17th-century Chinese art was organized and curated here at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and will travel to the Asia Society in New York City.
Chuck D for Real
Fifteen minutes with one of rap’s greatest minds.
Madame Butterfly at the Granada Theatre
Opera Santa Barbara took a grandly traditional approach to this most melodramatic of classic operas.
A Conversation with Edith Head at Center Stage Theater
Susan Claassen has found a wonderful vehicle for the droll humor and hard-won wisdom of one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting figures.
Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Mezzo Soprano
This international opera star got her start in the Santa Barbara choral music scene, thanks to Phyllis Zimmerman and Léni Fé Bland.
Much Ado About Nothing at Westmont’s Porter Theatre
Westmont alumni contribute to the success of this new production of Much Ado.
Center Stage Theater Hosts A Conversation with Edith Head
This part-improvised performance makes theater out of the life and times of Hollywood’s most famous studio designer, Edith Head.
