"This week, Opera San Jose opens its new production of Madama Butterfly. The story of an American officer and a naive geisha never fails to break hearts, even as it makes us fans forever. Soprano Emily Michiko Jensen sings her first Cio-Cio San, and tenor Christopher Oglesby makes his company debut as Pinkerton; the new production is directed by Michelle Cuizon and conducted by Joseph Marcheso."
"Denk plays Bach: The superb pianist Jeremy Denk, who excels at the most intricate works in the keyboard repertoire, returns to Berkeley this weekend with an all-Bach program; among other works, he'll play the composer's sublime Six Partitas for Solo Keyboard. California Symphony's Bach: Music director Donato Cabrera leads a program featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica, and pianist Robert Thies is the guest soloist for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21."
"Here is a partial rundown. Classical picks: Madama Butterfly,' in San Jose; Jeremy Denks in Berkeley Opera, solo piano, or orchestral works; this weekend makes it hard to choose. There's a new production of Madama Butterfly at Opera San Jose, the outstanding pianist Jeremy Denk at Cal Performances, and Beethoven and Mozart with the California Symphony. Choose one, or try to see them all."
The Bay Area presents a busy performance weekend with opera, piano recitals, symphonic programs, a world-premiere drawn from an ancient fable, a Contemporary Christian superstar, and a silent-film festival in Orinda. Opera San Jose opens a new production of Madama Butterfly with Emily Michiko Jensen debuting as Cio-Cio San and Christopher Oglesby as Pinkerton, directed by Michelle Cuizon and conducted by Joseph Marcheso at the California Theatre on several November dates. Pianist Jeremy Denk returns to Berkeley with an all-Bach program that includes the Six Partitas for Solo Keyboard at Zellerbach Hall on Nov. 14. The California Symphony, led by Donato Cabrera, programs Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Eroica, and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 with soloist Robert Thies, opening with a 2022 Overture for Orchestra by an award-winning American composer.
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