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Music Director Emeritus for Life, Riccardo Muti, leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring works by Brahms and Stravinsky at Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. | Credit: Todd Rosenberg Photography Amid an uninspiring and ragtag season over at Davies Symphony Hall — and especially now that the San Francisco Opera’s incredible fall season is over — music lovers must turn elsewhere to get their kicks. Fortunately, Cal Performances offered just the remedy on Jan. 17 at

Theatre | January 11, 2026 courtesy news image of Xinhua News A Historic Turandot  Finale in Chongqing Chongqing Grand Theatre | January 11, 2026 On January 11 in Chongqing, the final night of Turandot  marked a historic milestone: it was the first time this iconic opera had ever been performed at the Chongqing Grand Theatre. The house was filled to capacity, and the atmosphere was electric from the overture onward. Presented in collaboration with the Festival Puccini of Torr

Venice, Italy | January 2026 Walking through the grand halls of Teatro La Fenice, it’s hard not to feel the weight of history pressing down on the present. The recent appointment of Beatrice Venezi  as music director has turned this iconic theatre into a stage for a real-life drama just as gripping as any opera. Venezi, celebrated internationally and historically notable as a young woman rising to lead one of Europe’s great opera houses, has faced a wave of protest from the v