WHO TURNS OUT THE LIGHT is an evening-length staged performance by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion at Caramoor on July 10. Built around the current tour of their new album Rectangles and Circumstance, this performance will be augmented by songs from their previous collaborative work, Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, as well as an interlude […]
Glimmerglass Festival will present the world premiere of The House on Mango Street, with music by Derek Bermel. He also co-wrote the libretto with Sandra Cisneros, author of the classic coming-of-age novel on which the opera is based. Chía Patiño directs. (July 18 – Aug. 16) https://glimmerglass.org/events/the-house-on-mango-street/
Andris Nelsons will conduct the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a concert presentation of Puccini’s Tosca on July 19 at Tanglewood. Kristine Opolais stars as the title character, with Seok Jong Baek as Cavaradossi and Bryn Terfel as Scarpia. https://www.bso.org/events/bso-july-19-puccini-tosca?performance=2025-07-19-20:00
On July 27, members of Bang on a Can visit Caramoor for a celebration of legendary composer Terry Riley’s 90th birthday with a performance of Riley’s minimalist classic In C specifically designed for the festival’s grounds. This landmark piece from 1964 kicked off a revolution and introduced the musical style now known as Minimalism to a mainstream […]
Two works by Gabriela Ortiz will be the focus of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra’s performance on July 28. Thomas Wilkins also conducts pieces by two other female composers: Gabriella Smith and Ellen Reid. https://www.bso.org/events/july-28-twd-music-ctr-orch?performance=2025-07-28-20:00
