Finding a suitable label to encompass James Darrah’s artistic practice is not easy. He has directed operas in more or less conventional spaces, yet this represents only one sliver of his work. You’re also likely to experience Darrah’s art in the concert hall. Indeed, seeing the multimedia staging of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis this past June by the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas brought me one of the year’s most lasting revelations.
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