Scott Cantrell

‘Earth 2.0,’ for countertenor and orchestra, personifies a planet challenged by human abuse.

The Dallas native previously headed the arts-support organization TACA.

The performance included rarely heard early versions of some numbers.

Two of the composers’ best-known symphonies weren’t well served.

Violinist Sarah Ying Ma was the amazing soloist in "The Lark Ascending."

Principal guest conductor Kevin John Edusei led Mozart, Strauss and Sibelius.

A revelatory recital with pianist Gerold Huber was presented by Dallas Opera.

Music director Robert Spano also conducted Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade."

With music director Fabio Luisi conducting, concertmaster Alexander Kerr played the Bruch Violin Concerto.

The beloved Eurydice’s death is dramatized as distance by dementia.