Arts Listings

EL CERRITO PERFORMING ARTS THEATER  

Berkeley West Edge Opera: The Carmen Fixation, March 11 through March 13, 8 p.m. Fri.; 2 p.m. Sun. Conducted by Robert Ashens. Directed by Mark Streshinsky. (510) 841-1903, www.berkeleyopera.org. 

540 Ashbury Ave., El Cerrito. < 

HERTZ HALL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  

University Symphony Orchestra, March 11 through March 12, 8 p.m. Works by Leroux. $5-$15.  

"Les Percussions de Strasbourg," March 13, 3 p.m. Works by Varese, Manoury, Cendo, Campion, Taira. $42. www.calperformances.org. 

Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch, March 13, 7 p.m. The tenor and pianist will perform a program to be determined. $40-$100. www.caloperformances.org Les Percussions de Strasbourg, March 13, 3 p.m. Works by Varese, Manoury, Cendo and Taira. Conducted by Jean-Paul Bernard. $42. www.calperformances.org. 

Bancroft Way and College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 642-4864, www.music.berkeley.edu.< 

PARAMOUNT THEATRE  

Oakland East Bay Symphony, March 18, 8 p.m. Works by Persian artists. $20-$65. www.oebs.org. 

2025 Broadway, Oakland. (510) 465-6400, (415) 421-8497, www.paramounttheatre.com or www.ticketmaster.com.< 

ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF BERKELEY  

Agave Baroque, March 18, 6 p.m. Works by Purcell. $10-$15. (510) 220-1195, www.barefootchamberconcerts.com. 

2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. (510) 848-5107, www.stmarksberkeley.org/.<