SoCal music & dance, Jan. 14-21: Alonzo King LINES Ballet, ‘Das Rheingold’ and more

Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC

Alonzo King LINES Ballet (Segerstrom Center)

Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live music and dance performances all around Southern California this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.

(For our roundup of events and performances marking the MLK Day weekend, click here)

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Classical & opera

Camerata Pacifica The chamber music ensemble performs works by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Vinko Globokar and Christos Hatzis in this locally touring presentation. Scherr Forum Theatre, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 Also at the Huntington’s Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16; the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18; and Hahn Hall, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. $75, $80. (805) 884-8410. cameratapacifica.org

‘Transatlantic’ Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble presents works by Schubert, Schoenberg, Eldon Rathburn, Ernst Krenek and Eric Zeisl; with Lyris Quartet, pianist Gloria Cheng, et al. First Presbyterian Church, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica. 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 14. $20, $45. jacarandamusic.org

‘The Londoners: An English Baroque Salute’ Conductorless ensemble Kontrapunktus performs works by Handel, Purcell, Abel, et al. in this locally touring presentation. St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 311 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Also at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 11828 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City. 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19; St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 1281 N. Fairfax Ave., West Hollywood. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; St. John’s Lutheran Church, 185 S. Center St., Orange. 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. $25. kontrapunktus.com

‘Althea Waites — Momentum: Time and Space’ The acclaimed pianist performs recently discovered music by Margaret Bonds plus works by other Black composers in a concert co-presented by Piano Spheres and the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA. UCLA Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd., Westwood. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. $32. cap.ucla.edu

Michelle Cann The pianist performs works by Black women composers including Florence Price and the aforementioned Margaret Bonds. The Wallis, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills. 7:30 p.m. Wedenesday, Jan. 17. $29-$59. (310) 746-4000. thewallis.org

‘Dudamel Leads Das Rheingold’ Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are joined by guest vocalists for a fully-staged, multimedia-enhanced production of the opening installment of Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle inspired by tales from Teutonic mythology. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, Jan. 18 & 20; 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. $69-$374. laphil.com

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Anne Akiko Meyers The acclaimed violinist joins the orchestra for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto; program also includes Debussy’s “Danse” and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. $38 and up. (949) 553-2422. philharmonicsociety.org