Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, March 22
The Israeli cellist is joined by pianist Noreen Polera for an homage to Pablo Casals, featuring music by Bach, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and more. 7:30 p.m.
The Opera Medium Rare series presents a concert performance of “La Bohème” — Leoncavallo’s version, not the Puccini warhorse. 8 p.m. Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. www.westedgeopera.org.
The metal titans play with support from scene veterans Testament and Carcass. 7:30 p.m.
“Swimmers”: Playwright Rachel Bonds’ incisively comic look at a typically apocalyptic day in a contemporary office enters the final week of its well-staged world premiere. 7:30 p.m.