SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Feature The Wake-Up Call: Performing Arts Face the Post-Pandemic World Jim Farber - May 2, 2023 From audience behavior and revenue to questions of repertoire and representation, arts leaders have a lot on their plates currently. Review Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Triumphs With Handel’s Amadigi di Gaula Steven Winn - April 25, 2023 Luxuriously cast, expertly directed, and conducted with fiery abandon by Richard Egarr, the show made the case for Handel’s fifth Italian opera. Music News SF Lamplighters Celebrate With a New Operetta About the Chevalier de Saint-Georges Janos Gereben - April 17, 2023 The company’s first-ever commission will help to create roles for Black singers in the world of light opera. Feature LA Opera’s Short Road to Pandemic Theater Victoria Looseleaf - April 11, 2023 The company’s Digital Shorts, still available for viewing, brought together major-name creatives to invent 10-minute operatic films. Review A New Benchmark Recording of Turandot Jason Victor Serinus - April 2, 2023 As wonderfully as Giacomo Puccini’s opera has been served in the studio, this Warner Classics release is up there with the best. Review Music Cuts to the Heart of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at LA Opera Victoria Looseleaf - March 28, 2023 With James Conlon conducting a sensitive account of the score, and a fine cast to boot, there is no mystery to the success of this production. Review Prospero’s Island Is Light on Shakespeare Lisa Hirsch - March 27, 2023 Allen Shearer and Claudia Stevens’s operatic take on The Tempest succeeds most in musical moments that depart entirely from the original. Review Rachel Willis-Sørensen Slays With Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs Jason Victor Serinus - March 27, 2023 Though the competition is formidable, Willis-Sørensen stands up to the greatest sopranos who have interpreted this song cycle. Review Another Snapshot of New Opera From West Edge Nicholas Jones - March 21, 2023 The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists. Preview Prospero’s Island Translates Shakespeare Into 21st-Century Opera Lisa Houston - March 18, 2023 This new telling of The Tempest from composer Allen Shearer and librettist Claudia Stevens premieres March 25 at Herbst Theatre. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 … Next › Next page Last » Last page