Last November, as the economy came crashing down, San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley stepped onstage before a matinee performance of La bohème and told the audience how the company was coping with the money crunch.
Normally the way you get a story is of no interest to the reader, but this one is different — "pertinent data" was especially difficult to find ... about something that should
A night like this could get to be a habit. Saturday’s simulcast of San Francisco Opera’s Il trovatore was the seventh free, live simulcast in a tradition instituted by General Director David Gockley in 2006 and the fourth to be held at AT&T Park. The staid glamour of the opera house was happily exchanged by many for a jovial, picnic setting and a ticket price that can’t be beat. (It’s free.)
The very existence of San Francisco Opera's 2011 Der Ring des Nibelungen, confirmed in a company announcement today, is a hard-won, delightful surprise.
With autumn upon us, the Bay Area's classical music groups are tuning up for hundreds of intriguing events. San Francisco Classical Voice asked several of our critics and editors to comb through the performance announcements available to date and pick their favorite choices for September through December.
What a great lineup it was Sunday, at the San Francisco Opera in the Park. Read and weep (if you missed it ...
