Features

Google goes classical, the NBA Finals create a Twitter war between the Bay Area and Cleveland orchestras, and the S.F. Conservatory of Music's voice department gets new leadership.

The latest soundtrack affiliated with the popular PBS miniseries pulls together pieces of authentic Tudor music.

The Veterans Memorial Building’s Herbst Theatre is set to reopen in October, and the Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera will occupy the building’s fourth floor.

Mauro Ffortissimo can think of dozens of ways to use and play the piano – all of them unusual.

The San Francisco Opera music director talks about music, art, and how artists are real people, too.

The first phase of a collaborative project between the Ballet, San Francisco Opera, and the War Memorial Performing Arts Center to replace the venue's seats begins.

Where do young conductors come from? Move over Teddy Abrams, the SFS Youth Orchestra seems ready to produce another one – Agata Sorotokin.

If San Francisco’s Rec and Parks Dept. accepts the proposal of World Arts West, the city could have the big, multipurpose stage it needs.

Not only shouldn’t we have personal tech in the concert hall, we should put away the playbills and other crutches and prepare to be spontaneous, says Mondavi Center executive Don Roth.

How many artists does it take to put on Les Troyens? Plus streaming opera in Europe and music director news.