Features

Jim Farber - October 22, 2014

Looking for the next David Daniels, a countertenor who can make a strong dramatic impression in leading Handel roles? He may have been discovered at this summer’s Operalia Competition.

Mark MacNamara - October 21, 2014

San Francisco supervisor candidates addressed arts-related questions at the Arts Town Hall on Monday, but without specific plans to offer.

Lara Downes - October 19, 2014

How score study and even physical contact with music scores helped Richard Goode enjoy performing more.

Jason Victor Serinus - October 19, 2014

The Walkman is back. It’s now accepting pre-orders on its own lightweight, 64 GB, Hi-Res Walkman Digital Music Player due out in November.

Mark MacNamara - October 16, 2014

How would you like your piano teacher to write music for your own artistic needs? Here’s one who does.

Jason Victor Serinus - October 13, 2014

Four new mind-boggling, jaw-dropping, ear-seducing recordings by Cecilia Bartoli, Dominque Labelle, Alice Coote, and Nathalie Stutzman give pleasure almost beyond words.

Lara Downes - October 9, 2014

What is at the heart of interpretation and how does a pianist get there. Garrick Ohlsson gives his answers, along with some of his favorite San Francisco haunts.

Janos Gereben - October 3, 2014

San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley's retirement plans were finally made official at a press conference on Friday.

Mark MacNamara - October 3, 2014

Sitting down with Dakota Dry, a young actress and singer, just out of rehearsal for a Berkeley Playhouse production of Mary Poppins, directed and choreographed by Kimberly Dooley.

Michael Zwiebach - September 27, 2014

Nicola Luisotti, San Francisco Opera's music director, resigned from his other post at the Teatro San Carlo, Napoli, after only two-and-a-half years in the job.