Opera

Catherine Cook, Philip Skinner, and Dale Travis were given the SF Opera Medal for their more than three decades of inspired performances.

Now studying conducting at university in Vienna, the young composer has revised her first opera and written another.

An outstanding production and epic musical score highlight a triumphant West Coast premiere.

Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann’s brooding new opera portrays the Soviet side of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Bay Area company brings another forgotten opera to the stage, and this one packs a dramatic punch.

The always adventurous company headed by James Darrah goes from leading edge to bleeding edge.

In SF Opera’s production of Poulenc’s masterpiece, spiritual concerns are powerfully dramatized.

The city’s storied performing arts complex celebrates a major anniversary this month.

The soprano’s role debut as Madame Lidoine, also her company debut, comes as her career begins to skyrocket.

The tenor chats about starring in Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s work at LA Opera and being a magnet for new music generally.