Opera

The former Merola Program participant is back to sing Dai Yu in Dream of the Red Chamber.

The ensemble premieres a semistaged opera inspired by the diary of a young Filipina immigrant to California.

The intrepid Bay Area company doesn’t just do Handel, but this production was hard to resist.

Tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven, whom Bay Area operagoers will remember from his Adler Fellow days, took first place.

In a freewheeling chat, the singer opens up about all things opera, including his upcoming turn in the title role in SF Opera’s Don Giovanni.

Giustino transcends time and place in James Darrah’s new production for Long Beach Opera.

With Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame, the company returns to live performance, boasting a star turn from soprano Rhoslyn Jones.

Audiences like comedy. Opera companies like comedy. So what’s the problem?

Soprano Amina Edris will create the role originally intended for Julia Bullock, who’s expecting her first child this fall.

Checking in with Tim Yip on his inspirations for the opera’s lavish set and costume design.