SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News Waiting for SF Opera’s Fall Season While Opera Houses Open and Close Everywhere Janos Gereben - May 17, 2021 Notes on what will and what might happen on opera stages here and around the country. Music News West Edge Opera’s Snapshot Festival Arrives This Weekend Michael Zwiebach - May 11, 2021 The new works festival will be outdoors at the Bruns Amphitheater. Music News Merola Opera Program to Return This Summer After a Two-Year Hiatus Janos Gereben - May 4, 2021 The highly anticipated public performances are slated for July 3 and 31. Artist Spotlight Khori Dastoor Brings Opera San José to the Forefront Michael Zwiebach - April 27, 2021 The general director’s vision has resulted in a remarkable series of video productions that have shown the company in a whole new light. Music News Opera Modesto’s Award-Winning Mashup of Aesop’s Fables Is Streaming Now Paul Kotapish - April 27, 2021 The Race is a commissioned opera filmed outdoors in the Central Valley with a cast of young artists. Available for screening through May 9. Review A Superb Winterreise From Joyce DiDonato and Yannick Nézet-Séguin Jason Victor Serinus - April 27, 2021 DiDonato’s unique take on Schubert’s song cycle infuses the music with rare passion and intensity. Review SF Opera’s Live Barber of Seville Creates Delight Out of Necessity Nicholas Jones - April 26, 2021 Outdoors and socially distanced, the company’s new production foretells a return to fully live opera, despite the burden of electronic mediation. Review Live Opera Lives in Heritage Square! Richard S. Ginell - April 26, 2021 Pacific Opera Project revisits Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti with a delightful small-scale production in front of a live audience. Music News Dudamel Named Music Director of Paris Opera Peter Feher - April 20, 2021 The LA Phil’s music and artistic director will not change his L.A. schedule as he takes up his second top position. Review Sonya Yoncheva’s Idiosyncratic Rebirth Jason Victor Serinus - April 20, 2021 The Bulgarian soprano’s lovely voice is the best thing about this grab-bag assortment that ranges from Baroque laments to ABBA. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 … Next › Next page Last » Last page