Opera

In town to conduct SFO’s groundbreaking Barber of Seville, the rising star talks about his journey from church choir to conductor’s podium.

Terri and Jerry Kohl’s gift is one of the largest in the company’s history and helps underwrite a first-ever production of Oedipus Rex, among other things.

The drive-in performances at the Marin Center in San Rafael are created especially for the new venue.

A world-premiere streaming series featuring mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard is in production, along with an array of the cool and unusual.

Our guide to some of the superbly gifted mezzo-soprano’s very finest performances.

Accompanied by pianist Craig Terry, the powerhouse soprano shows her formidable chops in an intimate “at home” recital for Cal Performances.

The Norwegian soprano lives up to her stellar reputation on this new collection of German and Italian arias.

In response to several readers, a further comment on the lessons of the conductor’s long tenure at the Metropolitan Opera.

Princeton’s music department shoots a virtual opera with multiple cell phones.

The troubled conductor died March 9, four years after his fabled career ended in scandal over allegations of sexual misconduct.