Opera

SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera.

Janos Gereben - October 15, 2024

A new film shows how Music Director Eun Sun Kim and the entire company handled the massive undertaking of staging Wagner’s Lohengrin.

Lou Fancher - October 8, 2024

Zimmerman conceived her latest show, The Matchbox Magic Flute, the same way she developed many of her hits.

Lisa Hirsch - September 30, 2024

American Modern Opera Company’s production transforms Olivier Messiaen’s song cycle into an intimate drama.

Lisa Hirsch - September 30, 2024

Recent productions of The Handmaid’s Tale and Innocence have highlighted the work that typically goes unseen at the War Memorial.

Tom Jacobs - September 25, 2024

Soprano Julia Bullock and American Modern Opera Company stage a new production of Olivier Messiaen’s gut-wrenching song cycle Harawi.

Victoria Looseleaf - September 24, 2024

Star singers — including soprano Karah Son and tenor Jonathan Tetelman — make strong impressions despite a busy production.

Layna Chianakas - September 23, 2024

Livermore Valley Opera Artistic Director Erie Mills and soprano Véronique Filloux love La fille du régiment for different reasons.

Janos Gereben - September 17, 2024

The Walnut Creek company is looking to make a major comeback under General Director Zachary Gordin.

Victoria Looseleaf - September 16, 2024

The star singer is at LA Opera and SF Opera this fall, tackling the types of roles he does best.

Lisa Hirsch - September 16, 2024

Poul Ruders’s opera, based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, receives its West Coast premiere in San Francisco — and not a moment too soon.