Opera

Western opera singers add Mandarin to their roster of must-have language skills.

The dramatic soprano talks about singing Brünnhilde in S.F. Opera's upcoming Ring Cycle.

Your cheat sheet to more than 30 different music festivals across California and the West Coast.

Rehearsals are already underway for S.F. Symphony's Boris Godunov.

L.A. Opera's ambitious, 28-year-old artist-in-residence brings his first work to the Off Grand series.

There’s a reason Cimarosa’s biggest hit languishes in the opera hinterlands.

Laura Kaminsky's Today It Rains explores the artist's transformational journey to New Mexico.

The best-laid plans of Ring casting directors

10 minutes of music needs serious rehearsal all the same.

John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.