Opera

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

Michael Zwiebach - December 12, 2017

J'Nai Bridges, Soloman Howard, Andrea Lett, Kearstin Piper Brown, Kenneth Overton, and Ronny Michael Greenberg perform for inmates and staff at San Quentin State Prison.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 11, 2017

Aspiring singers do justice to Benjamin Britten’s devastating opera.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 11, 2017

Nine singers gave thrilling evidence that they’re ready for the big time.

Janos Gereben - December 5, 2017

The venerated artist earns the company’s highest accolades for his powerful set and costume designs, including those for the current run of Turandot.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 4, 2017

Strong performances lift an often-charming opera from sinking in its own syrup.

Lou Fancher - November 28, 2017

The mezzo-soprano chats about her upcoming performance as the Pilot in Opera Parallèle’s The Little Prince.

Janos Gereben - November 27, 2017

The Adler Fellowship fosters emerging opera talent. A concert showcases the departing class just as the new roster of rising stars is announced.

Lisa Hirsch - November 23, 2017

Stellar performances and flashes of musical brilliance aren’t enough to lift an opera that tells too much and shows too little.

Lou Fancher - November 15, 2017

The rising soprano reflects on her evolution as a singer and on preparing for her upcoming role in Girls of the Golden West.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - November 13, 2017

William Christie pairs Purcell with the pastorale Actéon.