Reviews

The Livermore Valley Opera's Rigoletto demonstrates once again what a powerful marvel of music drama this Verdi masterwork is, with stellar orchestration and vocals.

A kaleidoscopic night of festivity and irony at the massive site-specific exhibit “@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz” celebrates the famed Chinese dissident artist by calling attention to his absence.

Flawless planning and execution make the San Francisco Symphony's current subscription concert a delight.

It’s a given that Mark Morris is one of the best dance makers not only now, but ever. His genius was on view in his current tour to Berkeley.

At the SFFCM Music Day featuring several acts in the three performance areas bubbles with enthusiasm and portends good things to come.

With The Luminous Edge, the company Garrett + Moulton have created something special.

Composer in Residence Derek Bermel shines in three rich works at NCCO; Arvo Pärt also does his part.

San Francisco Symphony gets electrified with a mixed-bill concert of Mason Bates, Rossini, and Beethoven.

The wondrous mezzo Joyce DiDonato, now at the very top of her game, sings bel canto arias to a fare-thee-well, both the rare and the familiar, the tragic and the camp.

Playing scores by beloved French and Russian composers, the S.F. Symphony launches its new season, its 20th with the still-sprightly Michael Tilson Thomas.