The production’s superior direction by newcomer Rob Ashford makes Rossini’s much-performed opera buffa shine.
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s new work, set during the American Civil War, has its characters wrestling with the nature of storytelling.
The company’s modern premiere of Domenico Freschi’s forgotten 1681 opera gets the details right.
The seasoned tenor player makes his Bay Area debut as a bandleader in one high-energy set after another.
Eun Sun Kim leads a riveting performance and a cast of standouts, with three principals new to their roles.
These star soloists are starting to delve deeper the more they play together.
The group’s season-opening concert features two surging string works by Mexican composers.
The music is pure expansiveness in this mythologically themed concert titled “Heaven + Earth.”
The conductor burnishes her resume with strong performances of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jessie Montgomery.
The new piece, written for Emanuel Ax, is bookended by two familiar staples.
