San Francisco

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area.

Nicholas Jones - June 25, 2024

Christopher Alden’s witty production is matched with brilliant singing and acting in this top-notch staging.

Janos Gereben - June 24, 2024

Expect the usual innovative approaches to subject matter and staging, especially in the long-awaited new production of Harvey Milk.

Lisa Hirsch - June 24, 2024

In its West Coast premiere, Gregory Spears’s opera about two closeted gay men is a moving reminder of what’s always at stake with love.

Richard S. Ginell - June 24, 2024

The composer’s latest opera, recorded shortly after its 2023 premiere, has a spare but intriguing setup.

Steven Winn - June 18, 2024

The company’s current production of Otto Nicolai’s 1849 singspiel might have just a little too much of everything.

Lev Mamuya - June 17, 2024

Played simultaneously on a rotating turntable, the double production invites speculation on power relations and much more.

Lisa Hirsch - June 17, 2024

Lisa Mezzacappa and Beth Lisick’s The Electronic Lover captures the world of emotions that can exist in the chat room.

Tom Jacobs - June 16, 2024

Opera Parallèle stages Spears’s Fellow Travelers this month, while Santa Fe Opera is set for the world premiere of The Righteous later this summer.

Brett Campbell - June 11, 2024

Grant draws on years of musical mastery in his exploration of the ensemble that pioneered jazz-classical fusion.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 11, 2024

In the director’s latest opus, a vintage W.E.B. Du Bois story and a classic Baroque opera collide. Here’s why they go together.