SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Review Handel’s Partenope Shines in SF Opera Revival Nicholas Jones - June 25, 2024 Christopher Alden’s witty production is matched with brilliant singing and acting in this top-notch staging. Music News Opera Parallèle Season Upholds Company Tradition of Nonconformity 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. Review Fellow Travelers Arrives at Opera Parallèle at Just the Right Time 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. Review In Kate Soper’s The Hunt, Three Maidens and a Unicorn Richard S. Ginell - June 24, 2024 The composer’s latest opera, recorded shortly after its 2023 premiere, has a spare but intriguing setup. Review Pocket Opera’s The Merry Wives of Windsor Is Bustling, Bursting at the Seams 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. Review The Industry Does Two Operas at Once in The Comet / Poppea Lev Mamuya - June 17, 2024 Played simultaneously on a rotating turntable, the double production invites speculation on power relations and much more. Review Discover an Opera About Online Life Circa 1985 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. Artist Spotlight Composer Gregory Spears Makes an Operatic Journey West 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. Preview Pianist Darrell Grant’s Tribute to the Modern Jazz Quartet Brett Campbell - June 11, 2024 Grant draws on years of musical mastery in his exploration of the ensemble that pioneered jazz-classical fusion. Artist Spotlight Yuval Sharon Says Sci-Fi and Opera Are Similar 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. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 … Next › Next page Last » Last page