San Francisco

SF Opera screens drive-in opera movies at Fort Mason. Up next: La bohème and Tosca. Bring the family.

A new book helps open the ever-expanding Mandarin repertory to singers and scholars everywhere.

These award-winning Bay Area innovators are sculpting sound for hits on both the big screen and the home theater.

Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres are spectacular in a bracing set of songs about friendship and rivalry.

A 1984 recording of Rainbow Family captures a landmark performance event pairing “live” musicians with microcomputers.

The adventurous company makes their fall gala all about new work from young composers.

The only surviving opera by an accomplished contemporary of Mozart and Haydn takes the virtual stage in LAO’s collaboration with the Colburn School.

Look for premieres from Anne Hegi, Danny Clay, Joel Chapman, and Pamela Z.

SF Opera offers lavish production costumes to the public via an online sale Nov. 13–15.

The soprano’s beguiling debut CD mixes repertory and is accompanied by an eclectic combo of first-rate musicians.