San Francisco

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

Janos Gereben - November 27, 2023

The annual holiday program from Salt Lake City, with a different set of stars each year, airs on PBS stations this December.

Janos Gereben - November 27, 2023

A handful of musicians from L’elisir d’amore are doing double duty and performing in the company’s December special events.

Aimée Ts'ao - November 27, 2023

There’s a mission at the root of the company, now four decades old, that will be on display in its Cal Performances debut.

Lev Mamuya - November 21, 2023

In a live screening, Wu Tsang’s project benefits from a score by Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee, and Asma Maroof.

Janos Gereben - November 21, 2023

Marin Alsop conducts a performance of The Black Mask on the 90th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Nicholas Jones - November 21, 2023

Artistic Director Harry Bicket leads a starry cast in a performance that would have any Baroque operagoer clamoring for more.

Jason Victor Serinus - November 21, 2023

The company’s new production is a delight and very well cast.

Richard S. Ginell - November 21, 2023

Gabriela Lena Frank’s luminous and dreamlike work has its third staging in California.

Janos Gereben - November 20, 2023

The Leonard Bernstein biopic is out in theaters this week and will arrive on Netflix next month.

Iris Kwok - November 14, 2023

Ahead of his return to SF Opera, the former Adler Fellow and now international star chats about gaining confidence and singing from the heart.