SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Artist Spotlight Billy Childs Is Fiendishly Busy and Loving It Victoria Looseleaf - November 14, 2023 The composer/pianist’s third commission for the Los Angeles Master Chorale isn’t the only project he’s been working on. Preview Four Decades of Food for the Soul: The Verdi Chorus Tom Jacobs - November 14, 2023 Meet a boutique organization that specializes in the full-throated choral music of opera. Review Vocalist Claudia Villela Is Right at Home in SFJAZZ Residency Andrew Gilbert - November 14, 2023 The Brazilian singer who has long been based in the Bay Area reunites with some of her musical compatriots. Review Omar Triumphs (Again) in Its San Francisco Opera Premiere Lisa Hirsch - November 7, 2023 Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s work is bold and beautiful and couldn’t be timelier. Preview Dancing in the Dark in a New Show by Jess Curtis/Gravity Lou Fancher - November 6, 2023 Into the Dark features a diverse ensemble of blind and sighted performers and will have audiences using their senses in a different way. Artist Spotlight The Dead Spring to Life in Eloise Kazan’s Costumes for Frida y Diego Jim Farber - November 6, 2023 As amazing as the opera’s score and libretto are, the production has drawn raves for Kazan’s designs in particular. Review The Emissary: A Gentle Entry Into the World of Opera Lisa Hirsch - October 31, 2023 Opera Parallèle’s latest commission for students of all ages is a worthy work in its own right. Review A Jazz Concert That Has Classical Covered Josef Woodard - October 31, 2023 Sets by Ennis Harris and Mat Maneri at the Angel City Jazz Festival have plentiful cross-genre connections. Review Wading Through Akram Khan’s Postapocalyptic Jungle Book Victoria Looseleaf - October 30, 2023 The choreographer reimagines Rudyard Kipling’s characters in a world that’s been thrown into chaos by rising sea levels. Artist Spotlight Omar Hits Close to Home for Mezzo-Soprano Taylor Raven Lily O'Brien - October 28, 2023 Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the setting for Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera — and where Raven grew up. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 … Next › Next page Last » Last page