SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Review Susan Narucki Explores Connection on This Island Jason Victor Serinus - April 15, 2023 The soprano introduces us to several lesser-known female composers and a fine Symbolist poet with this recording. Music News Leonard Bernstein Biopic Maestro Anticipated by Many, Dreaded by Some Janos Gereben - April 11, 2023 Bradley Cooper’s new film will see Hollywood once again turning to classical music for drama and intrigue. Preview Stop Action: Alonzo King Makes Dance From Photography Lou Fancher - April 11, 2023 Photographer Richard Misrach talks about how his collaboration with King and LINES Ballet came about. Review Yuja Wang Dazzles With Teddy Abrams’s Boisterous Piano Concerto Richard S. Ginell - April 11, 2023 It’s a modern-day Rhapsody in Blue, the perfect recording project for the superstar pianist and Abrams’s Louisville Orchestra. Feature LA Opera’s Short Road to Pandemic Theater Victoria Looseleaf - April 11, 2023 The company’s Digital Shorts, still available for viewing, brought together major-name creatives to invent 10-minute operatic films. Music News The Future Is Bright for AXIS Dance Company Lou Fancher - April 3, 2023 The Bay Area ensemble for disabled, nondisabled, and neurodivergent dancers has a list of achievements in the past year to celebrate. Review A New Benchmark Recording of Turandot Jason Victor Serinus - April 2, 2023 As wonderfully as Giacomo Puccini’s opera has been served in the studio, this Warner Classics release is up there with the best. Artist Spotlight Every Voice Gets a Hearing From Radio Host Terrance McKnight Iris Kwok - March 28, 2023 The veteran broadcaster chats with SFCV about his new podcast project, which explores the Black experience in classical music. Review Samara Joy Sings and Swings Mightily With the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Richard S. Ginell - March 28, 2023 The newly minted Grammy Award winner delivers a remarkably polished set at The Soraya. Review Music Cuts to the Heart of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at LA Opera Victoria Looseleaf - March 28, 2023 With James Conlon conducting a sensitive account of the score, and a fine cast to boot, there is no mystery to the success of this production. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 … Next › Next page Last » Last page