SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Artist Spotlight Pretty Yende’s Journey From Small-Town South Africa to the Opera Stage Lily O'Brien - November 7, 2022 The star soprano, who makes her SF Opera debut this month as Violetta, says hard work is at the core of everything she does. Feature The Music of Persecuted 20th-Century Composers Gets Another Hearing Richard S. Ginell - November 7, 2022 New high-profile recordings of works by Erwin Schulhoff, Mieczysław Weinberg, and Alberto Hemsi return nearly lost music to life. Music News SF Opera Awards Medals to Three of Its Most Faithful Performers Michael Zwiebach - November 1, 2022 Catherine Cook, Philip Skinner, and Dale Travis were given the SF Opera Medal for their more than three decades of inspired performances. Feature Andrew Speight: Looking to Jazz’s Past While Preserving Its Future Jeff Kaliss - November 1, 2022 The saxophonist and longtime SFSU faculty member has carved an idiosyncratic path and brought up a new generation of players his own way. Feature A New Setting for Christianity’s Most Important Story Emery Kerekes - November 1, 2022 Composer Nico Muhly and librettist Alice Goodman explore the Passion on harp. Artist Spotlight A Wunderkind Comes of Age: Alma Deutscher Returns to Cinderella Lisa Houston - October 31, 2022 Now studying conducting at university in Vienna, the young composer has revised her first opera and written another. Review The LA Phil Releases Recent Twin Pieces by Steve Reich Richard S. Ginell - October 31, 2022 Now in his 80s, the composer has made a late-career breakthrough with these two works for orchestra. Review Stillness and Motion Animate Liz Gerring’s Harbor Lev Mamuya - October 31, 2022 The site-specific dance work is perfectly in tune with John Luther Adams’s new score, Waves and Particles. Review Omar Proves to Be a Profoundly Moving Spectacle at LA Opera Richard S. Ginell - October 25, 2022 An outstanding production and epic musical score highlight a triumphant West Coast premiere. Review Angel City Jazz Gets in the Brazilian Groove Josef Woodard - October 24, 2022 Vocalist Luciana Souza and arranger Vince Mendoza open the annual festival with their deep-dive Storytellers project. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 … Next › Next page Last » Last page