San Francisco

West Edge Opera and Earplay name five operas-in-development to highlight the annual showcase.

It’s tennis on the lawn and bespoke fashion, but a strong cast communicates the heartache behind the comedy.

Laurent Pelly’s whimsical production and a stellar cast make a major hit of Rossini’s familiar opera buffa.

Carlo Pallavicino’s forgotten opera delights the ear and the eye in this contemporary restoration.

Christina Pluhar leads the early-music ensemble in a tour of 17th- and 18-century Neapolitan delights.

Conductor Garrett Keast and a cadre of Berlin-based musicians release a disc with American musical roots and branches.

Opera Parallèle’s family-friendly production is uplifting, and Marcus Shelby’s lively score is done justice by a superior cast.

The concert won’t be all memories: A premiere from composer Cava Menzies honors the outgoing chorus director.

With a new record out and a supple trio in tow, the red-hot pianist lights up Yoshi’s Nov. 19–20.

The troupe joins Christopher Rountree and Wild Up in an exuberant program featuring Immediate Tragedy and Appalachian Spring.