San Francisco

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

Michael Zwiebach - June 29, 2021

Opera San José’s talented chief will take up the new position in January 2022.

Peter Feher - June 29, 2021

A triumvirate of artists will run the experimental opera company.

Iris Kwok - June 29, 2021

Composer Héctor Armienta’s latest song cycle gets the virtual treatment.

Andrew Gilbert - June 28, 2021

Listen in this week as the “mama bear of the Bay Area jazz scene” reluctantly wraps up her long run on KCSM.

Janos Gereben - June 28, 2021

In-person coaching and ambitious live recitals mark the recovery of the famed training program.

Steven Winn - June 28, 2021

Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer’s moving chamber work addresses Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

Victoria Looseleaf - June 28, 2021

Incorporating everything from jazz to Sumerian choruses into her work, the Iranian-born polymath never stops creating. She talks with SFCV about her latest projects.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 28, 2021

A bearded Cecilia Bartoli is spectacular in the title role.

Richard S. Ginell - June 28, 2021

Reimagine is a delightful romp through contemporary miniatures in a wild range of styles, each a unique response to an earlier piano trifle.

Peter Feher - June 25, 2021

The company is looking to do more online shows while also thinking about its next season.