SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Music News Merola Opera Program to Return This Summer After a Two-Year Hiatus Janos Gereben - May 4, 2021 The highly anticipated public performances are slated for July 3 and 31. Review New Recordings of Great 20th-Century British Music Richard S. Ginell - May 1, 2021 Rarely performed in the U.S., this music from Ralph Vaughan Williams and William Walton deserves a wider audience. Artist Spotlight Khori Dastoor Brings Opera San José to the Forefront Michael Zwiebach - April 27, 2021 The general director’s vision has resulted in a remarkable series of video productions that have shown the company in a whole new light. Music News Opera Modesto’s Award-Winning Mashup of Aesop’s Fables Is Streaming Now Paul Kotapish - April 27, 2021 The Race is a commissioned opera filmed outdoors in the Central Valley with a cast of young artists. Available for screening through May 9. Review A Superb Winterreise From Joyce DiDonato and Yannick Nézet-Séguin Jason Victor Serinus - April 27, 2021 DiDonato’s unique take on Schubert’s song cycle infuses the music with rare passion and intensity. Review SF Opera’s Live Barber of Seville Creates Delight Out of Necessity Nicholas Jones - April 26, 2021 Outdoors and socially distanced, the company’s new production foretells a return to fully live opera, despite the burden of electronic mediation. Feature Waxsimile Provides Collective Clout for Marginalized Artists Andrew Gilbert - April 26, 2021 Briget Boyle and her cohort celebrate Bay Area queer musicians on Wax Collective Vol. 1. The album drops May 7. Review Live Opera Lives in Heritage Square! Richard S. Ginell - April 26, 2021 Pacific Opera Project revisits Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti with a delightful small-scale production in front of a live audience. Review An Alan Hovhaness Sampler Richard S. Ginell - April 25, 2021 A new disc from pianist Şahan Arzruni provides a taste of the composer’s easily assimilated, Armenian-flavored piano music. Preview Segerstrom Center for the Arts and American Ballet Theatre Join Forces and Go Live Victoria Looseleaf - April 25, 2021 “Uniting in Movement” features recent choreography by Jessica Lang, Lauren Lovette, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 … Next › Next page Last » Last page