Jason Victor Serinus

A profoundly moving masterwork is revisited, with fresh eyes and ears and heart, by a revered conductor, in performances in San Francisco.

Its the opera-friendly acoustic of the California Theatre, OSJ's Hansel and Gretel overflows with musical and visual delights, everyone inhabits their role so completely, and with so much relish, that the opera’s smile-filled ending is assured from the very start. 

San Francisco Opera’s new production of Barber of Seville is a winner from top to bottom.

Oakland East Bay Symphony, with Canadian soprano Othalie Graham, gave a stirring account of Wagner’s Immolation Scene, in a season opener that aimed high.

One of America’s finest song composers turned just turned 90, without much fanfare. And that’s the way he prefers it.

A combined effort from the choruses of San Francisco Opera and Italy’s Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli produces a powerhouse performance of Verdi's Requiem.

Les Violons du Roy and soloist Stephanie Blythe performed at full throttle in their Cal Performances concert, but without enough finesse or delicacy

Gifted with a beautiful, big voice, which she has developed into a completely reliable instrument, Leah Crocetto is rapidly ascending in the ranks of the world’s dramatic sopranos.

In the S.F Opera's latest production Byrn Terfel's Falstaff remains vocally and physically magnificent, with his giant, peak form voice and towering frame.

Philharmonia Baroque journeyed to two musical capitals simultaneously, graced by soloists Carolyn Sampson and David Daniels, and conductor Nicholas McGegan’s ability to coax the best from his wonderful orchestra.