Jason Victor Serinus

A little over a year after handsome Vittorio Grigolo turned heads and hearts with his first album, The Italian Tenor, he brings us Arrivederci. It's a demonstration of how the 31-year-old tenor’s god given instrument has naturally darkened on top while retaining its beauty.

It may not be possible to shock seasoned opera-goers anymore, but Mark-Antony Turnage’s scandal-sheet opera takes a stab at it.

At the start of its 20th anniversary season, Livermore Valley Opera deserves commendation and gratitude, especially in its recent undertaking of Gounod's challenging Romeo and Juliette.

The San Francisco Opera's Lucrezia Borgia brings a wonderful production to the stage as a vehicle for soprano Renée Fleming.

In a striking production of Turandot the S.F. Opera and cast more than fulfill the promise of greatness.

A superb conductor leads a knockout cast in Rossini’s final opera, replete with his typical vocal fireworks.

The Swedish soprano power walks to her San Francisco debut as the vengeful Chinese princess.

Trinity College Choir’s pure, warm vocalism distinguishes its disc of a cappella works, most of them explicitly Christian, by eight North American composers.

If you’re crazy about opera and great singing, there’s a wide field to play this fall. Here’s a list of the best possibilities.

The Grand Finale of the Merolini serves as a coming-out party for singers who may rise to the top of the operatic world or settle in the middle ranks.