Opera

Victoria Looseleaf - June 11, 2024

In the director’s latest opus, a vintage W.E.B. Du Bois story and a classic Baroque opera collide. Here’s why they go together.

Lisa Hirsch - June 11, 2024

Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra stages Ma mère l’Oye and Erwartung with stellar collaborators.

Lev Mamuya - June 11, 2024

Beth Morrison Projects commissioned 14 composers to work on this operatic setting of Marie Howe’s book of poems about womanhood.

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San Francisco
Price Range:
$15 to $25
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City:
San Francisco
Price Range:
$15 to $25
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San Jose
Price Range:
$10 - $60
Jim Farber - June 4, 2024

Kate Soper’s “philosophy-opera” gets an outstanding production from director James Darrah and Long Beach Opera.

Lisa Hirsch - June 4, 2024

The Finnish composer’s late masterpiece, about a school shooting and its enduring effects, premieres at SF Opera.

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San Francisco
Price Range:
$10/$35/$65
Jason Victor Serinus - June 3, 2024

Hear how composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell approached the adaptation in a new recording from Lyric Opera of Kansas City.