Opera

Richard S. Ginell - July 2, 2018

Fun, silliness, and some great music abound in the West-Coast premiere of this buffa rarity.

Lisa Hirsch - June 19, 2018

The well-cast revival of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen holds up.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 18, 2018

Mussorgsky's original version stands on its own merits in this opulent, semi-staged S.F. Symphony production.

Lisa Houston - June 14, 2018

The baritone is hitting his prime and working harder than ever.

Lisa Houston - June 11, 2018

The dramatic soprano talks about singing Brünnhilde in S.F. Opera's upcoming Ring Cycle.

Janos Gereben - May 29, 2018

Rehearsals are already underway for S.F. Symphony's Boris Godunov.

Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2018

L.A. Opera's ambitious, 28-year-old artist-in-residence brings his first work to the Off Grand series.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 29, 2018

There’s a reason Cimarosa’s biggest hit languishes in the opera hinterlands.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

Laura Kaminsky's Today It Rains explores the artist's transformational journey to New Mexico.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 6, 2018

John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.