Opera

Peter Feher - January 9, 2018

The orchestra prepares to take on one of Bernstein’s most brilliant scores.

Lou Fancher - January 2, 2018

With a jazz-inflected score and a student choir, the opera takes on big issues.

Janos Gereben - December 18, 2017

Look for Kashchey the Immortal and Mozart and Salieri in Alameda next month.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 18, 2017

The 12-year-old composer has created a fully realized and worthwhile opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 11, 2017

Aspiring singers do justice to Benjamin Britten’s devastating opera.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 11, 2017

Nine singers gave thrilling evidence that they’re ready for the big time.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 4, 2017

Strong performances lift an often-charming opera from sinking in its own syrup.

Lou Fancher - November 28, 2017

The mezzo-soprano chats about her upcoming performance as the Pilot in Opera Parallèle’s The Little Prince.

Lisa Hirsch - November 23, 2017

Stellar performances and flashes of musical brilliance aren’t enough to lift an opera that tells too much and shows too little.

Steven Winn - November 21, 2017

Thomas Adès’s operatic adaptation of Buñuel’s nightmarish masterpiece works brilliantly. Catch the encore in a theater near you.