Stellar performances outshine ungainly production choices and the limitations of the opera itself.
Stellar ensemble work and strong vocal performances make magic with Rossini’s fairy tale.
The rave is in: Mason Bates’s first opera is a (re)sounding success, one that deserves permanent repertory status.
Three diverse one-acts gave Merola’s singers a chance to strut their stuff.
Donald Pippin’s rhymed libretto in English brings the opera’s charming lyrics to the fore.
Confident performances abounded in the Merola Program’s Schwabacher Summer Concert.
Composer Joseph M. Columbo’s new opera challenges the conventional perceptions of the genre.
A festive cavalcade of opera talent pitches in to fete the venerable training program.
S.F. Opera unveils a revival with spotty singing, less effective acting.
The success of this summer “reboot” hinges on the music, not the production.
