Opera

Monica Hunter-Hart - March 20, 2015

The cast, mostly made up of bunnies, delivered spectacle with a rare irreverence that was delightful to behold. A review from SFCV's Emerging Writer Program.

Anna Carol Dudley - March 10, 2015

In the second production of its inaugural season, Eileen Meredith's company delivered a well-cast double bill.

Jim Farber - March 3, 2015

Netia Jones, David Henry Hwang, and composer Unsuk Chin combined to make L.A. Philharmonic's Alice a theatrical thrill ride.

Steven Winn - March 3, 2015

Mezzo Susan Graham was inspiring in an afternoon of art songs about romantic love.

Steven Winn - February 23, 2015

The small company comes up trumps with a compelling production of the modern-day masterpiece.

Steven Winn - February 16, 2015

The Palo Alto-based company offers up a mostly pleasing, musically erratic Abduction from the Seraglio

Joe Cadagin - February 11, 2015

Mark Lanz Weiser's opera, at Opera San Jose, misses the mark

Jim Farber - February 10, 2015

Los Angeles Opera breathes new life into John Corigliano’s brilliant, if overlong, opera.

Niels Swinkels - January 29, 2015

ABS did a terrific job with the most winning of Handel’s theater works, introducing a fine soprano in the process.

Jim Farber - January 27, 2015

Tobias Picker's opera is revived by the adventurous, if shoestring-budgeted, Los Angeles company.