The artistic couple and their tempestuous love is the subject of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s new work, now at SF Opera.
The orchestra under Donald Runnicles, soprano Nina Stemme, and David Hockney’s color-saturated set designs are the stars of this extravagant production.
When the production works, it’s the music, not the directorial concept, that triumphs.
The multitalented composer and performer is aiming at a festival that ignores musical boundaries and questions standard narratives.
Stephen King’s bestselling novel comes to the opera stage with, thankfully, less luridness than Stanley Kubrick’s famous film adaptation.
There will be an added poignancy to the San Francisco Symphony’s performances of Adriana Mater this week.
Four contemporary operas will be on the boards in 2023–2024 at San Francisco’s most adventurous company.
Two exhibitions, at San Francisco International Airport and the Museo Italo Americano, explore an essential cultural connection.
Director Peter Sellars helms the concert version of the opera at the SF Symphony, with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.
