Features

Marin Marais' 1709 opera Sémélé gets a long overdue North American premiere, and a concert that will purposely put you to sleep.

A look at the world of standing-room opera attendees.

Misty Copeland is now the only African-American principal dancer among America’s top three ballet companies.

The local orchestra is finding new and interesting ways to touch the community, and is being rewarded.

The San Francisco Youth Orchestra may be in Germany, but the Bay Area has a front-row seat.

Paying tribute to the hard-working musicians behind San Francisco Opera's production of Les Troyens.

The San Francisco Symphony's principal violist talks about un-selfconscious music making and being “in the zone.”

Google goes classical, the NBA Finals create a Twitter war between the Bay Area and Cleveland orchestras, and the S.F. Conservatory of Music's voice department gets new leadership.

The latest soundtrack affiliated with the popular PBS miniseries pulls together pieces of authentic Tudor music.

The Veterans Memorial Building’s Herbst Theatre is set to reopen in October, and the Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera will occupy the building’s fourth floor.