Music News

Michael Zwiebach - May 10, 2013

Here’s your SFCV cheat sheet for the opera – the background, sources, story, controversy, and some interpretive ideas, expertly boiled down to a few minutes by Kaleen Asbo.

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2013

This month is youth orchestra month, with spring orchestra concerts around the Bay. Here they are, with the young soloists involved:

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2013
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms

It’s rare, but two great composers share the same May 7 birthday: Johannes Brahms and Peter Tchaikovsky.

Mark MacNamara - May 8, 2013

We stopped by the Community Music Center in San Francisco’s Mission District to catch a rehearsal by the children’s chorus.

Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
Michelle Jasso: Witch here
Michelle Jasso: Witch here

It's somewhat of a hush-hush yet, but apparently there is an upcoming Rob Marshal

Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
Nathan Gunn (Yeshua) and Sasha Cooke (Mary Magalene) Photo by J. Henry Fair
Nathan Gunn (Yeshua) and Sasha Cooke (Mary Magalene)
Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
The Sunday cast of <em>Little Women</em> (they had the whole stage) Photos by Billy Whitcomb
The Sunday cast of Little Women (they had the whole stage)
Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
Fred Lieberman
Fred Lieberman

Fredrick Lieberman — a musicologist whose interest and expertise ranged from classical Asian music to Broadway, Lou Ha

Michael Zwiebach - May 6, 2013

Greg Weber is the director of productions for San Francisco Opera, which means that he’s the chief technical officer of the entire staff of the opera (props, costumes, sets, lighting, etc.) He’s who General Manager David Gockley entrusts with bringing the physical production side of an opera together on budget and on time; dovetailing the wishes of the designers with the practical aspects of ru