Opera

SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera.

Harlow Robinson - May 20, 2025

Tod Machover’s raucous theater piece is at UCLA this month, part of the Herb Alpert School of Music’s anniversary for Schoenberg.

Lisa Hirsch - May 20, 2025

Just below the level of international stardom, performers forge their own paths and hone their management skills.

Janos Gereben - May 6, 2025

This spring could see major showdowns between musicians and management at both organizations.

Jason Victor Serinus - May 5, 2025

Deutsche Grammophon’s live recording with Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Tetelman, and Ludovic Tézier is well worth a listen.

Jim Farber - April 29, 2025

This stunning production of composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang’s modern classic represents the company at its best.

Victoria Looseleaf - April 24, 2025

Mack is drawing on wells of passion, charisma, and technique to sing roles in Ainadamar at LA Opera and Idomeneo at SF Opera.

Katelyn Simone - April 18, 2025

Patricia Racette directs this top-notch production at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, which welcomed its first class 50 years ago.

Jim Farber - April 15, 2025

Performed aboard the RMS Queen Mary, the production is a madcap but ultimately loving homage to the composer.

Emily Wilson - April 15, 2025

The company is staging composer Héctor Armienta’s intrepid 2022 opera following the success of last year’s Florencia en el Amazonas.

Richard S. Ginell - April 8, 2025

Kicking off The Soraya’s LA Seen festival, Blanchard plays excerpts from Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones.