SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review Merola Grand Finale 2025 Finds the Right Mix of Comedy, Pathos, and Vocal Brilliance Lisa Hirsch - August 19, 2025 The program’s apprentice singers showed their range in a celebratory season closer. Feature At Santa Fe Opera, Creative Direction Steals the Show Harlow Robinson - August 19, 2025 The company’s 2025 festival season features bold productions that invite the natural world in. Review West Edge Opera’s Wozzeck is a Brutal Wake-Up Call — and One of the Best Shows You’ll See This Year Michael Zwiebach - August 11, 2025 In a production that balances brutality with compassion, Alban Berg’s timeless story of cruelty and its effects makes for epic theater. Preview Lucia Lucas Leads Opera Parallèle’s "Expansive" Concert Tamzin Elliott - August 5, 2025 The transgender baritone is crafting a program from her personal experience, for the company’s trailblazing initiative. Artist Spotlight Emma McNairy is Armed with a New Voice and Ready for Wozzeck Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2025 The Austin-born soprano returns from Germany to play the role of Marie in Berg’s Expressionist masterpiece with West Edge Opera. Review West Edge Opera’s David and Jonathan is a Bold, Queer Revelation Nicholas Jones - August 5, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s 1688 opera David and Jonathan receives a splendid new reinterpretation that centers on an openly gay union. Review World Premiere of Dolores Another Hit for West Edge Opera Michael Zwiebach - August 4, 2025 The opera about labor leader Dolores Huerta and the 1968 Delano Grape Strike is taut as a political thriller and musically transporting. Review Merola Opera Program Brings Youthful Gaiety to Rossini's Le Comte Ory Rebecca Wishnia - August 4, 2025 SF Opera’s training program for young singers performed the comic opera on July 31. Music News “Frictionless Patron Screening” Is Coming to SF War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall Janos Gereben - August 1, 2025 An AI security system that detects weapons via sensors will be installed at War Memorial and Davies Hall. Feature New Opera Spotlights Dolores Huerta’s Farmworker Legacy Amid Renewed Immigration Tensions Tom Jacobs - July 24, 2025 A defining voice in California civil rights history takes center stage in Dolores, set for its world premiere at West Edge Opera. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page