Opera

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

Richard S. Ginell - December 9, 2025

Marston Records releases the only complete recording of Kristen Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior in Parsifal.

SFCV Editors - December 8, 2025

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year.

Tom Jacobs - December 2, 2025

The tenor, who ignores partitions between musical styles, brings Verdi, Sinatra, and Sondheim to LA Opera.

Janos Gereben - November 25, 2025

Jensen and Lori Huang, the Nvidia CEO and his wife, are new company sponsors.

Rebecca Wishnia - November 25, 2025

What you see is not what you get with Benjamin Britten’s opera, as Hallmark descends into horror.

Lisa Hirsch - November 24, 2025

San Francisco Opera Center’s Adler Fellows show they’re ready to be heard around the world.

Lisa Hirsch - November 17, 2025

The new work by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang is wry, funny, and irreverent, with a powerful message underneath the dazzling spectacle.

Michael Zwiebach - November 12, 2025

Despite uncertainty in arts funding, Pocket Opera is set to press ahead with an ambitious season in 2026.

Lisa Hirsch - November 12, 2025

The company will revive Francesca Zambello’s Der Ring des Nibelungen in 2028.

Yoshi Kato - November 12, 2025

The world premiere by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang opens Nov. 14 at War Memorial Opera House.