Opera

A superb new chamber version of Douglas Cuomo’s opera is given a terrific production.

The design of Barrie Kosky’s imaginative production brought whimsy to the performances.

The contemporary opera company is bringing a diverse slate of work to San Francisco next season.

As sunny and funny as ever, SF Opera’s revival of its popular 2013 production is musically middling.

The opera delineates the real-life friendship between librettist Howard Reich and Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor.

Based on John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer-winning play, the opera asks whether audiences can handle uncertainty.   

The baritone speaks with SF Classical Voice ahead of his 75th time singing Figaro in The Barber of Seville.

Departing Music Director James Conlon presided over the whimsical production of Benjamin Britten’s opera at the cathedral.

Charged with emotion, the soprano gave a glimpse of her upcoming album, “The Fiddle and the Drum,” at Zellerbach Hall last Sunday.

The 2026-2027 season, announced on April 28, includes birthday celebrations for Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and John Adams.