SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Artist Spotlight Composer Kevin Puts Keeps Raising His Own Bar Tom Jacobs - July 20, 2026 Not even a Pulitzer keeps the composer from rewriting Silent Night before it returns to the Met. Review Andrew Yee's Trans Requiem Gives Trans Lives the Dignity of the Form Tamzin Elliott - July 20, 2026 Grief, defiance, and humor honor trans lives in full classical splendor. Feature Red, White, and Grand Cru — Napa Will Get an Opera About Wine Tasting Emily Wilson - July 14, 2026 Composer Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer have created The Judgment of Paris for Festival Napa Valley. Review Fellow Travelers Opera Makes Southern California Debut With Bravura Cast Paul Bodine - July 13, 2026 The national tour celebrates the tenth anniversary of Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s timely opera. Review Strong Voices Can’t Save Merola Opera’s Static La Tragédie de Carmen Steven Winn - July 13, 2026 Director Mo Zhou’s production is lifted by vivid singing from Ariana Maubach and Raúl Morales Velazco. Review Houston Grand Opera Captures the Grandeur of Florencia en el Amazonas Jason Victor Serinus - July 1, 2026 The company recently released a recording of its 2019 revival. This irresistible opera will become your guilty pleasure. Music News The True Love Story of Leon Theremin and Lavinia Williams Is Now an Opera Janos Gereben - June 30, 2026 Leon Theremin, who invented the world’s first electronic instrument, married Williams, a young Black dancer in 1930s Harlem. Review SF Opera’s Pride Concert Turns Urgent and Exuberant Steven Winn - June 30, 2026 Emceed by funny, cheerleading Sapphira Cristál, the Pride Concert effortlessly integrated wildly different repertoire. Review National Symphony Orchestra’s Vanessa Captures a Landmark American Opera at Full Force Jason Victor Serinus - June 24, 2026 A concert of Samuel Barber’s opera was recorded live at the Kennedy Center in 2025. Review Jonas Kaufmann Goes Hungarian in Magische Töne Jason Victor Serinus - June 24, 2026 For his new album, the tenor dives heart first into Hungarian operetta. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page