Opera

Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite shows of 2025!

Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite classical and jazz shows of 2025!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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