Opera

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

Janos Gereben - February 10, 2025

The company’s production of A Minister’s Wife, adapted from Shaw’s Candida, comes to the Taube Atrium Theater this weekend.

Lisa Hirsch - February 6, 2025

Davidsen, one of the Metropolitan Opera’s reigning divas, shows complete mastery in a varied recital at Cal Performances.

Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025

Amid an uncertain future for the arts in this country, the company is promising powerful productions that can unite audiences.

Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025

The SF Symphony and LA Phil both take home top prizes in the classical categories.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 3, 2025

Excerpts from past productions highlight an evening in honor of Yuval Sharon, the company’s founder and outgoing artistic director.

Janos Gereben - January 27, 2025

The small South Bay company is bringing a grand vision and even bigger voices to its upcoming production of a rare work.

Katelyn Simone - January 27, 2025

After a century of silence, Opera Lafayette and OperaCréole premiere the greatest American opera never heard.

Victoria Looseleaf - January 26, 2025

The South African artist’s latest stage work arrives at The Wallis next week and then Cal Performances later this winter.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 7, 2025

Baroque cantatas that set the Roman story are gloriously sung on the latest release from French early-music ensemble Les Paladins.

Victoria Looseleaf - December 23, 2024

The 46-year-old, who recently portrayed Escamillo in SF Opera’s Carmen, says he’s just entering the prime years of his career.