SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Preview Island City Opera Doubles Up on Rimsky-Korsakov Janos Gereben - December 18, 2017 Look for Kashchey the Immortal and Mozart and Salieri in Alameda next month. Review Deutscher’s Cinderella is a Melodious Surprise Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 18, 2017 The 12-year-old composer has created a fully realized and worthwhile opera. Feature S.F. Opera Sings Its Way Into San Quentin Michael Zwiebach - December 12, 2017 J'Nai Bridges, Soloman Howard, Andrea Lett, Kearstin Piper Brown, Kenneth Overton, and Ronny Michael Greenberg perform for inmates and staff at San Quentin State Prison. Review An Eerily Timely Rape of Lucretia at the S.F. Conservatory of Music Jason Victor Serinus - December 11, 2017 Aspiring singers do justice to Benjamin Britten’s devastating opera. Review Adler Fellows Shine in Their Finale Concert Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 11, 2017 Nine singers gave thrilling evidence that they’re ready for the big time. Music News David Hockney Receives S.F. Opera Medal Janos Gereben - December 5, 2017 The venerated artist earns the company’s highest accolades for his powerful set and costume designs, including those for the current run of Turandot. Review Opera Parallèle’s The Little Prince Reaches Liftoff Ilana Walder-Biesanz - December 4, 2017 Strong performances lift an often-charming opera from sinking in its own syrup. Preview Eve Gigliotti Navigates a Wide World of Musical Expression Lou Fancher - November 28, 2017 The mezzo-soprano chats about her upcoming performance as the Pilot in Opera Parallèle’s The Little Prince. Music News Hail Fellows, Well Met! 2017 Adlers Finale, 2018 Adlers Arrival Janos Gereben - November 27, 2017 The Adler Fellowship fosters emerging opera talent. A concert showcases the departing class just as the new roster of rising stars is announced. Review John Adams’s Girls of the Golden West Fails to Find the Mother Lode Lisa Hirsch - November 23, 2017 Stellar performances and flashes of musical brilliance aren’t enough to lift an opera that tells too much and shows too little. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 … Next › Next page Last » Last page