SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News New Film About Maria Callas Invites Your Pleasure or Wrath Janos Gereben - September 4, 2024 Angelina Jolie stars in a much-heralded movie about the final days of the legendary soprano. Artist Spotlight Countertenor Key’mon Murrah Eyes a Big Career Victoria Looseleaf - September 4, 2024 Performing at the Hollywood Bowl is the latest debut in the singer’s expanding schedule. Music News SF Opera Honors Former General Director David Gockley Janos Gereben - August 26, 2024 One of American opera’s great innovators and champions unveils his memorial plaque. Feature Letter From Santa Fe: The Righteous and the Unrighteous Lisa Hirsch - August 24, 2024 Gregory Spears’s new opera is in repertory with L’elisir d’amore, Don Giovanni, and Der Rosenkavalier. Review Promising Young Singers Come Together One Last Time in Merola Grand Finale Steven Winn - August 19, 2024 A couple of standout artists from the 2024 class of the Merola Opera Program shine bright in this season-ending showcase. Review The Tragic Life of Jacqueline du Pré Told in Opera Steven Winn - August 12, 2024 The cellist’s brief but brilliant career is captured in soprano Marnie Breckenridge’s stunning performance for West Edge Opera. Review Bulrusher Is Quietly Brilliant at West Edge Opera Michael Zwiebach - August 6, 2024 The new opera may not be aggressively attention-grabbing, but it is rich, evocative, and deeply felt. Review West Edge Opera’s Shortened Ring of the Nibelung Has Mixed Success Nicholas Jones - August 6, 2024 The one-evening version of Richard Wagner’s mythic tetralogy is well sung and played but light on character development and nuance. Music News From Danville to Chicago: John Mangum’s Musical Journey to the Top Janos Gereben - August 5, 2024 The arts administrator, set to lead Lyric Opera of Chicago, formerly worked for the SF Symphony and the LA Phil, among others. Review Don Giovanni Gets a Powerful Production From Merola Opera Program Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2024 Mozart’s drama is brought to life by a superb young cast under the top-notch direction of Patricia Racette. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … Next › Next page Last » Last page