SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News Khori Dastoor and Houston Grand Opera Are Soaring High Janos Gereben - January 21, 2026 The company’s CEO, with ties to Opera San José, is attracting audiences and attention to HGO. Preview Damien Geter's Cotton Reckons With America’s Legacy of Slavery Victoria Looseleaf - January 12, 2026 The song cycle’s Jan. 16 performance in San Diego will have a starry cast. Preview Anthony Davis’s New Children’s Opera About Immigration Couldn’t Be More Timely Paul Bodine - January 6, 2026 Set to premiere in San Diego, Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote mixes its composer’s political sentiments with a child-like tone. Feature The Extraordinary Life of Hildegard von Bingen as Seen Through a New Opera Jim Farber - January 6, 2026 The composer Sarah Kirkland Snider dares to take on one of the medieval world’s biggest thinkers for Beth Morrison Projects’ Prototype Festival. Review From Beth Morrison Projects, a Bracing Survey of Contemporary Opera Jason Victor Serinus - January 6, 2026 Across two volumes, the new recording BMP: Songbook showcases the producer’s knack for turning modern influences into timeless music. Feature Best Performances of 2025 (Los Angeles) Charles Burns, Jim Farber, Richard S. Ginell, Harlow Robinson - December 22, 2025 Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite shows of 2025! Feature Best Performances of 2025 (Bay Area) Andrew Gilbert, Lisa Hirsch, Steven Winn, Rebecca Wishnia - December 22, 2025 Four SFCV writers tell us about their favorite classical and jazz shows of 2025! Review A Rediscovered Parsifal is a Wagnerian Holy Grail Richard S. Ginell - December 9, 2025 Marston Records releases the only complete recording of Kristen Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior in Parsifal. Feature 2025 Recording Roundup of Local Artists SFCV Editors - December 8, 2025 Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of music that was released this year. Artist Spotlight For Tenor Ben Bliss, Abandoning Hollywood Dreams Was a Great Career Move Tom Jacobs - December 2, 2025 The tenor, who ignores partitions between musical styles, brings Verdi, Sinatra, and Sondheim to LA Opera. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page