SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Preview SF Opera Guild Board Member Aquila Farrell Prepares for Opera Ball Victoria Looseleaf - August 29, 2025 The multi-hyphenated force behind the fashion brand Maraval reflects on her philanthropic career before the annual SFO Ball. Review Carrie Hennessey Delivers Songs From the Heart at Festival Opera Salon Nicholas Jones - August 26, 2025 The soprano gave and emotional and gripping performance in a recital of American art songs. Review Merola Grand Finale 2025 Finds the Right Mix of Comedy, Pathos, and Vocal Brilliance Lisa Hirsch - August 19, 2025 The program’s apprentice singers showed their range in a celebratory season closer. Feature At Santa Fe Opera, Creative Direction Steals the Show Harlow Robinson - August 19, 2025 The company’s 2025 festival season features bold productions that invite the natural world in. Review West Edge Opera’s Wozzeck is a Brutal Wake-Up Call — and One of the Best Shows You’ll See This Year Michael Zwiebach - August 11, 2025 In a production that balances brutality with compassion, Alban Berg’s timeless story of cruelty and its effects makes for epic theater. Preview Lucia Lucas Leads Opera Parallèle’s "Expansive" Concert Tamzin Elliott - August 5, 2025 The transgender baritone is crafting a program from her personal experience, for the company’s trailblazing initiative. Artist Spotlight Emma McNairy is Armed with a New Voice and Ready for Wozzeck Lisa Hirsch - August 5, 2025 The Austin-born soprano returns from Germany to play the role of Marie in Berg’s Expressionist masterpiece with West Edge Opera. Review West Edge Opera’s David and Jonathan is a Bold, Queer Revelation Nicholas Jones - August 5, 2025 Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s 1688 opera David and Jonathan receives a splendid new reinterpretation that centers on an openly gay union. Review World Premiere of Dolores Another Hit for West Edge Opera Michael Zwiebach - August 4, 2025 The opera about labor leader Dolores Huerta and the 1968 Delano Grape Strike is taut as a political thriller and musically transporting. Review Merola Opera Program Brings Youthful Gaiety to Rossini's Le Comte Ory Rebecca Wishnia - August 4, 2025 SF Opera’s training program for young singers performed the comic opera on July 31. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page