Opera

Opera San José’s talented chief will take up the new position in January 2022.

A triumvirate of artists will run the experimental opera company.

Composer Héctor Armienta’s latest song cycle gets the virtual treatment.

In-person coaching and ambitious live recitals mark the recovery of the famed training program.

Jake Heggie and Gene Sheer’s moving chamber work addresses Nazi persecution of homosexuals.

A bearded Cecilia Bartoli is spectacular in the title role.

The company is looking to do more online shows while also thinking about its next season.

The broadcast- and streaming-only event brings together some of the new-music world’s top talents.

The 2021–2022 season will have five operas and three special events.

From community outreach to a Pulitzer-winning production, Jacobs is redefining opera. She talks to SFCV about her company’s upcoming projects and underlying philosophy.