Opera

SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera.

Janos Gereben - March 17, 2020

Major performing arts organizations around the globe provide first-rate concerts online.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 12, 2020

The adventurous outgoing artistic director of Long Beach Opera discusses his new production of Peter Maxwell Davies’s opera, and looks back over his 23 seasons with the company.

Michael Zwiebach - March 10, 2020

The opera company summarizes the results of the law firm hired to look into the sexual harassment allegations against Plácido Domingo.

David Bratman - March 9, 2020

The online-only recital features spirited renditions of modern American songs.

Janos Gereben - March 8, 2020

SFCV will continue to update readers as more cancellations come in.

Victoria Looseleaf - March 3, 2020

In an ambitious programming move, the orchestra hosts all kinds of guest artists in a festival devoted to themes of social justice.

Jim Farber - March 2, 2020

The Industry’s site-specific odyssey opera presents a not-so-sweet view of American history.

Catriona Barr - March 2, 2020

Craig Hella Johnson’s compassionate oratorio memorializes the tragic victim of homophobic violence.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 25, 2020

An inevitable, last-minute staging decision distracts from an otherwise sublime production.

Jim Farber - February 24, 2020

Four Larks transforms Mary Shelley’s tale, awkwardly.