Opera

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

Tysen Dauer - October 9, 2018

The music shines through in this bare-bones production of a lesser-known Glass opera.

Jim Farber - October 8, 2018

Glass’s second-most-improbable opera will be seen in the famous staging that cemented the show in the international repertory.

Steven Winn - October 5, 2018

The potent singing combination of Carmen Giannattasio and Brian Jagde distinguish this production.

Jason Victor Serinus - October 2, 2018

A boldly directed vision of Richard Strauss’s biggest hit reframes the opera.

Janos Gereben - October 2, 2018

Nicholas McGegan to become music director laureate.

Niloufar Talebi - September 27, 2018

A librettist-producer’s tale of what it takes to get through all the difficulties of bringing a new opera to the stage.

Janos Gereben - September 25, 2018

S.F. Opera favorite Brian Mulligan plays Mandryka in Richard Strauss’s Arabella.

Jim Farber - September 25, 2018

Shawn Kirchner’s Songs of Ascent provides a powerful contrast with the Mozart Requiem.

Jason Victor Serinus - September 25, 2018

The absurd wealth of the Parisian music scene is only hinted at with a pair of recitals by two of the best male vocalists in the world.

Jim Farber - September 25, 2018

L.A. Opera’s Don Carlo proves that Plácido Domingo is forever young.