SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Feature West Edge Opera Creative Team Revisits The Turn of the Screw Jessica Zimmer - July 28, 2026 Armed with new insights, a director, conductor, and soprano return to a work they performed together 13 years ago. Review Midsummer Mozart Goes to Paris Jens Ibsen - July 28, 2026 A Berkeley program ties Mozart's Parisian era to Enlightenment ideals, always sounds fresh, and never overstays its welcome. Feature Pocket Opera Closes Its Season With Puccini’s Bittersweet La Rondine Nicholas Jones - July 28, 2026 Veering between comedy and heartbreak, the opera made a rare Bay Area appearance in Pocket’s well-done production. Review There’s Nothing These Young Singers Can't Handle Jeff Kaliss - July 28, 2026 Nearly four decades in, the Young People's Chorus draws top composers — and the kids deliver. Review At 91, Terry Riley Rises With Claire Chase and JACK Quartet Richard S. Ginell - July 28, 2026 The Holy Liftoff is a warm, welcoming installment of Chase's Density 2036 project. Review On Over My Head, Countertenor John Holiday Soars, Serenades, and Prays Jason Victor Serinus - July 27, 2026 The vocalist’s debut album offers “messages of hope, love, and resilience.” Review Can a Smaller Bay Area Orchestra Outshine SF Opera? This Tolomeo Says Yes Michael Zwiebach - July 27, 2026 Peter Whelan’s debut as Philharmonia Baroque’s music director is a smashing success thanks to a brilliant cast and orchestra. Review At Festival Napa Valley, The Judgment of Paris Has Notes of Wit and Brilliance Michael Zwiebach - July 21, 2026 The world premiere of Jake Heggie’s comic opera about the legendary 1976 blind tasting is a hometown victory. Artist Spotlight Composer Kevin Puts Keeps Raising His Own Bar Tom Jacobs - July 20, 2026 Not even a Pulitzer keeps the composer from rewriting Silent Night before it returns to the Met. Review Andrew Yee's Trans Requiem Gives Trans Lives the Dignity of the Form Tamzin Elliott - July 20, 2026 Grief, defiance, and humor honor trans lives in full classical splendor. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page