San Francisco

The exciting lineup of guest artists has been thinned by visa denials, but the performance schedule is still full.

In his penultimate production as music director, Conlon directs a terrific cast with spontaneity and emotional clarity.

Running July 4-19, the summer season features premieres by Jake Heggie and John Corigliano, plus performances by Renée Fleming and Wynton Marsalis.

The company has scheduled classics, contemporary works, and one world premiere.

The ballet company will present the West Coast premiere of Alexander Ekman’s dreamlike, mind-bending production at Cal Performances this weekend.

The bass-baritone stars in Verdi’s Falstaff and explains what it takes and why the music is so great.

Upon Ailey’s return to the Bay, “there is perhaps no better hope for America than in the lines and leaps of this historic dance company.”

In the latest revival of Helgi Tomasson’s 1987 staging, Alban Lendorf gives a distinguished lift to a landmark work of ballet history.

The company’s spring program, Future Forward, includes two bold world premieres.

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane — son of John Coltrane — are featured as part of a six-event series.