SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Music News SF Ballet’s Next Season Offers New Works and Spectacular Classics Janos Gereben - May 12, 2025 The company’s 2026 lineup includes the premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin and the return of Aszure Barton’s Mere Mortals. Music News Unresolved Contract Disputes Flare at SF Symphony and SF Opera Orchestra Janos Gereben - May 6, 2025 This spring could see major showdowns between musicians and management at both organizations. Review A Fine Tosca in a Crowded Field Jason Victor Serinus - May 5, 2025 Deutsche Grammophon’s live recording with Eleonora Buratto, Jonathan Tetelman, and Ludovic Tézier is well worth a listen. Review Margaret Jenkins Dance Company Sets a Stunning Wheel Spinning Melissa Hudson Bell - May 5, 2025 Premiering at Z Space over the weekend, this highly collaborative new work explores cycles of power and repose, movement and stillness. Music News SF Conservatory of Music Provides the Soundtrack for This Year’s SFFILM Festival Janos Gereben - April 29, 2025 Students in SFCM’s Technology and Applied Composition department were intensively involved in postproduction on four premieres. Review Ainadamar Leaves a Lasting Impression at LA Opera Jim Farber - April 29, 2025 This stunning production of composer Osvaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry Hwang’s modern classic represents the company at its best. Artist Spotlight Mezzo-Soprano Daniela Mack: Force of Nature Victoria Looseleaf - April 24, 2025 Mack is drawing on wells of passion, charisma, and technique to sing roles in Ainadamar at LA Opera and Idomeneo at SF Opera. Review Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony Is Done Justice in Detroit Richard S. Ginell - April 22, 2025 Under conductor Jader Bignamini, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra delivers an impressive recording of this endlessly fascinating score. Preview Grupo Corpo Celebrates 50th Anniversary With West Coast Tour Aimée Ts'ao - April 22, 2025 The Brazilian dance company brings two works from its rich history to Berkeley and Los Angeles. Preview The Soraya Readies a Big Los Angeles Celebration of Martha Graham Victoria Looseleaf - April 21, 2025 The LA Seen festival reaches its climax with 100 dancers performing rare Graham works, plus a premiere by choreographer Lula Washington. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 … Next › Next page Last » Last page