San Francisco

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area.

Michael Zwiebach - March 16, 2021

A seven-year experiment is set to pay off in an Opera Parallèle production, coming this summer.

Peter Feher - March 16, 2021

Nicolas Lell Benavides and Marella Martin Koch’s Pepito makes an animated debut at New Opera West.

Janos Gereben - March 16, 2021

MTT scores another trophy, and Beyoncé breaks a record.

Andrew Gilbert - March 15, 2021

Tune in at 8:11 day or night to catch the jazz chanteuse’s livestreamed talk show on Facebook Live.

Richard S. Ginell - March 15, 2021

Abetted by Alexey Botvinov, Hope gives a remarkable account of Alfred Schnittke’s thorny chamber works for violin and piano.

Michael Zwiebach - March 9, 2021

Choosing from the singer’s enormous legacy in all media can be daunting. Here’s an assist.

Janice Berman - March 9, 2021

A premiere film contrasts with two favorite repertory works on the company’s latest digital program.

Janos Gereben - March 9, 2021

Look for Bay Area favorites, from jazz vocalist Tiffany Austin to pianist Jeffrey LaDeur.

Scott Cmiel - March 8, 2021

Two large-scale compositions by the multigenre artist are major additions to the classical guitar repertory.

Richard S. Ginell - March 8, 2021

The Clarinet Quintet is the high point of this introductory volume of Catalyst’s Uncovered series exploring Black composers.