SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Music News LA Opera Announces an Updated Season, Including a Virtual Staging of Breaking the Waves Peter Feher - November 23, 2020 The Missy Mazzoli opera is next up from the company’s promising On Now platform. Review Young Artists Have the Cure for Pandemic Blues Steven Winn - November 23, 2020 SF Girls Chorus and Ars Minerva team up for Juditha Triumphans and works by Barbara Strozzi and Isabella Leonarda. Review Shostakovich’s Soundtrack for the Dark Side of the 20th Century Richard S. Ginell - November 23, 2020 Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic offer the composer’s underappreciated Symphony No. 11. Review Anonymous Lover Shows Its Mettle Victoria Looseleaf - November 17, 2020 The only surviving opera by Joseph Bologne has staying power in LA Opera’s production. Music News Tosca With a Side of Fries Paul Kotapish - November 17, 2020 SF Opera screens drive-in opera movies at Fort Mason. Up next: La bohème and Tosca. Bring the family. Feature From Cutting Edge to Cozy Cartoons, Pollen Music Group’s Got the Tune Andrew Gilbert - November 16, 2020 These award-winning Bay Area innovators are sculpting sound for hits on both the big screen and the home theater. Review Rossini’s Cascading Tenors Jason Victor Serinus - November 16, 2020 Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres are spectacular in a bracing set of songs about friendship and rivalry. A Dive Into George Lewis’s Pioneering Experiment With Artificial Intelligence Richard S. Ginell - November 16, 2020 A 1984 recording of Rainbow Family captures a landmark performance event pairing “live” musicians with microcomputers. Music News Long Beach Opera Presents 20 Premieres in “Songbook” Peter Feher - November 10, 2020 The adventurous company makes their fall gala all about new work from young composers. Feature Black, Brilliant, and Almost Forgotten: LA Opera Streams Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover Jason Victor Serinus - November 10, 2020 The only surviving opera by an accomplished contemporary of Mozart and Haydn takes the virtual stage in LAO’s collaboration with the Colburn School. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 … Next › Next page Last » Last page