San Francisco

The gift is one of the largest individual donations ever to an American opera company.

Invigorating ideas of what opera might be were on display at the fourth WEO Snapshot Festival.

As head of a new SFO department tackling diversity and inclusion issues, Mc Neal helps administrators recognize and confront their own biases.

He’s only 21, but the New York–based jazz pianist showed serious artistry in a set at the Black Cat.

The big change to the summer lineup: Eun Sun Kim will conduct Ernani.

The jazz pianist and composer curates Cal Performances’ Jazz Platform series.

Matthew Aucoin more than fulfills his promise as LAO’s first composer-in-residence.

Are there parallels today with Germany and its vibrant cultural scene during the period between WWI and the rise of Nazism?

All-new productions and its signature Off-Grand series continue to mark LA Opera’s ambitions.

The anonymous donation underwrites a partnership with the USC Thornton School of Music.