San Francisco

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

Lev Mamuya - June 11, 2024

Beth Morrison Projects commissioned 14 composers to work on this operatic setting of Marie Howe’s book of poems about womanhood.

Richard S. Ginell - June 10, 2024

The sounds of wind and sea surge in Cerrone’s latest piece for the Boston-based Lorelei Ensemble.

Jim Farber - June 4, 2024

Kate Soper’s “philosophy-opera” gets an outstanding production from director James Darrah and Long Beach Opera.

Lisa Hirsch - June 4, 2024

The Finnish composer’s late masterpiece, about a school shooting and its enduring effects, premieres at SF Opera.

Jeff Kaliss - June 4, 2024

Arranger and bandleader John Clayton has completed the score for The Africa Suite using unfinished recordings from Peterson’s “vault.”

Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2024

With “Shifting Ground,” a commissioning and recording project, Kenney is approaching Baroque music as the start of something contemporary.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 3, 2024

Hear how composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell approached the adaptation in a new recording from Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Steven Winn - June 3, 2024

Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s richly imagined production is a visual feast, though sometimes at the cost of the music and the action.

Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2024

Ten years after its last residency here, the band returns to run through its entire album catalog in a nine-concert stay.

Victoria Looseleaf - May 29, 2024

Thomas is set to premiere Fire and Blue Sky, a song cycle written for him by composer Joel Thompson and poet Imani Tolliver.