San Francisco

The one-evening version of Richard Wagner’s mythic tetralogy is well sung and played but light on character development and nuance.

Jones is directing this highly collaborative production that combines the work of seven choreographers, landing at The Ford later this week.

The arts administrator, set to lead Lyric Opera of Chicago, formerly worked for the SF Symphony and the LA Phil, among others.

Mozart’s drama is brought to life by a superb young cast under the top-notch direction of Patricia Racette.

A heralded young singer prefers the recital setting to the opera house and is making her mark in art-song repertory.

Festival performances of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and John Adams’s Violin Concerto are spectacular.

Every summer, State of Play brings together established and up-and-coming choreographers, and this year’s lineup is as diverse as ever.

The company is betting on Bulrusher, Eisa Davis’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated play as set by composer Nathaniel Stookey.

The psychedelic homage to West Coast iconoclast Pauline Oliveros is absorbing but missing some key components of her legacy.

A lieder recital by soprano Lisa Delan is followed by a concert featuring the up-and-coming Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows.