SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Music News Rare Richard Strauss Work Is a Highlight of SF Opera Centennial Janos Gereben - May 23, 2023 Die Frau ohne Schatten had its U.S. premiere in San Francisco and is a complicated piece to bring to the stage. Preview Move Over, Sibelius, Here’s a Jazz Suite Based on Kalevala Legends Jeff Kaliss - May 22, 2023 Rent Romus and Heikki Koskinen’s Itkuja Suite has its premiere in Berkeley this week. Artist Spotlight Soprano Karah Son on Her SF Opera Debut Victoria Looseleaf - May 22, 2023 The Korean soprano brings her Italian training and experience of motherhood to the role of Cio-Cio-San. Review The British Invasion and New Wave Are Back in a New Recording Scott Cmiel - May 22, 2023 Guitarist William Kanengiser and the Alexander String Quartet pay tribute to the bands that changed the course of music. Review The Four Seasons in a New Light Richard S. Ginell - May 22, 2023 Delirium Musicum’s debut album pairs two contemporary takes on Vivaldi’s evergreen masterpiece. Review “Esultate!” LA Opera’s Luxuriously Cast Otello Is a Winner Jim Farber - May 16, 2023 Russell Thomas, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and Igor Golovatenko make powerful impressions in a well-staged production. Music News Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win Pulitzer Prize in Music for Omar Michael Zwiebach - May 16, 2023 It’s the latest accolade for an opera that continues to wow audiences and critics alike. Review Latin American Standards Sumptuously Sung by Magos Herrera Andrew Gilbert - May 16, 2023 In concert with Brooklyn Rider, Herrera brought to mind nueva canción matriarch Mercedes Sosa. Feature A Love Affair With Being Alive: An Ambitious Opera Takes Shape at the LA Phil Victoria Looseleaf - May 15, 2023 Unfolding over six hours, Stranger Love is composer Dylan Mattingly’s attempt at a transformative work that marries philosophical ideas and everyday experience. Review A Dazzling Multicultural Symphony From A Far Cry Chrysanthe Tan - May 15, 2023 Composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol’s A Gentleman of Istanbul is based on a 17th-century travelogue. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 … Next › Next page Last » Last page