Janos Gereben

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Janos Gereben - October 15, 2013

Last week, without seeing an announcement, we ventured to say that Emmanuel Morlet, the recently appointed artistic director of Green Music Center has left the organization some time ago.

Janos Gereben - October 15, 2013
Lisette Oropesa with Susan Graham at the 2011 <em>Xerxes</em> Photo by Cory Weaver
Lisette Oropesa with Susan Graham at the 2011 Xerxes
Janos Gereben - October 15, 2013
Nicola Luisotti: Serving Verdi Photo by Terrence McCarthy
Nicola Luisotti: Serving Verdi
Janos Gereben - October 14, 2013

The West Bay Opera Tosca has it all: a stellar orchestra, musical direction, impressive performances by the principals, and a production that belies the size of the company.

Janos Gereben - October 11, 2013

In an ongoing news item on an investigation underway, the Peninsula Symphony that reports its bank accounts have been cleaned out of approximately a half million dollars.

Janos Gereben - October 8, 2013
Grupo Falso Baiano — "Fake Bahians" — due at SFMUSIC DAY
Grupo Falso Baiano — "Fake Bahians" — due at SFMUSIC DAY

The size and

Janos Gereben - October 8, 2013
Ildar Abdrazakov's Mefistofele and Ramon Vargas' Faust were seen in European movie theaters Photo by Cory Weaver
Ildar Abdrazakov's Mefistofele and Ramon Vargas' Faust wer
Janos Gereben - October 8, 2013
Patrice Chéreau Photo by Samuel Aranda/AFP

One of the most influential opera directors of our time, Patrice Chéreau died on Monday of lung cancer in Paris. He was 68.

Janos Gereben - October 8, 2013
Inouye: <em>Synchrony</em>'s hero
Inouye: Synchrony's hero

In far-away London, a critic reviewing a CD spotted, identified, and exto