Opera

Steven Winn - August 4, 2017

Stellar ensemble work and strong vocal performances make magic with Rossini’s fairy tale.

Jason Victor Serinus - July 23, 2017

The rave is in: Mason Bates’s first opera is a (re)sounding success, one that deserves permanent repertory status.

Steven Winn - July 22, 2017

Three diverse one-acts gave Merola’s singers a chance to strut their stuff.

Nicholas Jones - July 17, 2017

Donald Pippin’s rhymed libretto in English brings the opera’s charming lyrics to the fore.

Janos Gereben - July 9, 2017

Confident performances abounded in the Merola Program’s Schwabacher Summer Concert.

Lou Fancher - July 5, 2017

Composer Joseph M. Columbo’s new opera challenges the conventional perceptions of the genre.

Janos Gereben - June 13, 2017

A festive cavalcade of opera talent pitches in to fete the venerable training program.

Steven Winn - June 12, 2017

S.F. Opera unveils a revival with spotty singing, less effective acting.

Janos Gereben - June 5, 2017

The success of this summer “reboot” hinges on the music, not the production.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - June 2, 2017

The baritone created something special out of a shopworn production.