As directed by Rhiannon Giddens, the festival explores improvisation and cross-cultural connections at the expense of European modernism.
The soprano’s interpretive skills make the case for André Previn’s final work, Penelope, among other selections.
In Peter Sellars’s semistaged production, everything from the orchestra to the principal performances is absolutely right.
The artistic couple and their tempestuous love is the subject of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s new work, now at SF Opera.
