SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News One of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Operas to Stream Free on Thanksgiving Day Janos Gereben - November 21, 2023 Marin Alsop conducts a performance of The Black Mask on the 90th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Review The English Concert Relishes Handel’s Rodelinda Nicholas Jones - November 21, 2023 Artistic Director Harry Bicket leads a starry cast in a performance that would have any Baroque operagoer clamoring for more. Review L’elisir d’amore Meets La dolce vita at SF Opera Jason Victor Serinus - November 21, 2023 The company’s new production is a delight and very well cast. Review Frida y Diego Makes a Haunting LA Opera Premiere Richard S. Ginell - November 21, 2023 Gabriela Lena Frank’s luminous and dreamlike work has its third staging in California. Artist Spotlight Tenor Pene Pati Becomes a Leading Man Iris Kwok - November 14, 2023 Ahead of his return to SF Opera, the former Adler Fellow and now international star chats about gaining confidence and singing from the heart. Preview Four Decades of Food for the Soul: The Verdi Chorus Tom Jacobs - November 14, 2023 Meet a boutique organization that specializes in the full-throated choral music of opera. Review Omar Triumphs (Again) in Its San Francisco Opera Premiere Lisa Hirsch - November 7, 2023 Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s work is bold and beautiful and couldn’t be timelier. Artist Spotlight The Dead Spring to Life in Eloise Kazan’s Costumes for Frida y Diego Jim Farber - November 6, 2023 As amazing as the opera’s score and libretto are, the production has drawn raves for Kazan’s designs in particular. Review The Emissary: A Gentle Entry Into the World of Opera Lisa Hirsch - October 31, 2023 Opera Parallèle’s latest commission for students of all ages is a worthy work in its own right. Artist Spotlight Omar Hits Close to Home for Mezzo-Soprano Taylor Raven Lily O'Brien - October 28, 2023 Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the setting for Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera — and where Raven grew up. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page