SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Feature The Essential Vladimir Horowitz Michael Zwiebach - February 13, 2024 Our introduction to one of the 20th century’s greatest pianists, a poet, showman, and prolific recording artist. Music News R.I.P. Zaven Melikian, Longtime SF Opera Concertmaster Janos Gereben - February 12, 2024 The violinist played a significant role in establishing the company’s orchestra as a freestanding ensemble. Preview Joaquín De Luz Leads a Spanish Dance Company of Rigor and Rhythm Victoria Looseleaf - February 12, 2024 The Compañía Nacional de Danza arrives in L.A. with a blend of classical, contemporary, and mambo. Review Last Days: A Haunting Opera Inspired by the Death of Kurt Cobain Richard S. Ginell - February 12, 2024 It’s an upgrade over the HBO film, though the opera has few traces of the singer or Nirvana’s music. Review Renée Fleming Sings for a Threatened Natural World Nicholas Jones - February 11, 2024 The soprano delivers an eclectic program based on her album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene. Preview Young Singers Take On Rigoletto at Opera San Jose Lily O'Brien - February 11, 2024 Tenor Edward Graves, a former Adler Fellow, talks about playing the Duke of Mantua for the first time. Artist Spotlight Soprano Erin Morley Makes Her Garden Grow Emily Wilson - February 11, 2024 The Metropolitan Opera star chats about cultivating a relationship with the company and her upcoming nature-inspired program for Cal Performances. Review ISOLA Is a Monodrama for Our Self-Conscious Age Tamzin Elliott - February 6, 2024 In the aftermath of the pandemic, Long Beach Opera’s latest production envisions healing and transformation. Preview SF Ballet’s “British Icons”: History That Never Gets Old Aimée Ts'ao - February 6, 2024 Tamara Rojo’s next program for the company draws on her time in England and makes some surprising connections with the Bay Area. Feature The Rite of Spring Continues to Shake the Earth Aimée Ts'ao - February 5, 2024 A cast of African dancers has reimagined Pina Bausch’s 1975 choreography for the work and is now touring internationally. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 … Next › Next page Last » Last page