SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review SF Opera Steps Out of Its Comfort Zone in Beethoven’s Ninth Steven Winn - October 28, 2024 Superb singing from the chorus and vocal soloists can’t entirely carry this performance of the symphony under Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Review Black Lodge Strives for High-End Horror Opera Tamzin Elliott - October 22, 2024 David T. Little’s composition is a challenging experiment in form and genre, part film screening and part live performance. Preview LA Opera’s Romeo and Juliet Is Headed by Choreographer Kitty McNamee Victoria Looseleaf - October 21, 2024 Dancing plays a prominent role in this production, whose revival marks McNamee’s directorial debut with the company. Music News SF Opera Music Director Reappointed, Though Her Orchestra Awaits a Contract Janos Gereben - October 21, 2024 The welcome news that Eun Sun Kim is now set to lead the company through 2031 comes at an otherwise tense time for the organization. Review SF Opera Taps Into the Transcendent Power of Tristan and Isolde Lisa Hirsch - October 21, 2024 Richard Wagner’s epic of love and death comes to glorious life in a dramatically sung production led by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Feature The Hidden Struggles Behind SF Opera’s Tristan and Isolde Lisa Hirsch - October 17, 2024 Under the baton of Eun Sun Kim, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra is rehearsing with the epic scope of Richard Wagner’s music in mind. Music News SF Opera Documentary Reveals the Effort That Creates Transcendence Janos Gereben - October 15, 2024 A new film shows how Music Director Eun Sun Kim and the entire company handled the massive undertaking of staging Wagner’s Lohengrin. Artist Spotlight Director Mary Zimmerman on Making Beloved Stories Live in Three Dimensions Lou Fancher - October 8, 2024 Zimmerman conceived her latest show, The Matchbox Magic Flute, the same way she developed many of her hits. Review Julia Bullock Sings of Loss and New Love in Harawi Lisa Hirsch - September 30, 2024 American Modern Opera Company’s production transforms Olivier Messiaen’s song cycle into an intimate drama. Feature Backstage at SF Opera: From the Makeup Table to the Prompter’s Box Lisa Hirsch - September 30, 2024 Recent productions of The Handmaid’s Tale and Innocence have highlighted the work that typically goes unseen at the War Memorial. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page