Music News

Janos Gereben - May 14, 2013
Jaqueline Piccolino, shown here in a Merola production last year, is the new Stella for <em>Hoffmann</em> Photo by Kristen Loken
Jaqueline Piccolino, sh
Janos Gereben - May 14, 2013
Jean-Francois Sivadier directs Natalie Dessay in <em>Becoming Traviata</em>
Jean-Francois Sivadier directs Natalie Dessay in Becoming Traviata
Michael Zwiebach - May 10, 2013

Here’s your SFCV cheat sheet for the opera – the background, sources, story, controversy, and some interpretive ideas, expertly boiled down to a few minutes by Kaleen Asbo.

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2013

This month is youth orchestra month, with spring orchestra concerts around the Bay. Here they are, with the young soloists involved:

Michael Zwiebach - May 9, 2013
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms

It’s rare, but two great composers share the same May 7 birthday: Johannes Brahms and Peter Tchaikovsky.

Mark MacNamara - May 8, 2013

We stopped by the Community Music Center in San Francisco’s Mission District to catch a rehearsal by the children’s chorus.

Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
Michelle Jasso: Witch here
Michelle Jasso: Witch here

It's somewhat of a hush-hush yet, but apparently there is an upcoming Rob Marshal

Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
Nathan Gunn (Yeshua) and Sasha Cooke (Mary Magalene) Photo by J. Henry Fair
Nathan Gunn (Yeshua) and Sasha Cooke (Mary Magalene)
Janos Gereben - May 7, 2013
The Sunday cast of <em>Little Women</em> (they had the whole stage) Photos by Billy Whitcomb
The Sunday cast of Little Women (they had the whole stage)