SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win Pulitzer Prize in Music for Omar Michael Zwiebach - May 16, 2023 It’s the latest accolade for an opera that continues to wow audiences and critics alike. Feature A Love Affair With Being Alive: An Ambitious Opera Takes Shape at the LA Phil Victoria Looseleaf - May 15, 2023 Unfolding over six hours, Stranger Love is composer Dylan Mattingly’s attempt at a transformative work that marries philosophical ideas and everyday experience. Preview Survivor Stories: Jake Heggie’s Two Holocaust Operas Come to San Francisco Jason Victor Serinus - May 15, 2023 The composer talks about For a Look or a Touch and Another Sunrise, presented by Music of Remembrance this month. Review Parable of the Sower Is Compelling, Prophetic, Remarkable Lisa Hirsch - May 9, 2023 Toshi and Bernice Johnson Reagon’s operatic rendering of Octavia Butler’s novel is scarily on point but also musically winning. Review Ovid in Operatic Dress: American Bach Soloists Animate Two Tales of Transformation Nicholas Jones - May 9, 2023 The group’s season-ending concert was devoted to Handel’s Apollo and Daphne and Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Pygmalion. Review The Many Faces of Tenor Allan Clayton Emery Kerekes - May 8, 2023 From New York: The Metropolitan Opera star makes a recital debut that is alternately gripping and hilarious. Artist Spotlight Morris Robinson in the Mirror: “My art has become what I am.” Victoria Looseleaf - May 8, 2023 The star bass talks about his career, fighting for the underdog, and being a family man. Review Pocket Opera’s May Day Romp With Albert Herring Jeff Kaliss - May 2, 2023 Benjamin Britten’s opera is pleasant if mostly uninteresting, like its titular hero. Review Gritty Realism Makes Compelling Opera in Trade/Mary Motorhead Jim Farber - May 2, 2023 Emma O’Halloran’s techno-tinged music clothes the drama perfectly in tales of Dublin’s downtrodden. Review Blank Out: A Masterly Blend of Opera, Film, Technology Lisa Hirsch - May 2, 2023 Michel van der Aa’s elusive and subtle work is brilliantly realized at Cal Performances. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 … Next › Next page Last » Last page