SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review The LA Phil’s Rheingold: An Event to Remember Jim Farber - January 23, 2024 Spectacularly cast and flawlessly performed, the show is bound to leave any Wagnerite at Disney Hall begging for another Ring installment. Preview For the LA Phil, Frank Gehry Reimagines Valhalla Tom Jacobs - January 15, 2024 At Disney Hall, a production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold features scenic design by the architect of the iconic L.A. venue. Music News Gordon Getty Honored on the Eve of His 90th Birthday Jeff Kaliss - December 18, 2023 The philanthropist and composer has many reasons to celebrate this month, including an award from SF Opera. Review In El Niño, American Modern Opera Company Considers the Power of the Word Steven Winn - December 18, 2023 The singers put poetry first in this condensed version of John Adams’s opera-oratorio. Feature For the Love of Opera: Trans Singers on Their Struggle and Work Tamzin Elliott - December 12, 2023 Opera has always been a space for gender-bending. Trans artists are trying to make it work for them. Feature Two Extraordinary American Operas Receive Their Metropolitan Premieres Emery Kerekes - December 12, 2023 Both Anthony Davis’s X and Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas are modern classics, and the Met gives them excellent productions. Review SF Opera Adler Fellows Shine in 2023 Showcase Janos Gereben - December 5, 2023 The young professionals in the program take swings at big roles, with consistently exciting results. Review The End Is the Beginning in Dido’s Ghost Lisa Hirsch - December 5, 2023 Errollyn Wallen’s new opera, given its American premiere by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, extends Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Review Scalia/Ginsburg Is Arguably Excellent at Pacific Opera Project Jim Farber - November 28, 2023 Derrick Wang’s funny, sharply observed one-act pairs well with Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury. Music News Adler Fellows, Chorus Concerts for SF Opera’s 2023 Finale Janos Gereben - November 27, 2023 A handful of musicians from L’elisir d’amore are doing double duty and performing in the company’s December special events. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page