SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review The Industry Again Rethinks Opera With Star Choir, a 2023 Space Odyssey Jim Farber - October 3, 2023 The company’s shows are always a bit of a trek but so worth it. Review Jonathan Tetelman Tackles The Great Puccini Jason Victor Serinus - October 2, 2023 On a new recording, the tenor demonstrates his superb vocal chops with just a bit too much restraint. Preview Livermore Valley Opera Branches Out With Of Mice and Men Lily O'Brien - October 2, 2023 The company is telling an all-American story in composer Carlisle Floyd’s setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella. Review Don Giovanni Lives in the Music at LA Opera Jim Farber - September 26, 2023 James Conlon’s strong, insightful direction of the singers and orchestra meets a less imaginative production. Review The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Is Polished, Beautiful, Troubling Simon Cohen - September 26, 2023 The work, now at SF Opera, promises a deep dive into the complicated technologist, but does it weigh his character or just celebrate his legacy? Review John Corigliano’s Uncanny The Lord of Cries Comes to CD Joe Cadagin - September 26, 2023 A new recording showcases the composer’s latest opera, a dark amalgamation of two literary works. Preview The Industry Still Goes Where No Opera Company Has Gone Before Victoria Looseleaf - September 26, 2023 The innovative company’s latest is the sci-fi Star Choir, about colonization and what it means to be human. Artist Spotlight Isabel Leonard: A Met Star Debuts at LA Opera Victoria Looseleaf - September 18, 2023 The mezzo-soprano is singing in back-to-back productions of Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville this fall. Music News Long Beach Opera Announces Season of Works Created by Women Tom Jacobs - September 15, 2023 The company is prioritizing innovation and inclusion by collaborating with all-woman writing teams in 2024. Review The Ladies Lead in SF Opera’s Il trovatore Steven Winn - September 14, 2023 In a work laced with action-movie passion, soprano Angel Blue and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk are incisive and alluring. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page