SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review On Site Opera Sends Up the Online Medium Steven Winn - January 24, 2022 The New York company is staging performances of Lesson Plan on (where else?) Zoom. Music News SF Opera to Celebrate Its Centennial With a Spectacular Season Janos Gereben - January 19, 2022 Two world premieres and several other new productions highlight an announcement full of hopeful news. Review Assessing the Genius of Matthew Aucoin Jason Victor Serinus - January 10, 2022 A rewarding new two-disc set surveys the early works of opera’s wunderkind composer. Review Die Tote Stadt Gets a Vibrant Rebirth on DVD Richard S. Ginell - January 10, 2022 Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen shine with the Bavarian State Opera under the baton of Kirill Petrenko in this 2019 production. Review Rameau’s Platée in All Its Wonderful Excesses Jason Victor Serinus - January 3, 2022 The 18th-century opera is delightful as ever in a recent recording led by William Christie. Music News Will the “Vallejo Wagner” Join the Legend of the “Lisbon Traviata”? Janos Gereben - January 3, 2022 The North Bay concert with conductor Thomas Conlin and soprano Othalie Graham, promises some of the greatest Wagner excerpts. Music News This Year’s Adler Fellows Make a Grand Exit as the Incoming Class Waits in the Wings Janos Gereben - December 14, 2021 César Ulloa also announces his retirement from the program. Music News The Snowy Day Premieres as an Opera in Houston Janos Gereben - December 13, 2021 Based on Ezra Jack Keats’s classic children’s book, the new opera is bound to become a holiday favorite. Review Spielberg Gets It Right With West Side Story Jim Farber - December 13, 2021 Tony Kushner’s new screenplay is at the center of the adaptation. Review Goodbye, Mr. Chips Makes a Winning Transition to Opera in a New Film Jeff Kaliss - December 9, 2021 The composer/librettist Gordon Getty sees the world premiere of his newest opera as a film by director Brian Staufenbiel. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … Next › Next page Last » Last page