SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News CLICKCOACH Aims to Provide Professional Online Training for Isolated Musicians Paul Kotapish - January 12, 2021 A new nonprofit connects singers and instrumentalists with advanced instructional and coaching materials via a low-cost, online platform. Music News Grammy Awards Postponed, and Other Tales From Pandemic-Stricken L.A. Peter Feher - January 12, 2021 As the coronavirus surge reaches yet another peak, the entertainment industry and music organizations extend a production hiatus. Preview The Boundary-Crossing Prototype Festival Reconceived for Video Michael Zwiebach - January 5, 2021 Beth Morrison Projects, HERE Arts Center, and LA Opera bring Modulation, a meditation on 2020 from 13 different composers, to fruition. Music News Hawaii Opera Theatre Persists in the Pandemic With “Kanikapila” Janos Gereben - January 4, 2021 Baritone Quinn Kelsey headlines a performance that combines opera and local culture. Music News LA Opera Goes Downscale Peter Feher - December 22, 2020 If grand opera won’t fly in the pandemic, these smaller productions will. Artist Spotlight A Season to Be Thankful: In Conversation With Soprano Angel Blue Lisa Houston - December 21, 2020 Hot off her success in Porgy and Bess and a nonstop run of gigs, the feted singer reflects on an artist’s life in the mandated slow lane. Feature Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Los Angeles Area Recordings in 2020 Peter Feher - December 15, 2020 Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year. Review Opera San José Pulls Off a Holiday Miracle With Three Decembers Steven Winn - December 7, 2020 The Jake Heggie/Gene Scheer opera is available for streaming through Dec. 31. Feature Holiday Streams: The 2020 SFCV Holiday Music Guide Michael Zwiebach - December 1, 2020 Let these virtual concerts send you to your happy place until we can all look on 2020 in hindsight. Artist Spotlight The Year of Singing Safely: Susan Graham’s Operatic Art in 2020 Lisa Houston - November 30, 2020 The renowned mezzo-soprano talks about opera in the age of COVID-19 and her upcoming role in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers with Opera San José. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 … Next › Next page Last » Last page