SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News San Francisco Opera Ponders the Future Janos Gereben - April 5, 2019 The annual membership meeting hints at SFO’s strategic vision for meeting 21st-century challenges. Review Laura Kaminsky’s Today It Rains Paints a Drab Picture of Georgia O’Keeffe Joe Cadagin - April 2, 2019 Kaminsky’s strong music is the focal point of Opera Parallèle’s world-premiere production. Review Portland Opera’s Trans-Affirming As One Triumphs Ilana Walder-Biesanz - March 25, 2019 Laura Kaminsky’s opera tells a big story with just two voices and bare-bones staging. Review The Highs and Lows of Young Talent in Tamerlano Ilana Walder-Biesanz - March 11, 2019 S.F. Conservatory of Music stages a Handel opera. Review Mapplethorpe Reduced for a Post-Shock Era Jim Farber - March 8, 2019 Bryce Dessner’s Triptych homogenizes the legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe. Music News Changes and Cutbacks at S.F. Opera Eliminate Some Top Positions Janos Gereben - March 7, 2019 Veteran Director of Communications Jon Finck gets his walking papers. Review L.A. Opera Dazzles With a Revival of La Clemenza di Tito Jim Farber - March 5, 2019 James Conlon directs the company premiere of a Mozart masterpiece. Music News If I Were You Enables Merolini to Experience “If I Were an Opera Star” Janos Gereben - March 4, 2019 A new opera by Jake Heggie is the jewel of the 2019 Merola season. Music News New Season From Philharmonia Baroque Features Another Fully Staged Opera Michael Zwiebach - February 26, 2019 And a commission from Caroline Shaw, and a slew of famous soloists … Feature Touring the Opera World With Les Troyens Lisa Hirsch - February 26, 2019 Berlioz’s mammoth work has undergone something of a revival. Singers Brandon Jovanovich and Christian Van Horn share their experiences from three recent productions. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
