Opera

SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera.

Michael Zwiebach - June 26, 2018

Jazz pianist Dr. Valerie Capers talks about her album Wagner Takes the A Train.

Janos Gereben - June 26, 2018

The brass section gets a workout in Wagner's magnum opus, striking both joy and terror in the hearts of the players.

Janos Gereben - June 26, 2018

Stephen Sondheim's grand musical is a love poem to the creative impulse.

Paul Kotapish - June 19, 2018

S.F. Opera builds a Wagnerian dragon for the 21st century.

Lisa Hirsch - June 19, 2018

The well-cast revival of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen holds up.

Rebecca Wishnia - June 18, 2018

Mussorgsky's original version stands on its own merits in this opulent, semi-staged S.F. Symphony production.

Lisa Houston - June 14, 2018

The baritone is hitting his prime and working harder than ever.

Tal Skloot - June 12, 2018

SFCV conducted a backstage video tour of S.F. Opera's 2011 Ring production. It's worth seeing again.

Lily O'Brien - June 11, 2018

This spectacle of the season will be even more spectacular.

Janos Gereben - June 11, 2018

Western opera singers add Mandarin to their roster of must-have language skills.