San Francisco

Student work is presented alongside pieces by some of ballet’s greatest choreographers.

The premiere of Jake Heggie’s If I Were You is just one of the highlights.

The premiere of Inferno is just part of the evening-length ballet envisioned by the prolific composer.

Raising more questions than it answers, Niloufar Talebi’s unconventional opera boasts fine performances and stylish staging.

The award-winning Orihara explores the intersection of American and Japanese modern-dance traditions as expressed by women choreographers.

The choreographer’s humanity and storytelling ability combine with superb performances.

Part of the composer’s seven-hour epic is performed in NYC, along with Gelsey Bell’s Within.

Plácido Domingo spearheads L.A. Opera’s brilliant production of the zarzuela classic.

Polymath Niloufar Talebi’s operatic performance piece premieres at Z Space this week.

The 14-member ensemble has the audience at SFJAZZ dancing and clapping along.