San Francisco

A librettist-producer’s tale of what it takes to get through all the difficulties of bringing a new opera to the stage.

The world’s longest running jazz festival features women led-ensembles, and succeeds.

S.F. Opera favorite Brian Mulligan plays Mandryka in Richard Strauss’s Arabella.

Shawn Kirchner’s Songs of Ascent provides a powerful contrast with the Mozart Requiem.

The absurd wealth of the Parisian music scene is only hinted at with a pair of recitals by two of the best male vocalists in the world.

L.A. Opera’s Don Carlo proves that Plácido Domingo is forever young.

Two masterful orchestras put the jazz back in “Jazz at the Bowl.”

A pop-up event hosted by the SF Opera offshoot brings world-class singing to a SOMA nightclub.

The L.A. Master Chorale’s music director seems to be involved in every choral concert and opera in town.

Two quartets at SFJAZZ showcase Berkeley High’s jazz legacy.