San Francisco

Exquisite singing, music, and staging coalesce to fulfill Beethoven’s vision of liberation and triumph.

An intriguing concept and strong performances lift short operas by Jake Heggie and Leonard Bernstein above an overly fussy production.

(Almost) everything is beautiful at the ballet.

Choreographer KT Nelson and composer Joby Talbot collaborate in a transcendent work inspired by the Compostela pilgrimage route.

The jazz vocalist reveals depth and velvety beauty in her Cal Performances appearance.

Intense and dramatic, Festival works tell stories from our current moment.

The innovative dance company embraces taking risks and building opportunities for street musicians and foster youth.

Lamplighters light up the stage with Gilbert & Sullivan’s sly Gondoliers.

An American epic continues as the PHJB joins forces with Mexican roots music band Los Cenzontles and Cuban and Brazilian musicians at SFJAZZ.

Fidelio offers an enduring glimmer of uplifting hope in trying times.