San Francisco

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area.

Michael Zwiebach - January 10, 2023

West Edge Opera has become, perhaps, the most important incubator of new musical theater on the West Coast.

Janos Gereben - January 9, 2023

The company marks 90 years with nine new works that play January through February.

Andrew Gilbert - January 9, 2023

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater heads up the latest configuration of this all-star band that looks to both jazz’s past and future.

Joe Cadagin - January 3, 2023

In Music for Film, Sculpture, and Captions, the composer teases out connections to jazz, surrealist film, and Ruth Asawa.

Victoria Looseleaf - January 3, 2023

The company is finding the fun in the composer’s seldom-heard Ercole su’l Termodonte.

Lou Fancher - January 3, 2023

Her company’s latest work, Talking Circle, is a collaborative effort that draws on movement, music, and personal experiences.

SFCV Editors - December 20, 2022

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

SFCV Editors - December 20, 2022

Offered without critique, a smorgasbord of recorded music released this year.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 19, 2022

With sensitivity and expertise, the baritone records music by Mason Bates, Missy Mazzoli, and Gregory Spears.

Molly Colin - December 19, 2022

Tenor Alek Shrader enters the comic book publishing world with some heavyweight names along for the ride.