Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Brilliant design and direction support a superb cast and an outstanding performance by tenor Michael Fabiano.

The legendary singer is only one reason to see these powerful Verdi and Bizet productions.

Glittery sets and costumes aren’t enough to save this tired production.

Mason Bates’ opera is designed to use both high-tech and traditional operatic ideas to enter the inner world of the mercurial co-founder of Apple, Inc.

The baritone created something special out of a shopworn production.

The lighthearted opera packs a serious, newly relevant punch.

Leslie Swackhamer’s revival of the Jun Kaneko production at S.F. Opera is as forcefully anti-imperialist as the opera will allow.

Strong leads, clever staging, and a solid orchestra bring out the best in Handel’s dark satire.

Leoš Janáček’s powerful music drama gets a thoughtful, musically pungent production.

Composer Jake Heggie and Librettist Gene Scheer tell stories of camp survivors in an new opera.