Music News

R.I.P. Kristin Panokin

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Kristin Pankonin, with Frederica von Stade

"Beloved" is a word often used in obituaries, but in talking abou

R.I.P. Carlo Bergonzi

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Carlo Bergonzi in the title role in Verdi’s <em>Ernani</em> Photo by Louis Mélançon/Metropolitan Opera — Carlo Bergonzi in the title role in Verdi’s Ernani

Life in Penzance, Here-and-Now

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Deborah Rosengaus as Ruth, Samuel Faustine as Frederic, and Ben Brady as the Pirate King in <em>The Pirates of Penzance</em> Photo by David Allen — Deborah Rosengaus

Fortuitous Ripping of the Great Curtain

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Still Available: Half Ring From Bayreuth, Live and Free

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Catherine Foster and Lance Ryan in the Bayreuth <em>Siegfried</em> Photo by Enrico Nawrath — Catherine Foster and Lance Ryan in the Bayreuth Siegfried

Return of the Native: Vardanega, Chan

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Audrey Vardanega

This column has followed the activities of two remarkable San Francisco child prodigies,

National Youth Orchestra: From Weill to Weill

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Josephine Stockwell

Chromatic and Don Giovanni

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

Darrah — Don Giovanni cast's Amanda Woodbury, Edward Nelson, Karen Chia-Ling Ho, Yujin Kim in a photo by Stage Director James Darrah

James Da

Darrah: Opera Future

Janos Gereben - July 29, 2014

James Darrah, talking about his many projects

Our Butterfly Sings Her First Salome

Janos Gereben - July 22, 2014

Patricia Racette

The mostly-lyrical-soprano Patricia Racette is getting ready for her Richard Strauss debut, says Martin Bernheimer in