Features

Steven Winn - January 7, 2015

The last S.F. Opera season planned by David Gockley is heavy on thrills, with an unusual double bill and a Sondheim classic.

Michael Zwiebach - January 6, 2015

We introduce the first group of writers in SFCV’s Emerging Writer Program.

Giacomo Fiore - January 6, 2015

Three recent releases confirm the excellent health of U.S. contemporary music.

Lara Downes - January 6, 2015

The great pianist talks about his ambitious San Francisco recital, the anxieties of recording, and making friends in the business.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 26, 2014

What better way to get your New Year off to a great start than with three videos that have a strong relationship with San Francisco Opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 17, 2014

Great music and gift ideas for classical music lovers (and how to get hold of them quickly).

Janos Gereben - December 15, 2014

Irene Dalis a great star of opera, who has been the founding and commanding grand dame of Opera San José for the past 30 years, died on Dec. 14.

Robert P. Commanday - December 13, 2014

Laszlo Vargaʼs extraordinary career is remembered on the occasion of his death, at nearly 90 years old.

Molly Colin - December 2, 2014

In San Francisco Opera’s understudy room, a sense of camaraderie and good humor prevails, as singers watch a production they’ve prepared to perform, but which will go on without them.

Janos Gereben - November 23, 2014

News comes that the Met's deficit is it's most serious in decades, while the S.F. Opera's is way down.