SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News Will the “Vallejo Wagner” Join the Legend of the “Lisbon Traviata”? Janos Gereben - January 3, 2022 The North Bay concert with conductor Thomas Conlin and soprano Othalie Graham, promises some of the greatest Wagner excerpts. Music News This Year’s Adler Fellows Make a Grand Exit as the Incoming Class Waits in the Wings Janos Gereben - December 14, 2021 César Ulloa also announces his retirement from the program. Music News The Snowy Day Premieres as an Opera in Houston Janos Gereben - December 13, 2021 Based on Ezra Jack Keats’s classic children’s book, the new opera is bound to become a holiday favorite. Review Spielberg Gets It Right With West Side Story Jim Farber - December 13, 2021 Tony Kushner’s new screenplay is at the center of the adaptation. Review Goodbye, Mr. Chips Makes a Winning Transition to Opera in a New Film Jeff Kaliss - December 9, 2021 The composer/librettist Gordon Getty sees the world premiere of his newest opera as a film by director Brian Staufenbiel. Music News Opera San José Names New General Director Michael Zwiebach - December 7, 2021 A five-month search ends with the appointment of well-respected stage director Shawna Lucey. Music News San Francisco Opera Appoints New Chorus Master Janos Gereben - December 7, 2021 John Keene comes to the company from Seattle Opera. Music News “If Music be the Food of Love,” SF Playhouse’s Twelfth Night Will Nourish You Well Janos Gereben - December 7, 2021 Shaina Taub’s music and lyrics put a jazzy, soulful spin on the Bard’s romantic comedy. Music News Reprise of an “Unknown Wagner” on Pocket Opera’s 2022 Season Janos Gereben - December 6, 2021 The company soldiers on in its first season without founder Donald Pippin. Review Two Gripping Operas Go Deep Into the Horrors of War in the 20th Century Steven Winn - December 5, 2021 Naxos releases new recordings of Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Passenger and Kevin Puts’s Silent Night. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … Next › Next page Last » Last page