SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Feature A White Paper Lays Out the Case for Music in Early Education for All Children Jeff Kaliss - February 15, 2021 Renée Fleming and her Sound Health Network champion Indre Viskontas’s comprehensive review of music and brain development research. Artist Spotlight From Jazz to Opera to Broadway — Janinah Burnett Does It All Lily O'Brien - February 13, 2021 Celebrating a new album out this week, the Grammy-winning soprano shares her backstory and insight into her embrace of diverse musical styles. Music News Peripatetic West Edge Opera Heading to a Live Season in Orinda’s Bruns Theater Janos Gereben - February 9, 2021 WEO’s Jonathan Khuner talks about what makes Janáček’s Katya Kabanová special. Feature Composer Anthony Davis Imagines His Freedom Michael Zwiebach - February 6, 2021 If there’s a lesson in this preeminent American composer’s work, it’s that reimagining the past in art can lead to liberation. Preview Beethoven Meets Black Lives Matter in Heartbeat Opera’s Breathing Free Lou Fancher - February 2, 2021 The collaborative song cycle melding prison choirs, professional musicians, and cinematographers in a mashup of Fidelio, Black composers, and more streams this month. Music News Frederica von Stade’s North Star Role for Oakland Continues With “People’s Choir” Janos Gereben - February 1, 2021 The opera legend’s new choral group invites overlooked communities into collaborative music-making to foster a sense of hope and dignity. Music News Drive-In Tosca: Take Two! Paul Kotapish - February 1, 2021 SF Opera’s postponed screenings of the Puccini favorite have been rescheduled for Feb. 12 and 13. Review Nathalie Stutzmann Scales the Contralto Heights Jason Victor Serinus - February 1, 2021 Joined by Orfeo 55 on her latest disc, the ambitious singer/conductor puts her unique stamp on a wide swath of Baroque arias and songs. Review Baritone Will Liverman’s Dreams of a New Day Delivers Protest and Grace Steven Winn - February 1, 2021 Featuring powerful settings of Langston Hughes texts, a new recording with pianist Paul Sánchez highlights a century of works by Black composers. Music News Black Artists Claim a Seat at the Table at Long Beach Opera and LA Opera Michael Zwiebach - January 26, 2021 Both companies announced major appointments to include Black artists in top-level artistic decision-making and in outreach programs. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 … Next › Next page Last » Last page