Opera

Exquisite singing, music, and staging coalesce to fulfill Beethoven’s vision of liberation and triumph.

An intriguing concept and strong performances lift short operas by Jake Heggie and Leonard Bernstein above an overly fussy production.

Lamplighters light up the stage with Gilbert & Sullivan’s sly Gondoliers.

Fidelio offers an enduring glimmer of uplifting hope in trying times.

The beauty of Baroque opera and its most distinctive star are enlisted to help heal a king.

A pair of one-act operas range from the restrained to the flamboyant.

S.F. Symphony’s stripped-down staging highlights the operetta’s strengths and weaknesses.

The general director mixes the fresh and the familiar in a season of "emotive storytelling."

The chamber ensemble offers fresh music and collaborates with West Edge Opera in incubating new operas.

The orchestra prepares to take on one of Bernstein’s most brilliant scores.