Opera

Lisa Houston - June 11, 2018

The dramatic soprano talks about singing Brünnhilde in S.F. Opera's upcoming Ring Cycle.

Janos Gereben - May 29, 2018

Rehearsals are already underway for S.F. Symphony's Boris Godunov.

Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2018

L.A. Opera's ambitious, 28-year-old artist-in-residence brings his first work to the Off Grand series.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 29, 2018

There’s a reason Cimarosa’s biggest hit languishes in the opera hinterlands.

Lou Fancher - May 21, 2018

Laura Kaminsky's Today It Rains explores the artist's transformational journey to New Mexico.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz - May 6, 2018

John Musto’s Bastianello and William Bolcom’s Lucrezia have fun with hoary comedic situations.

Jim Farber - May 4, 2018

Two singers matched up well, dramatically and vocally at the Broad Stage.

Jeffery S. McMillan - April 29, 2018

The dramatic soprano is bringing her highly praised interpretation of Brünnhilde to San Francisco for June's Ring of the Nibelung performances.

Tysen Dauer - April 24, 2018

Composer Héctor Armienta's new opera, based on the famous novel by Rudolfo Anaya, is an ambitious work that needs to spread its wings.

Lisa Hirsch - April 23, 2018

The Baroque masterpiece comes to life at Zellerbach, with an unfamiliar ending.