SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Music News 2021 Grammy Nominees Include SF Symphony, LA Phil Peter Feher - November 24, 2020 The usual suspects are still cleaning up, but there are some intriguing nominees as well. Music News LA Opera Announces an Updated Season, Including a Virtual Staging of Breaking the Waves Peter Feher - November 23, 2020 The Missy Mazzoli opera is next up from the company’s promising On Now platform. Review Young Artists Have the Cure for Pandemic Blues Steven Winn - November 23, 2020 SF Girls Chorus and Ars Minerva team up for Juditha Triumphans and works by Barbara Strozzi and Isabella Leonarda. Review Anonymous Lover Shows Its Mettle Victoria Looseleaf - November 17, 2020 The only surviving opera by Joseph Bologne has staying power in LA Opera’s production. Music News Tosca With a Side of Fries Paul Kotapish - November 17, 2020 SF Opera screens drive-in opera movies at Fort Mason. Up next: La bohème and Tosca. Bring the family. Music News You Don’t Have to Be Chinese to Sing in Mandarin (But It Helps) Janos Gereben - November 16, 2020 A new book helps open the ever-expanding Mandarin repertory to singers and scholars everywhere. Review Rossini’s Cascading Tenors Jason Victor Serinus - November 16, 2020 Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres are spectacular in a bracing set of songs about friendship and rivalry. Music News Long Beach Opera Presents 20 Premieres in “Songbook” Peter Feher - November 10, 2020 The adventurous company makes their fall gala all about new work from young composers. Feature Black, Brilliant, and Almost Forgotten: LA Opera Streams Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover Jason Victor Serinus - November 10, 2020 The only surviving opera by an accomplished contemporary of Mozart and Haydn takes the virtual stage in LAO’s collaboration with the Colburn School. Volti Keeps Singing “Without a Net” or Audience Janos Gereben - November 10, 2020 Look for premieres from Anne Hegi, Danny Clay, Joel Chapman, and Pamela Z. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 … Next › Next page Last » Last page