SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Review Jamie Barton and Jake Heggie Blaze Forth in Unexpected Shadows Jason Victor Serinus - August 18, 2020 A recital of modern American song with the composer and one of his finest interpreters. Feature An Electronic Lover in Eden Andrew Gilbert - August 10, 2020 Bassist/composer Lisa Mezzacappa takes the leap into opera in an original way. Review An Operatic Premiere Redolent of the Decadent Early 20th Century Joe Cadagin - August 10, 2020 David Hertzberg’s The Wake World is a sumptuous pleasure house of music. Review Carlisle Floyd Takes on Tangled Issues of Sex and Identity in Prince of Players Jeff Kaliss - July 31, 2020 The Florentine Opera gives the nonagenarian composer’s latest a serious makeover on a new recording. Music News LA Opera Juggles Its Season Once More Peter Feher - July 28, 2020 There will be fall offerings online, but mainstage productions move to 2021. Preview In an Enforced Pause, Opera San José Modernizes Its Relationship to Internet Tech Michael Zwiebach - July 21, 2020 An online recital points the way to many more possibilities, posits General Director Khori Dastoor. Review A Lad’s Love and More From Brian Giebler Jason Victor Serinus - July 20, 2020 English songs of longing and loss find a perfect voice in the gifted tenor on this new disc. Music News Facing the Pandemic in a City Where Music Has Always Triumphed Over Disaster Janos Gereben - July 14, 2020 The show has gone on through great quakes, depressions, and wartime, but COVID-19 presents a confounding set of new challenges. Feature Creative Crossover for Musicians in the Corona-verse Lily O'Brien - July 13, 2020 For these performers, sheltering-in-place has provided an opportunity to explore new musical avenues. Music News Ars Minerva Offers Up More Cocktails and Chit-Chat Michael Zwiebach - July 7, 2020 The tiny opera company has another wildly entertaining opera up its sleeve. Until then, it invites you behind the scenes in a series of Zoom chats. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 … Next › Next page Last » Last page