SFCV’s perceptive writers report on topics relevant to opera. Preview The Camp, a World-Premiere Opera About Japanese American Internment Victoria Looseleaf - February 18, 2025 This new work by composer Daniel Kessner and librettist Lionelle Hamanaka is set to take the stage at Los Angeles’ Aratani Theatre. Review Bluebeard’s Castle at Opera San José Glistens Like a Jewel Lisa Hirsch - February 17, 2025 Strong singing and direction give Béla Bartók’s one-act chiller plenty of thrills in this production from OSJ’s Shawna Lucey. Music News LA Opera Announces Lineup for 2025–2026, James Conlon’s Final Season Tom Jacobs - February 11, 2025 The company’s longtime music director will bid adieu with productions of West Side Story, Falstaff, and The Magic Flute. Preview Bringing Atom Egoyan’s Adoration to the Opera Stage Tom Jacobs - February 11, 2025 Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s adaptation of this film about intergenerational trauma comes to LA Opera. Music News Restored SF Opera Archives Offer Searchable History of the Company’s Century Janos Gereben - February 11, 2025 Opera fanatics, rejoice! The company’s online performance database is back up and running. Preview Revisiting Japanese American Incarceration in Both Eyes Open Lou Fancher - February 10, 2025 Composer Max Giteck Duykers and librettist Philip Kan Gotanda have crafted an opera focusing on a family caught up in World War II. Music News SF Lamplighters Present a New Musical Based on a George Bernard Shaw Play Janos Gereben - February 10, 2025 The company’s production of A Minister’s Wife, adapted from Shaw’s Candida, comes to the Taube Atrium Theater this weekend. Review Soprano Lise Davidsen Makes a Sensational Bay Area Debut Lisa Hirsch - February 6, 2025 Davidsen, one of the Metropolitan Opera’s reigning divas, shows complete mastery in a varied recital at Cal Performances. Music News SF Opera’s 2025–2026 Season Offers Emotional and Spiritual Sanctuary Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025 Amid an uncertain future for the arts in this country, the company is promising powerful productions that can unite audiences. Music News Winners New and Old at 67th Annual Grammy Awards Janos Gereben - February 4, 2025 The SF Symphony and LA Phil both take home top prizes in the classical categories. Pagination 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … Next › Next page Last » Last page