Golden Gate Park glows with great performances that outshine the fog and chill.
S.F. Opera’s new commission transcends its limitations with sumptuous staging and beguiling performances.
Many things were right about the new production that opened S.F. Opera’s season, but the debuting romantic leads disappointed.
Music Director Robert Geary’s intimate knowledge of Verdi’s choral masterpiece anchored a strong, if flawed, performance.
The future of opera is in good hands and magnificent voices, as demonstrated by 23 great young performers.
Yo-Yo Ma’s trailblazing ensemble tears it up in concert at UC Berkeley’s Greek Theater.
After playing second fiddle to text on Lang’s new piece, cellist Maya Beiser shines on his earlier world to come.
New Piano Collective’s second inaugural program ranged from the sublime to the silly.
The North American premiere of a 1734 Handel serenata is an interesting glimpse of the composer fulfilling his duties as unofficial court composer. Eyes and ears were on some of the strongly cast soloists.
It was a group effort that brought home Mozart’s final Italian comedy at Merola, all the way down to the apprentice coaches.
