Reviews

Rebecca Wishnia - June 18, 2024

Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes his SF Symphony debut in Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1.

Lev Mamuya - June 17, 2024

Played simultaneously on a rotating turntable, the double production invites speculation on power relations and much more.

Michael Zwiebach - June 17, 2024

In a program of concertos and showpiece arias, VoM has two powerhouse soloists in violinist Augusta McKay Lodge and soprano Amanda Forsythe.

Lisa Hirsch - June 17, 2024

Lisa Mezzacappa and Beth Lisick’s The Electronic Lover captures the world of emotions that can exist in the chat room.

Lisa Hirsch - June 11, 2024

Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra stages Ma mère l’Oye and Erwartung with stellar collaborators.

Lev Mamuya - June 11, 2024

Beth Morrison Projects commissioned 14 composers to work on this operatic setting of Marie Howe’s book of poems about womanhood.

Richard S. Ginell - June 10, 2024

The sounds of wind and sea surge in Cerrone’s latest piece for the Boston-based Lorelei Ensemble.

Jim Farber - June 4, 2024

Kate Soper’s “philosophy-opera” gets an outstanding production from director James Darrah and Long Beach Opera.

Lisa Hirsch - June 4, 2024

The Finnish composer’s late masterpiece, about a school shooting and its enduring effects, premieres at SF Opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - June 3, 2024

Hear how composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell approached the adaptation in a new recording from Lyric Opera of Kansas City.