San Francisco

Director Nicolas Aliaga finds a timely, serious theme amidst the zany antics of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic.

One of jazz history’s most idiosyncratic individuals gets a Bay Area festival all his own.

Merola Opera stages Stravinsky’s neoclassical masterwork, and succeeds in the end.

The world-famous recording venue will close in mid-September.

The alto sax legend, who recently turned 79, plays the final week of the Stanford Jazz Festival.

Fela Kuti’s son extends his father’s legacy, while creating his own.

Delightful productions of Orfeo ed Euridice and Rossini’s La Cenerentola are staged on consecutive evenings.

A new opera, based on historical records, brings the life of the exotic dancer to the West Edge Opera stage.

An ambitious premiere from a new Bay Area arts organization is slated for next month.

Merola’s burgeoning young professionals give Mozart’s seldom-heard Il re pastore a worthwhile hearing.