San Francisco

S.F. Opera builds a Wagnerian dragon for the 21st century.

Keeping up with these quartets isn't easy, because, as new recordings show, they are always doing something new.

With a crackerjack quartet and a sheaf of exciting new material, the local saxophonist shows why his influence is so pervasive.

The well-cast revival of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen holds up.

Mussorgsky's original version stands on its own merits in this opulent, semi-staged S.F. Symphony production.

Jazz chanteuse Kay Kostopoulos joins local all-stars for a swinging romp at the historic peninsula venue.

The baritone is hitting his prime and working harder than ever.

SFCV conducted a backstage video tour of S.F. Opera's 2011 Ring production. It's worth seeing again.

This spectacle of the season will be even more spectacular.

Western opera singers add Mandarin to their roster of must-have language skills.