San Francisco

The popular mezzo-soprano channels the tragic Egyptian queen in Berlioz’s cantata.

It may sound esoteric, but contact improvisation is becoming more central to contemporary dance, and is even taught at corporate retreats.

The talented countertenor died April 18, 2016, at the age of 49.

In recent recordings, the S.F. Symphony gives us a bevy of Bates, Philharmonia Baroque resuscitates a serenata, and American Bach Soloists air a rarely-performed version of Handel’s Messiah.

The opera from composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer explores Nazi persecution at a personal level.

When necessity drove these award-winning classical musicians to experiment with jazz, their music-making got even better.

The SF Conservatory joins forces with SF JAZZ for a new Roots, Jazz, and American Music degree program.

William Kentridge’s animated art was paired with Matthias Goerne’s supremely lyrical presentation of Schubert’s last song cycle.

The S.F. Ballet Orchestra is among the 2016 GRAMMY winners, along with other Bay Area-affiliated artists.

The composer and trumpeter reflects on his “jazz-in-opera,” as he prepares its S.F. premiere.