SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Preview Discover the Dance Magic of Like Water for Chocolate Victoria Looseleaf - March 27, 2023 At the Segerstrom Center, American Ballet Theatre mounts the U.S. premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s enchanting work. Review Rachel Willis-Sørensen Slays With Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs Jason Victor Serinus - March 27, 2023 Though the competition is formidable, Willis-Sørensen stands up to the greatest sopranos who have interpreted this song cycle. Review Suite Music: Terence Blanchard Returns to Disney Hall With Scores From Spike Lee Films Richard S. Ginell - March 21, 2023 The great trumpeter and his E-Collective group finally play a concert that was scheduled for three years ago. Review Another Snapshot of New Opera From West Edge Nicholas Jones - March 21, 2023 The annual showcase of excerpts from operatic works-in-progress confirms the future is bright for today’s composers and librettists. Feature Keys Jazz Bistro Emerges as Local Scene’s Community Center Jeff Kaliss - March 21, 2023 Opened just five months ago, the “sacred space” for jazz has plugged a lot of gaps for S.F.-connected musicians. Preview Prospero’s Island Translates Shakespeare Into 21st-Century Opera Lisa Houston - March 18, 2023 This new telling of The Tempest from composer Allen Shearer and librettist Claudia Stevens premieres March 25 at Herbst Theatre. Review Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani Explores 20th-Century Czech Concertos Richard S. Ginell - March 17, 2023 It’s an idiosyncratic but serious recording project, perfect for the iconoclastic player. Music News Cantata Collective With Nic McGegan to Record Bach’s Mass in B Minor Janos Gereben - March 14, 2023 The ensemble joins with Avie Records in an ambitious project. Preview Remembering Pioneering Black Ballerina Raven Wilkinson Victoria Looseleaf - March 14, 2023 A multimedia performance and conversation at the Ebell Club honors the memory of the great dancer, who died in 2018. Feature Defying the Algorithm: William Kentridge’s Sibyl and Intuitive Art Victoria Looseleaf - March 14, 2023 The new chamber opera about prophecy and instability is the climax of the artist’s yearlong residency at UC Berkeley. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 … Next › Next page Last » Last page