SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the San Francisco area. Artist Spotlight Violinist Alexi Kenney Goes Beyond Bach Victoria Looseleaf - June 3, 2024 With “Shifting Ground,” a commissioning and recording project, Kenney is approaching Baroque music as the start of something contemporary. Review Stephen King’s The Shining Makes a Pretty Good 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. Review At SF Opera, Mozart’s The Magic Flute Gets the Silent-Movie Treatment Steven Winn - June 3, 2024 Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s richly imagined production is a visual feast, though sometimes at the cost of the music and the action. Review Kraftwerk’s Huge Musical Influence on Display at Disney Hall Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2024 Ten years after its last residency here, the band returns to run through its entire album catalog in a nine-concert stay. Feature Tenor Russell Thomas to Conclude His LA Opera Tenure With Passion Victoria Looseleaf - May 29, 2024 Thomas is set to premiere Fire and Blue Sky, a song cycle written for him by composer Joel Thompson and poet Imani Tolliver. Review Jake Heggie’s New Opera Unearths a Story About Nazi-Looted Art Steven Winn - May 28, 2024 The composer has again teamed up with librettist Gene Scheer for this latest commission from the Seattle-based Music of Remembrance. Feature How SF Opera Is Preparing the Cast and Audience for Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence Emily Wilson - May 25, 2024 The company has created outlets and events to help people deal with the emotions of this opera about a school shooting. Review David Hockney’s Turandot Works Its Magic at LA Opera Jim Farber - May 21, 2024 Anchored by James Conlon’s masterful conducting and a world-class cast, this production has everything. Preview Heritage Square Museum Hosts Blue13’s Soliloquy Victoria Looseleaf - May 21, 2024 Achinta S. McDaniel’s dance piece about the effects of the pandemic lockdown finds ghostly parallels in the museum’s Victorian architecture. Feature Fanny Mendelssohn on Film Emily Wilson - May 20, 2024 The composer and pianist’s great-great-great-granddaughter, Sheila Hayman, uncovers family history in a new documentary. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … Next › Next page Last » Last page