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A cycle of songs that chart “birth, blooming, fracturing, and rebirth” in the year of the coronavirus.

Harsh reality begets a brilliant multimedia dance fantasy.

Celebrating a new album out this week, the Grammy-winning soprano shares her backstory and insight into her embrace of diverse musical styles.

WEO’s Jonathan Khuner talks about what makes Janáček’s Katya Kabanová special.

All-stars including Sasha Cooke, Daniel Hope, and members of the SF Opera Orchestra highlight a splendid new recording featuring the Violins of Hope.

If there’s a lesson in this preeminent American composer’s work, it’s that reimagining the past in art can lead to liberation.

The collaborative song cycle melding prison choirs, professional musicians, and cinematographers in a mashup of Fidelio, Black composers, and more streams this month.

A new digital label aims to celebrate the full history and range of Black composers in monthly installments.

The award-winning violinist, singer, and composer talks with SFCV about her latest album and multifaceted career.

An appreciation of a Bay Area jazz stalwart and “the world’s most interesting man.”