According to program notes in Europe, the San Francisco Opera is sharing a revival of David McVicar's production of Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur with Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, so it should be coming to the War Memorial in the next year or two. Opera companies in London and Vienna are coproducers.
Four new grants to Cal Performances add up to $1.3 million, according to an announcement last weekend by Matías Tarnopolsky, the organization's director:
The opening of San Francisco Symphony's second subscription series of the 101st season tonight was a blast from the past, one that spoke to a new audience.