Festival Opera in Walnut Creek
Festival Opera’s 32nd annual season will continue Sunday, August 6 at 4 p.m., when the company returns to the lush grounds of Walnut Creek’s Civic Park for a … Read more
Classical Music
SF Ballet Launches “Creation House”
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has recently launched Creation House, a new multifaceted initiative offering SF Ballet company members, SF Ballet School students, and guest … Read more
Letter from San Francisco: The American Magazine (Rome)
Italian themes resonate here as our gentle spring segues into a fogbound summer this month, following several outstanding cultural events staged by our dance company … Read more
San Francisco Opera Honors Diva Nina Stemme
Immediately following the June 4 opening performance of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten, soprano Nina Stemme, who performed … Read more
San Francisco Opera Opens Summer Season with “Madama Butterfly”
San Francisco Opera’s 2023 Summer Season opens June 3 with Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume … Read more
Opera Parallèle to Stage “The Shining” in June
Opera Parallèle has announced baritone singer Robert Wesley Mason will now sing the role of Jack Torrance and bass-baritone Kevin Deas will sing the role … Read more
San Francisco Opera to Present Strauss’ “Magnum Opus” This Summer
San Francisco Opera presents Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) from June 4–28 at the War … Read more
On Sword Fighting, Fencing, and Performing in “Romeo & Juliet”
Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet is part of San Francisco Ballet’s 2023 Repertory Season. It will be performed in Program 7, from Apr 21–Apr 30, 2023. In … Read more
“The Opera in You” Culminates with Free Public Event
Approximately a dozen selected storytellers, all of whom participated in at least one of the three 5-week sessions of the The Opera in You series, will read … Read more
Cinderella Sans a “Fairy” Godmother Runs Through April 8
Ferry riders seeking exposure to the “fairy” godmother may be dismayed by the latest production of classical dance in The City. San Francisco Ballet’s 90th … Read more