“What joy!” were the first words the chorus sang when the curtain went up Sunday afternoon in the War Memorial…
San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti sounds like a proud midwife, talking about this week’s world premiere of “Two…
San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti sounds like a proud midwife, talking about this week’s world premiere of “Two…
“What joy!” were the first words the chorus sang when the curtain went up Sunday afternoon in the War Memorial…
Beethoven is everywhere, all the time, but the San Francisco Symphony festival this month makes a special case for the…
Dance, opera, symphonic, choral and jazz music are blooming in a season that also offers outdoor, moderately-priced (and some free!)…
Opera director Francesca Zambello has seen the five-hour-long “Les Troyens” (“The Trojans”) more than 50 times, but she is eager…
British composer Tarik O'Regan is excited and thrilled about his operatic version of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella “Heart of Darkness.”…
John Adams, America’s most prominent composer since Aaron Copland, was called upon to write beautiful music for the New York…
Illustrious English conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner has been presenting the music of 16th century composer Claudio Monteverdi for over…
