Roberto Devereux

“Soft Power,” David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s brilliant, clever world premiere at the Curran, was 2018’s best new show. (Courtesy Craig Schwartz Photography)

2018: The best in arts

In chronological order, these were the year’s most notable moments in the…

 

Russell Thomas and Sondra Radvanovsky sing the lead roles in San Francisco Opera’s “Roberto Devereux.” (Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera)

San Francisco Opera triumphs with regal ‘Roberto Devereux’

San Francisco Opera has staged Donizetti’s “Roberto Devereux” just once, in 1979,…

 

Marcela Pardo Ariza is among the artists whose work appears in Bay Area Now 8, opening Saturday at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. (Courtesy photo)

Sept. 6-8: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, Nathan Oliveira, Jubilee American Dance Theatre, San Francisco Opera Opening Gala, coming home, Painting Is My Everything, Bay Area Now 8, Rise for Climate, Jobs & Justice March, Roberto Devereux

THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema: The 15th annual series opens…

 

“It’s a Wonderful Life” closes San Francisco Opera’s 2018 fall season. (Courtesy Lynn Lane)

96th SF Opera season charts journey through emotions

San Francisco Opera will present a chronological, comprehensive selection of nine operas…

“It’s a Wonderful Life” closes San Francisco Opera’s 2018 fall season. (Courtesy Lynn Lane)