Arts & Entertainment Acclaimed Bay Area Composer John Adams Will Premiere His Latest Opera, 'Antony and Cleopatra' to Open SF Opera's 100th Season Arguably the greatest living American composer of classical music and opera, John Adams, continues creating from his home in Berkeley, and his latest opera, 'Antony and Cleopatra,' will have its premiere in San Francisco in September.
Arts & Entertainment Anthony Reed Hosts Operatronica, And SFist Reviews 'La Traviata' and 'Echoes' Scroll below for two classical music reviews from the past weekend: Traviata at SF Opera and Echoes with the Kronos Quartet. This season, Operatronica will blend exactly what its ungainly portmanteau says it
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Homicidal Princesses Elektra And Turandot At SF Opera Elektra: I once caught Ben Stiller's A Night at the Museum and thought: what a tragedy. Obviously, I wasn't the only one: The production crew at SF Opera decided to use the same
Arts & Entertainment A Preview Of The 2017-18 Classical Music Season In The Bay Area The new classical music season kicks off this weekend with Turandot, which was the center of the opening night gala Friday at SF Opera, and continues tonight (Saturday) with Elektra. On Sunday, the
Arts & Entertainment SF Society Season Kicks Off With Opera Ball, Opening Night Of 'Turandot' This Friday, September 8, opens the 95th season for San Francisco Opera with the opening night of a production of Puccini’s Turandot originally staged by English artist David Hockney, directed by Garnett
Arts & Entertainment SF Opera's Merola Program Produces Endless Cinderella Stories Just like in the Cinderella story, through the Merola Opera Program, some young and deserving singers are plucked from obscurity by a kind fairy, they get 10 weeks to come to San Francisco
Arts & Entertainment SF Symphony Celebrates The 70th Birthday Of Berkeley-Based Composer John Adams I was listening to a radio program on what makes something popular, in between two events hosted by the SF Symphony to honor Berkeley composer John Adams' birthday. He turned 70 last week.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews Andrea Chenier, Dream of the Red Chamber and more The SF Opera seasons continues now with Don Pasquale and opening this week-end, The Makropulos Case in the same excellent production as a couple years ago. Previously, the company presented the Chinese-themed opera
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <i>Jenůfa</i> and <i>Don Carlo</i> at SF Opera The SF Opera Summer Season concludes with three productions: a steamy Carmen by provocactive director Calixto Bieito, which we won't review but you can check for yourself for free tonight (Saturday) at 7:
SF News Wicked Woman Violently Robs San Francisco Opera-Goer A patron of the San Francisco Opera is recovering today, after she was violently mugged last night as she was leaving the performance venue. It was 10:45 p.m. Thursday evening when
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Classical Musicians Susan Graham, Celine Ricci And Ruth Felt We chat with three women in classical music with notable events this weekend. First Susan Graham, who will sing Cleopatra in a Berlioz cantata with the SF Symphony and MTT. Then Celine Ricci,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> At SF Opera My esteemed colleague Cedric recently suggested that SF Opera's recent staging of a production detailing "the evil scheming of a morally corrupt upper class against the noble instincts and the steady moral compass
Arts & Entertainment SFist Previews The New Classical Music Season What's coming up this Fall for SF Opera, the SF Symphony, the New Century Chamber Orchestra, the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Opera Parallele, SF Performances, and Cal Performances. Opera in the Park, the free
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: Luisa Miller At SF Opera (And More) We round up some reviews of classical and modern music events. Luisa Miller at SF Opera, the Merola Grand Finale concert, Santa Fe Opera commission of a Steve Jobs opera, and the American
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Berkeley Symphony Music Director Joana Carneiro Where we interview music symphony director Joana Carneiro, review the Philharmonia Baroque performance of Rossini's The Marriage Contract and Stanford Live's world premiere re-creation of The Demo. In 1991, then-Berkeley Symphony Music Director
Arts & Entertainment SFist's Week in Classical Music This week's lineup of classical music events for you to consider: I was sad to miss Sasha Cooke with the Berkeley Symphony last week in a premiere by Jake Heggie. I liked her
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews Violinist Gil Shaham, Plus Reviews Of <i>Partenope</i> And <i>Tosca</i> At SF Opera First, a few classical music items: After 38 years of companionship, SF Symphony musical director and most famous acronym MTT has tied the knot with his partner Joshua Robison. Congratulations, Michael! It looks
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: SF Opera's 'A Masked Ball' All good things must end. David Gockley, the Giants-hat-wearing genial host of the free Opera in The Park concert announced last Friday he would end his tenure as SF Opera General Director after
Arts & Entertainment Free Opera In Golden Gate Park This Sunday And 21 More Ways To Enjoy The Classical Music Season The classical music season has arrived and there's so much to see and hear that it's tough to pack into just one post. But, whether you're curious or a seasoned fan, a great
Arts & Entertainment SFist Reviews: A Streetcar Named Desire at the Merola Opera Center The opera A Streetcar Named Desire, adapted from the Tennessee Williams play by librettist Philip Littell and composer Andre Previn, premiered in 1998 at SF Opera and was revived last week by the
Arts & Entertainment SF Opera Stars Ailyn Pérez And Stephen Costello Talk 'La Traviata' Don't miss a free simulcast of SF Opera's La Traviata on Saturday, July 5 at AT&T Park at 8 p.m. Go register here. It's going to be an outstanding new
Arts & Entertainment Hits And Misses At SF Opera's Summer Season, Plus Free Opera At The Ballpark On Saturday On July 5, head to AT&T Park for a free simulcast of the SF Opera's production of Verdi's La Traviata. We're no baseball analytics money ball experts, but signing up for
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend: Mapworks, Caterpillars, And Costumes This weekend, take in some art made from maps, celebrate a 45-year-old caterpillar, and get yourself some amazing clothes for as little as $1! Friday: Opening Reception for UnTethered: Drawing With Scissors SF
Arts & Entertainment SF Opera To Hawk Original Costumes This Weekend Boasting outfits ideal for hanging out at Bender's in the Mission or walking through the TL at 3AM, the San Francisco Opera will, for the fifth time in its history, sell costumes from
Arts & Entertainment SFist Interviews: Two SF Opera Adler Fellows Starring In 'Rita' Can we laugh about domestic violence? (Hint: the answer is no.) But that's the question posed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra this week with the rarely heard single act opera Rita by