Sunday, November 15, 2015
The Walnut Creek opera company winningly performs Indian-flavored works: Gustav Holst's 'Savitri' and Jack Perla's 'River of Light.'
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 09:18PMWednesday, October 21, 2015
"The Magic Flute" is such a buoyant creation, even the occasional mishap doesn't slow it down. Tuesday night at the War Memorial Opera House, the San Francisco Opera's latest revival made th…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:02PMThursday, October 15, 2015
Soprano Nadine Sierra is great when she needs to be in title role, capturing a woman's descent into madness; but the company's musical and set direction are problematic.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 11:33AMFriday, September 11, 2015
If the new American Conservatory Theater production of “Between Riverside and Crazy” is any indication, it’s going to be a very good season for The City’s flagship theater company. B…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 04:09PMWednesday, September 9, 2015
It’s not all friendly skies for the women of “Mud Blue Sky.” Marisa Wegrzyn’s comedy, making its Bay Area debut in a wistful, wryly funny Aurora Theatre Company production, reveals &…
SOURCE: The San Francisco Examiner at 07:19PMSunday, June 14, 2015
World premiere of Marco Tutino's 'Two Women' treats audience to another spectacular performance by Anna Caterina Antonacci.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 05:58PMMonday, June 8, 2015
Berlioz's epic, demanding opera is also a work of mesmerizing beauty, and the opera captures it convincingly with star-studded cast anchored by Susan Graham, Bryan Hymel, and Anna Caterina A…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 07:25PMMonday, June 1, 2015
New productio of Berlioz's masterpiece features 32-ton set with fire-breathing horse; the opera plays in San Francisco June 7-July 1.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:19PMMonday, May 25, 2015
Her voice was ineffably moving, her appearances were the stuff of legend. She gave nearly 600 performances over an 18-year span. In one appearance, she received 27 curtain calls in an outpou…
SOURCE: www.sfcv.org at 05:58PMMonday, May 18, 2015
The short piece, composed for a youth orchestra, will be performed in Davies Hall May 20-23 and May 21 in Rohnert Park.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:18PMSaturday, May 2, 2015
Tarik O'Regan's score is often terrific, and well-sung, but the opera adapted from Joseph Conrad's famed novella lacks dramatic punch. The work is getting its U.S. premiere by Opera Parallel…
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:52PMFriday, May 1, 2015
Orchestra music director Joana Carneiro proves once again she has a knack for pairing classic and contemporary works to great effect.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 03:53PMSunday, April 19, 2015
The production directed by Brad Dalton favors the lighter elements of the classic opera, which plays through May 3 at the California Theatre in San Jose.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:38PMSunday, March 29, 2015
The East Bay opera company presents a s stripped down production of Donizetti's rarely staged opera; the productin repeats April 1 at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 02:45PMMonday, March 23, 2015
David Henry Hwang's famed play about a diplomat falling for an opera singer plays through April 19 in San Jose. The production captures the mystique of the play, but don't always click.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 06:55PMSunday, March 22, 2015
David Henry Hwang's famed play about a diplomat falling for an opera singer plays through April 19 in San Jose. The production captures the mystique of the play but don't always click.
SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News at 04:21PM 
