Interview With a Diva: Sasha Cooke Shares Rare Insights on SFO and SFS Productions
As we have noted elsewhere in Cultural Currents, Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has earned acclaim for a wide variety of roles with San Francisco Opera, and … Read more
Interviews
The Washington Square Bar & Grill: Thanks for the Memories
We understand that new investors are planning on opening a restaurant/bar at the long-abandoned site of the legendary Washington Square Bar & Grill in North … Read more
KDFC and SF Opera Collaborate on Sunday Night Broadcast with Matthew Shilvock
This month KDFC launches a new hour-long opera broadcast the first Sunday of every month at 8pm. “The Opera Hour” is created and hosted by … Read more
Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things, published by Phaidon, is a highly-readable and compelling biography of one of the last century’s most important designers, … Read more
Ian Rutherford Shares Insights on His Direction of SFO’s “Billy Budd”
As we have noted, the San Francisco Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece of law and order on the high seas, Billy Budd. Based on the … Read more
SFO Summer Season: A Darker “Little Mermaid”
If most ferry riders are able to attend only one performance of San Francisco Opera’s summer season, our pick is Rusalka, which is about a … Read more
Sasha De Sola to Soar as Aurora in SF Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty
Sasha De Sola, the a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, will again be in the limelight as she takes the stage as Aurora … Read more
Looking Sharp for the Holidays: Midtown Men at Davies Symphony Hall
Maybe you’ve seen these guys on the ferry…the Staten Island Ferry, that is. Maybe not. But if you do recognize them at first glance it’s … Read more
SFS Superstar, Mark Inouye, Plays for Keeps
San Francisco Symphony’s principal trumpet player, Mark Inouye, is not a regular rider of our Bay Area ferries, although he has been invited to play … Read more
Don’t Jump! It’s a Wonderful Life
November ushers in the so-called Holdiay Season, with its complex set of demands and commitments. For some of the most desperate among us, it’s enough … Read more