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
Music
Magical “Hansel and Gretel” Just in Time for the Holidays
Last seen on the War Memorial Opera House stage nearly two decades ago, the popular fairy-tale opera returns in an “enchanting” (The Times, UK) new … Read more
Gypsy Revived by Bay Area Musical
Bay Area Musicals has announced the full cast and creative team for the first production of the Company’s 2019-2020 season, the timeless 6-Time Tony Award-winning … Read more
Lang Lang Returns to Davies Symphony Hall
Four years ago, Cultural Currents gave this story the headline: Lang Lang is Great Great…. San Francisco Symphony subscribers were out in full force last … Read more
It’s Fleet Week…Discover Dukas on KDFC
It’s Fleet Week in San Francisco, on the heels of the recently concluded KDFC “Love at First Listen,” where hundreds of radio stations fans shared … Read more
SFS Gala Was a Classic City Event
Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony celebrated the start of their 25th season together on Wednesday, September 4, with an Opening Night Gala … 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
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
San Francisco Symphony’s Opening Gala is a Salute to MTT
The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) kick off their 25th season together with the Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, September 4. The Opening Night Gala honors … Read more
Ahoy Ferry Riders: SFO Presents Billy Budd
Signaling an event sure to speak to ferry riders, the San Francisco Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece of law and order on the high … Read more