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
Music
Shostakovich Trilogy Returns to SF Ballet
Alexei Ratmansky’s Shostakovich Trilogy returns to San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) closing the Company’s 2019 Repertory Season at the War Memorial Opera House. Called a “fascinating, thrilling, bewilderingly ambiguous … Read more
Björk is Back at SF Ballet
Arthur Pita’s Björk Ballet celebrates the theatricality of Björk and her music, setting songs spanning her discography, from 1993’s Debut to Utopia from 2017. Pita’s choreography for twenty-two total dancers mixes … Read more
Don Quixote Remains SF Ballet Classic Entertainment
As we noted last week, The San Francisco Ballet season got off to a wild start with a Gala that featured many of the more … Read more
Esa-Pekka Salonen Takes SFS Beyond Boundaries
The much-anticipated creative partnership of SFS Music Director Designate Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony got underway last evening as “boundary-defying” Salonen stormed the … 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 Focuses on Berg, With a Recording in The Works
Alban Berg has been intriguing us ever since we first attended a performance of his opera, “Lulu” some years ago As a member of the … Read more
Bay Area Cabaret Brings Christine Andreas to The Fairmont’s Venetian Room
As we noted in earlier posts, Bay Area Cabaret recently staged the debut of soprano Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish), recently nominated for the Tony, Drama … 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
Bay Area Cabaret Gets Underway With a Hit
Bay Area Cabaret recently staged the debut of soprano Kate Baldwin (Finian’s Rainbow, Big Fish), recently nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle awards … Read more