Wagner in Context (Cambridge University Press) was released this past spring. Musicologist David Trippett, is the editor who brought this remarkable book to fruition. It … Read more
Pocket Opera, the Bay Area’s premiere chamber opera company, has offered accessible and audience-friendly performances for over 40 years. It presents the Bay Area’s finest … Read more
As noted in an earlier post, George Frideric Handel’s Partenope will be featured in San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season. Director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production was … Read more
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season continues June 15 with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production. Last seen on the War … Read more
The final production of San Francisco’s Opera’s 2023 Fall Season marked the return Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir d’Amore) at the War Memorial Opera … Read more
WAGNER SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESENTS A Musical Evening with Heldentenor Simon O’Neill MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 AT 6PM MARINES’ MEMORIAL CLUB 609 SUTTER STREET, SAN … Read more
San Francisco Opera presents its final production of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) on June … Read more
Festival Opera returns to the beautiful setting of Orinda Community Park on Thursday, June 22 at 6 p.m., with the 13th Annual Opera in the … Read more
As we observed in an earlier post, an ongoing celebration of San Francisco Opera’s Italian Roots and Legacy is contained in the current “Bravo” exhibition … Read more
San Francisco Opera’s 2023 Summer Season opens June 3 with Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly (Madama Butterfly) at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume … Read more