Critics Laud SF Ballet’s “Don Quixote”
As noted in an ealier post, Don Quixote marks the first of two evening-length story ballets in the San Francisco Ballet’s 2022 Season. The performance received … Read more
War Memorial Opera House
Kaleidoscopic Spectacle: “Don Quixote” is a Story Ballet to Cherish
San Francisco Ballet will open Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and Choreographer-in-Residence Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote on February 26. With performances at the War Memorial Opera House through March … Read more
Program Two is Another Success for San Francisco Ballet
As noted in an earlier post, SF Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, in his 37th and final season, presented Program 1 last Tuesday to critical acclaim. … Read more
SF Ballet Season Gets Off to a Rousing Start
Last evening, SF Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, in his 37th and final season, presented George Balanchine’s Symphony in C on Program 1. Hailed as one of the … Read more
“Mrs. Robinson” World Premiere With SF Ballet
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet), the Company and School that has been an innovator in dance since its founding in 1933, begins its repertory season … Read more
Final Performance of SFO’s “Cosi” Scheduled for This Week
Ferry riders alert: It’s not too late to catch one of the major cultural events of the season. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, the … Read more
SF Ballet’s Opening Night Gala
After more than two years, one of the Bay Area’s most-anticipated annual social events of the year returns in person on Thursday, January 27, 2022. San … Read more
The Wagner Society Brings Perspective to Cultural Concerns
The Wagner Society of Northern California recently staged a compelling lecture that was really all about current events. William Berger, author, broadcaster and feature presenter … Read more
1930’s American Country Club is Perfect Set for SFO’s “Cosi”
San Francisco Opera presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1790 comedy Così fan tutte from November 21–December 3. Director Michael Cavanagh’s new production, part two of the Company’s Mozart-Da Ponte … Read more
“A Paean to Positive Thinking”
This December, San Francisco Ballet, the Company and School that has been a trailblazer in dance since its founding in 1933, returns to the War … Read more