Festival Opera Announces New Season
Festival Opera announced plans for the company’s 2023 season highlighted by a bold new production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, a work at the heart of … Read more
Opera Parallèle to Stage “The Shining” in June
Opera Parallèle has announced baritone singer Robert Wesley Mason will now sing the role of Jack Torrance and bass-baritone Kevin Deas will sing the role … Read more
Fraenkel Gallery Features Lee Friedlander in Exhibit Curated by Famed Filmaker
Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to announce Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen, an exhibition of Friedlander’s photographs curated by the widely acclaimed filmmaker. Rather than … Read more
San Francisco Opera to Present Strauss’ “Magnum Opus” This Summer
San Francisco Opera presents Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) from June 4–28 at the War … Read more
“Spaghetti Blockchain” Exhibit to Open at CJM
The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) will soon present Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain, a major solo exhibition by the New York-based artist on view May … Read more
New Rarely Seen Works to be Staged By SF Ballet Next Season
San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has announced its 2024 season filled with premieres, company firsts, and works rarely seen in the United States. Curated by … Read more
Book Review: Contrarian Mother’s Day Gift
As Mother’s Day approaches, we may expect the usual demand for flowers, candy, and treacly greeting cards. While these gifts may be welcomed and/or expected, … Read more
Flamenco at The Presidio
Flamenco artist La Tania and the Presidio Theatre present the world premiere of Solaz, a new multimedia flamenco work July 21-23, inspired by the extraordinary history of the Egyptian … Read more
On Sword Fighting, Fencing, and Performing in “Romeo & Juliet”
Helgi Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet is part of San Francisco Ballet’s 2023 Repertory Season. It will be performed in Program 7, from Apr 21–Apr 30, 2023. In … Read more
The American Magazine (Rome) “Letter from San Francisco”
Ruins have long held my fascination. Having knocked around a bit in Rome in 1984 as the Rome Daily America was in steep decline, I … Read more