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San Francisco Opera

Interview With a Diva: Sasha Cooke Shares Rare Insights on SFO and SFS Productions

November 9, 2019November 9, 2019
Photo by Stephanie Girard

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

Categories Interviews, Music Tags San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Symphony

Magical “Hansel and Gretel” Just in Time for the Holidays

November 5, 2019
Corey Weaver

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

Categories Music Tags Opera, San Francisco Opera

KDFC and SF Opera Collaborate on Sunday Night Broadcast with Matthew Shilvock

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019
Photo: Simon Pauly/SF Opera

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

Categories Interviews, Music Tags KDFC, San Francisco Opera

Ian Rutherford Shares Insights on His Direction of SFO’s “Billy Budd”

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019

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

Categories Interviews, Music Tags San Francisco Opera

Ahoy Ferry Riders: SFO Presents Billy Budd

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
Photo: Alastair Muir/Glyndebourne Productions Ltd.

  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

Categories Music Tags San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera’s Orlando: Don’t Forget to Read Program Features

June 23, 2019
Orlando Program

Among the many joys of the San Francisco Opera’s summer season is the appreciation of the Encore Arts Programs, and the outstanding profiles contained in … Read more

Categories Music Tags San Francisco Opera

SFO Summer Season: A Darker “Little Mermaid”

May 19, 2019May 15, 2019
Photo Credit: Fay Fox

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

Categories Interviews, Music Tags San Francisco Opera
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