(Credit: Cory Weaver) Whether you view Richard Wagner’s opera, “Tristan und Isolde,” as an expressive tale of universal human redemption or simply a unique take on the many medieval romances of love and death, there is no question it casts a spell. In the opening of San Francisco’s new production by Paul Curran, conducted by San Francisco’s own Eun Sun {…}
San Francisco Opera is set to present Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde.” The opera is set to be presented between Oct. 19 and Nov. 5 for five performances under the baton of Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim. Paul Curran makes his company debut directing a cast that will be led by Wagnerian interpreters Simon O’Neill and Anja {…}
(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) The West Coast premiere of “The Handmaid’s Tale“, by composer Poul Ruders and librettist Paul Bentley fills the War Memorial Opera House with a performance as harrowing as the dystopic story itself. Delayed by the pandemic from its originally scheduled debut, the co-production of San Francisco Opera (SFO) and the Royal Danish Theatre runs through October {…}
Vallejo Community Arts Foundation will present “Three Tenors! – The Next Generation,” on February 1, 2020, spotlighting tenors Pene Pati, Alex Boyer, and Christopher Oglesby. The event will take place at the Empress Theatre in Vallejo, California. The event will feature a rich program consisting of popular arias, from “Aida,” “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” “Tosca,” “Turandot,” “La Bohème,” “Cavalleria Rusticana,” “L’Elisir {…}
San Francisco Opera Center and Merola Opera Program will present the 36th season of the Schwabacher Recital Series. The series of four recitals will be held in the Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theatre in San Francisco between Feb. 13 – Apr. 24, 2019. The program is aimed at introducing gifted up-and-coming artists to Bay Area audiences. Works performed will {…}
The Merola Opera Program has announced the Grand Finale concert that will cap its 2018 summer festival. The concert will take place on Saturday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. local time at the War Memorial Opera House. The event will be conducted by Dean Williamson, who is the music director of the Nashville Opera. This year’s program features a whopping {…}