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SF Opera’s ‘Partenope’ offers Old Hollywood glamour, little subtext

Charles Lewis III - June 25, 2024

With a full century behind them to choose from, SF Opera’s 2023-24 season has had a feeling of “throw things at the wall and...

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SF Opera tackles mass shootings and class privilege in ‘Innocence’

Charles Lewis III - June 15, 2024

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When is a flute not a flute? SF Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ pipes a wild tune

Charles Lewis III - June 3, 2024

A blizzard of visual distractions—welcome, overwhelming—marks Suzanne Andrade's cinematic production.

Stage Review

At SF Ballet, two very different sides of ‘British Icons’

Charles Lewis III - February 14, 2024

Notoriously difficult, dissimilar pieces by Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton showed the company's versatility

Stage Review

‘Mere Mortals’ drowns its provocative beauty in noise and lights

Charles Lewis III - January 29, 2024

SF Ballet takes on the promise/threat of Artificial Intelligence, but the digital onslaught is all too much.

Performance

The best (and the rest) on local stages in 2023

Charles Lewis III - January 9, 2024

A wealth of productions highlighted the vitality of Bay Area theater in a year of protest and continued pandemic.

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Our top stories of 2023, from Dianne Feinstein to Japanese sandos

Marke B. - December 29, 2023

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Stage Review

SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

Charles Lewis III - November 30, 2023

'Nice guy' trope and love drugs aside, are you drinking the potion?

Stage Review

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

Charles Lewis III - November 13, 2023

New work by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels traces the tempestuous life of enslaved African scholar Omar ibn Said.

Stage Review

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

Charles Lewis III - October 24, 2023

Striking sets, strong company, and excellent conducting by Eun Sun Kim enliven this epic journey through German folklore.

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SF Opera’s ‘Partenope’ offers Old Hollywood glamour, little subtext

SF Opera tackles mass shootings and class privilege in ‘Innocence’

When is a flute not a flute? SF Opera’s ‘Magic Flute’ pipes a wild tune

At SF Ballet, two very different sides of ‘British Icons’

‘Mere Mortals’ drowns its provocative beauty in noise and lights

The best (and the rest) on local stages in 2023

Our top stories of 2023, from Dianne Feinstein to Japanese sandos

SF Opera’s ‘The Elixir of Love’ presents case for resuscitating problematic ‘classics’

‘Omar’ is pretty to look at, but opera treats slavery with kid gloves

A man, a plan, a swan: SF Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’ shimmers despite Wagner’s bloat

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