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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.

Music

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

Charles Lewis III - October 2, 2023

The trademark jeans and turtleneck are there, but details are as thin as an iPhone in new opera

Stage Review

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

Charles Lewis III - September 25, 2023

SF Opera's new production of Verdi's overstuffed, time-jumping, ethnically problematic opera goes for the entertainment factor

Stage Review

SF Opera’s ‘Frida y Diego’ was a bold step into another world

Charles Lewis III - July 7, 2023

The company's first main-stage work by a woman composer and first in Spanish made the real world seem magical

Stage Review

Striking visuals counter dated plot in ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at SF Opera

Charles Lewis III - June 22, 2023

Cast tackles challenging arias, but thank goddess we've moved on from 1919 in portraying gender roles.

Stage Review

SF Opera dazzles with new ‘La Traviata,’ ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ productions

Charles Lewis III - November 20, 2022

Centennial season swings for the fences—and freshens up two traditional classics.

Music

Seeing ‘La Traviata’ anew, through the lens of a feminist reckoning

Emily Wilson - November 14, 2022

Shawna Lucey's production at SF Opera focuses on courtesan Violetta's agency to control her own life and decisions.

Stage Review

Going hard for the Bard: SF Opera’s jaw-dropping ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

Charles Lewis III - September 21, 2022

John Adams' latest transports Shakespeare to 1930s Europe—and set designer Mimi Lien nearly steals the show

Movies

SFFILM fest brings news of the world, from Ukraine terror to volcanic eruptions of love

Dennis Harvey - April 19, 2022

Llama-herding Bolivian elders, poisoned Russian dissident, little shell with shoes on, Afrofuturistic 'Neptune' trip, more at 65th edition

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‘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

In SF Opera’s ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,’ a dial-up portrait of a complex Goliath

‘Il Trovatore’ offers vengeful bloodlust, mystic kidnappers, and a sprint to the finish

SF Opera’s ‘Frida y Diego’ was a bold step into another world

Striking visuals counter dated plot in ‘Die Frau ohne Schatten’ at SF Opera

SF Opera dazzles with new ‘La Traviata,’ ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ productions

Seeing ‘La Traviata’ anew, through the lens of a feminist reckoning

Going hard for the Bard: SF Opera’s jaw-dropping ‘Antony and Cleopatra’

SFFILM fest brings news of the world, from Ukraine terror to volcanic eruptions of love

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