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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

Onstage

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

Emily Wilson - April 22, 2021

Director Matthew Ozawa reflects on his art form's new normal: “Sometimes it gets cold at night, and there’s a lovely duck that loves to say hello.”

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: A power-packed Hip-Hop Dancefest, Britex sign returns, more

Marke B. - November 19, 2020

Viral Dwellings, Crazy Funny Asians, Drive-In "La Bohéme," Legends of the Rave, Native American Drag Queen Story Hour... lots to do!

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

Marke B. - April 17, 2020

We may be going through tough times, but we're still producing the art, music, culture, deep inquiry, and joy that continue to sustain us....

Onstage

Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

Emily Wilson - October 3, 2018

Shawna Lucey has strong feeling about Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca, which she directs for the San Francisco Opera October 3-30. “It’s the perfect opera,” she said. “It’s...

Arts Forecast

Arts Forecast: Soundwave’s diverse, reverberating visions

Marke B. - September 5, 2018

ARTS FORECAST The biennial Soundwave festival (Sat/8-October 26) is one of those incredible Bay Area experiences that really connects music and performance with the feeling...

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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

SF Opera returns—with a lakeside, drive-in production of ‘Barber of Seville’

Arts Forecast: A power-packed Hip-Hop Dancefest, Britex sign returns, more

Arts Forecast: We can do this!

Power, corruption, and lust: A timely ‘Tosca’ at SF Opera

Arts Forecast: Soundwave’s diverse, reverberating visions

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