Don Giovanni at San Francisco Opera

Seduction and Power at SF Opera Insanely clever, funny, and a political thriller: not something from the new release shelf, but rather Mozart’s Don Giovanni at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. Excellent stage direction and minimal sets put the spotlight on great singing, strong acting, sublime music and one of the best yarns in over two hundred years. ...

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Contemporary Music Players open their season

  Pushing boundaries at Herbst A program of coloristic extremes lit up San Francisco’s Herbst Theater on Monday, October 3, as the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players inaugurated their new season with three eccentric and occasionally brilliant works. This concert also marked the inauguration of new Artistic Director Steven Schick, whose careful conducting and immersion in the music was a pleasure to watch. After a two-year search, the...

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