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Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole. 

Au côté d'une distribution inégale et d'un chef inspiré, Michieletto signe une mise en scène qui répond bien au double impératif du dramma et du giocoso, mais qui manque d'originalité et de poésie.

Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.

Chaotic staging detracts from imaginative pairing of Poulenc's songs with his one-act, one-performer opera. 

After over a century, Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande finally received its Norwegian première in a fascinating production by Barbora Horáková Joly.

Andrea Chénier returns to San Francisco Opera after a long absence, in Sir David McVicar's realistic production. 

Calixto Bieito’s production of Georges Bizet’s Carmen isn't without controversy. San Francisco Opera gave us raw sexuality unvarnished by any degree of social refinement.

Two American premières offer very different musical and dramatic takes on Poe's short story, and both prove gripping.