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Musgrave: Mary, Queen of Scots
Clelia Cafiero; Stewart Laing; San Francisco Opera; DM Wood; San Francisco Opera Orchestra
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Antony and Cleopatra: Adams offers a Shakespeare speed-read

Amina Edris (Cleopatra) and Gerald Finley (Antony) © Cory Weaver | San Francisco Opera
Great vocal performances from Amina Edris and Gerald Finley grace John Adams' new opera, which opens San Francisco Opera’s centennial season.

A dreamlike forest in an abandoned train station: The Cunning Little Vixen at West Edge Opera

The sets, costumes, and venue contribute to the atmosphere, but it's the singing and playing of Janáček's enchanting music that make West Edge Opera's The Cunning Little Vixen magical.

Heggie's Great Scott wins big in San Diego

Returning stars and high-profile company debuts contributed panache to the energy-charged atmosphere.

McVicar's Les Troyens arrives in San Francisco

Staging the operatic behemoth that is Berlioz's Les Troyens comes with huge challenges to harness the artistic, technical and dramatic qualities in a work which spans more than four hours. 

Singing The Heart of Darkness: Tarik O’Regan’s opera premieres in America

The effect was like raindrops falling on the surface of the world, transforming it from the dull white of fog and industry into saturated colors of fecund leaf and flower. 

Transforming George Eliot's Middlemarch into opera

Shearer’s music is lush, elegant and witty. There is a playful irony that asserts itself.