Famous for his groundbreaking shows, the American stage director, who died this summer at the age of 83, was also a great ...

On occasion, an opera performance is so pitch-perfect, so theatrical, that the audience asks for more when the final curtain ...

On occasion, an opera performance is so pitch-perfect, so theatrical, that the audience asks for more when the final curtain ...

San Francisco Opera's "Parsifal" shimmers with beauty and bold staging, trading Wagner's mysticism for visual wonder and ...

It was wrong, of course, to attempt to make piano music of the “Waldstein,” and the result was the first good performance of the sonata in many months. Mr. Moiseiwitsch tried the same odd trick of ...

San Francisco Opera's new production of Richard Wagner's PARSIFAL runs from October 25 through November 13 on the War ...

Visionary director Matthew Ozawa was inspired by a lesser-known Wagnerian influence in this unique staging of the iconic tale ...

Visionary director Matthew Ozawa was inspired by a lesser-known Wagnerian influence in this unique staging of the iconic tale ...

From concerts to opera to film festivals and a costumed pet parade, there is a lot to see and do in the Bay Area this weekend ...

Eun Sun Kim, who is preparing to lead the San Francisco Opera in a new production "Parsifal," reveals her bold artistry and ...

Digital projections make Opera Ballet Vlaanderen’s Parsifal seem alienating and strange, but the singing is terrific and the orchestra sounds sensational.

Musically, the production is a triumph on all counts. The lead singers are a testament to the German Fest system: a world-class cast drawn almost entirely from salaried employees of the company Ian ...