SF Opera’s The Monkey King Brings Chinese Myth and Modern Artistry to American Opera Yoshi Kato - November 12, 2025 Feature Suffs is our Roadmap for Radical Change Chloe Wintersteen - October 28, 2025 Review Matías Tarnopolsky Makes a Splash at Cal Performances Georgia Rowe - May 11, 2010 Feature Latest SF Opera’s The Monkey King Brings Chinese Myth and Modern Artistry to American Opera Feature The world premiere by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang opens Nov. 14 at War Memorial Opera House. Eric Owens, Bass-Baritone, Cal Performances Preview Eric Owens Bay Area recital debut contrasts German lieder with more intimate fare from Debussy and Duparc. “Fall Free for All” Ushers in Cal Performances Season Preview Tickets for the performing arts can be expensive, though Cal Performances’ “Fall Free for All” is a day of gratis performances open to the public. All the Right Moves: Stanford Live's Upcoming Season Preview Executive Director Wiley Hausam plots his first moves to attract a diverse audience for Stanford Live’s wide-ranging season offerings. Suffs is our Roadmap for Radical Change Review The Tony Award-winning musical about the women’s suffrage movement runs in S.F. through Nov. 9, and opens in L.A. Nov. 18. “It is a political act and a cultural act”: Stephen Schwartz Praises SF Gay Men’s Chorus Ahead of Collaboration Artist Spotlight The legendary songwriter behind Wicked will perform his Broadway hits with the Chorus this weekend. "Merolini” Grand Finale Proves a Few Minutes Can Reveal a Future Star Review The Merola Opera Program singers filled the War Memorial Opera House with vocal luster in everything from grand opera to zarzuela to pop. Dance At The Soiled Dove, Joan Baez Is a Show Within a Show August 18, 2026 Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups August 11, 2026 “Can You Dig It?” ODC Hosts Eddie Brown Tap Dance Symposium August 11, 2026 New York City Ballet Brings Dance Perfection to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion June 30, 2026 Jazz The Prodigious Players of Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet Prevail August 18, 2026 Quirky Nightclub Chronicles is an Endless Playground August 18, 2026 Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit August 11, 2026 Eight Is Not Enough for Clarinetist Ben Goldberg August 11, 2026 Opera What Belongs to You is an Unapologetic Examination of Homosexual Love August 18, 2026 "Merolini” Grand Finale Proves a Few Minutes Can Reveal a Future Star August 18, 2026 American Apollo Gives Voice to a Forgotten Muse at West Edge Opera August 10, 2026 Homepage Links Youtube Facebook Threads Instagram The SFCV Weekly Newsletter Receive the latest news delivered straight to your inbox with a digest of all the latest events, reviews, and hot deals. 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Music News Last Call: Final Voting for SFCV’s 2026 Audience Choice Awards Ends Soon SFCV Editors - August 17, 2026 Time is running out! Voting closes Wednesday, August 19. This is your last opportunity to support the artists and performances that made the 2025–2026 season extraordinary. The Bay Area’s Century-Old Mother Lode of Musical Gold August 18, 2026 At The Soiled Dove, Joan Baez Is a Show Within a Show August 18, 2026 Beethoven, Dvořák, and New American Music High in the Rockies August 18, 2026 Within the Kanneh-Mason Musical Dynasty, Jeneba is a Star in Her Own Right August 18, 2026 Features Music@Menlo’s Founders Take a Final Bow and Leave a Legacy Beethoven, Dvořák, and New American Music High in the Rockies Eight Is Not Enough for Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Reviews At The Soiled Dove, Joan Baez Is a Show Within a Show The Prodigious Players of Motoko Honda’s Simple Excesses Quartet Prevail What Belongs to You is an Unapologetic Examination of Homosexual Love Music News The Bay Area’s Century-Old Mother Lode of Musical Gold Last Call: Final Voting for SFCV’s 2026 Audience Choice Awards Ends Soon Wallace Foundation Provides Boost for Small Minority Art Groups Artist Spotlights test Within the Kanneh-Mason Musical Dynasty, Jeneba is a Star in Her Own Right SF Bach Festival’s Yue Qian Finds Freedom Through Baroque Previews Jon Jang's Musical Call to Arms Against Racism Has Born Amazing Fruit Three Chinese American Women Speak, in a World Premiere at Davies Three Pianos, One Sonata: Angie Zhang Unmutes the Masterworks Media The Sublime Antics of Losing Kontrol There’s Nothing These Young Singers Can't Handle At 91, Terry Riley Rises With Claire Chase and JACK Quartet From the Archives InterMusic SF Awards 23 Grants to Bay Area-Based Ensembles Music News From German lieder to jazz sextets, the Musical Grant Program will support the creation of a wide-ranging set of artistic projects. Togetherness Is the Theme of This Year’s Peninsula International Dance Festival Music News Over two days in San Mateo, 21 different local dance companies will take the stage in a show of unity. Oakland Ballet Season Is Illuminated by 60 Candles Music News Oakland Ballet is celebrating a small but ambitious 60th anniversary season. Esa-Pekka Salonen Leads Magnificent LA Phil Tribute to Pierre Boulez Review The orchestra celebrates its connection to the modernist maestro with a bold, innovative concert.
