Not For Fun Only

On Tuesday night I saw The Incredibles 2 at my local movie theater, with an audience mostly of adults. The show included the animated sho...

After the rigamarole of claiming prime standing room spots for the 1st cycle of San Francisco Opera's Ring Festival , it was a relief to a...

Each time conductor Donald Runnicles appeared in the pit for the Sunday matinee of San Francisco Opera's Götterdämmerung , the audienc...

The 1st act of San Francisco Opera's Siegfried on Friday seemed to go by much faster than its 80 minute running time. The orchestra under...

From the 1st moments of San Francisco Opera's Die Walküre on Wednesday evening, the orchestra played with vigor & a purposeful forward mo...

San Francisco Opera's 2018 Ring Cycle, a revival of their 2011 production, conducted by Donald Runnicles & directed by Francesca Zambell...

Ten singers from the Belgian early music ensemble Vox Luminis are appearing in the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition , & on Friday evening I...

Thursday night I attended a concert of the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition featuring the San Francisco Girls Chorus & Purcell's Dido & A...

When I entered the bustling lobby of the Castro Theatre for opening night of the SF Silent Film Festival , I was almost face to face with ...

I'm looking forward to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival , which this year expands to 23 screenings over 5 days, from classics to rar...