Nicola Luisotti

Fall Dance Picks

HUM525: Hitting the Books

Your required reading for the fall semester.

Art listings

Your required reading for the fall semester.

Harpoons and Harbingers

This fall, visual artists bite, reflect, and cannibalize.

Stage Sage

Speculating about this season's theatrical experiments.

Other Stage Standouts This Fall

Speculating about this season's theatrical experiments.

Found in Translation

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company uses the international language of movement to communicate with Chinese collaborators.

Five Classical Music and Opera Events to See This Fall

Margaret Jenkins Dance Company uses the international language of movement to communicate with Chinese collaborators.

The Maestro

For S.F. Opera's new music director, conducting is a lot like making love.

Friday Night: Richard Strauss' Salomé at War Memorial Opera House

Richard Strauss' SaloméWar Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Oct. 30, 2009Better than: Sunday schoolTerrence McCarthyGreer Grimsley (Jokanaan)​Of the six operas that comprise San Francisco Opera's fall 2009 season, Richard Strauss' Salomé is the outlier -- a production that, by design, represents some ... More >>

Friday Night: Verdi's Otello at War Memorial Opera House

Terrence McCarthy​Verdi's Otello War Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Nov. 13, 2009Better than: Most professional athletes' returns from retirementLocal opera fans may not realize it, but they owe a debt of gratitude to Giulio Ricordi and Arrigo Boito. Without the machinations of these two -- a music p ... More >>

Spaghetti Western

Terrence McCarthy​Verdi's Otello War Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Nov. 13, 2009Better than: Most professional athletes' returns from retirementLocal opera fans may not realize it, but they owe a debt of gratitude to Giulio Ricordi and Arrigo Boito. Without the machinations of these two -- a music p ... More >>

Outsider Sopranos

Terrence McCarthy​Verdi's Otello War Memorial Opera HouseFriday, Nov. 13, 2009Better than: Most professional athletes' returns from retirementLocal opera fans may not realize it, but they owe a debt of gratitude to Giulio Ricordi and Arrigo Boito. Without the machinations of these two -- a music p ... More >>

Verdi's Massive 'Aida' Shines at SF Opera

Cory WeaverAida​Giuseppe Verdi's Micaela Carosi as Aida @ September 24, 2010War Memorial Opera HouseBetter than: The D-Backs (we hope) The forthcoming observation about San Francisco Opera's production of Aida is not intended to be dismissive of the backflipping acrobats, the dancers, the endle ... More >>