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Sept. 22, 2009 This is not something a critic says lightly, but I think I have just seen the best soprano I have ever seen (and heard). Her ...

September 18, 2009 It’s impressive enough that Patricia Racette is delivering all three soprano roles in Puccini’s trio of one-acts; what’s ...

It's a true delight when Opera San Jose ventures beyond the standard regional-company fare, especially when it pays off as well as it do...

There are few young-singer programs as successful as those at San Francisco Opera, and the faithful gathered this week to welcome back one o...

Every great once in a while, a critic faces that most daunting of tasks, writing about a production that has no flaws. Such a one is San Fra...

Tosca can be a physically brutal little opera, and SFO's latest production takes this notion to the hilt, stressing pure power in both i...

About the 30th time you see La Boheme, you begin to focus on the itty-bitty particulars. Thus, I am here to report that Sacramento Opera sta...