Pamina (Melissa Sondhi) receives news from three young spirits (from left, Augustus Solomon, Evan Kronstadt, Alexandra Peña) in “The Magic Flute” presented by Opera San José. Courtesy David Allen. Two ...

West Bay Opera (WBO) is one of the most remarkable and longest-lived performing arts organizations in the Palo Alto region. It’s also the second-oldest opera company west of the Mississippi, and this ...

The San Francisco Bay Area is a hotbed of culture, and is no stranger to the art of opera. With several long-standing opera companies, Bay Area residents and visitors alike have numerous spots to ...

If Rachel Michelberg accidentally walked into the wrong rehearsal room while preparing for her latest show, she could easily be forgiven. For many years, Michelberg would cruise over to rehearsal for ...

When East Palo Alto activist William Webster stepped into a plane headed for Paris on Sunday, it marked the first time he would travel abroad in over four decades. But he wasn’t about to miss the ...

Poor, poor Dutchman! Condemned by his own blasphemous tongue to sail and sail and sail without respite -- except for once every seven years -- he comes ashore at the permitted juncture to search for ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...

The seismic shifts of the last 23 months have inspired countless weird and wonderful collaborations, but few feel as bold or strikingly provocative as Alto Arc. Bringing together Deafheaven vocalist ...