The San Francisco Opera is certainly the Bay Area's largest purveyor of opera, but not the only one by any means. Here are some of the other local companies offering staged opera performances: -- ...

This weekend and next, West Bay Opera of Palo Alto delivers Giacomo Puccini’s classic, La bohème, set in today’s San Francisco. Which is to say, against a backdrop of extreme economic disparities and ...

The West Bay Opera production of Gounod’s “Faust,” on stage for three more performances at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto, is an awe-inspiring triumph of creative brilliance over the mundane.

It’s no secret among those who know me: I don’t generally like opera. But I’ll make exceptions and venture out to a performance of just about anything when a friend makes a personal recommendation.

“La bohème,” the popular opera by Giacomo Puccini, is a tale of poor bohemians in 1830s Paris. “It was during the reign of Louis Philippe, a time of great excess and great income equality, worse than ...

With two weeks remaining in the rehearsal period, Festival Opera announced a major and unforeseen cast change Saturday in the company’s new production of Georges Bizet’s iconic opera, “Carmen.” ...

When it comes to bel canto in the Bay Area, San Francisco Opera is the giant redwood dominating the western landscape. But this mighty institution, one of the oldest opera companies in the nation, has ...

2 Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI 3 Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera "We are extremely excited to partner with The Bay to ...

It’s a sign of great works that they reveal new ideas on repeated viewings — often, a new insight with each new performance. At a time of unsettling conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, West Bay Opera’s ...

The San Francisco Opera’s summer season was canceled, but the company is still offering audiences a glimpse into the three productions that should have opened in June. “Celebrating the Summer Season,” ...