As Richard Gere says in ‘Pretty Woman’, “People's reactions to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic; they either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If ...

The San Diego Symphony receives a standing ovation in the renovated Jacobs Music Center. (File photo courtesy of the San Diego Symphony) To kick off its eleventh season under president and CEO Martha ...

Any production of Leoncavallo’s evergreen verismo masterwork I Pagliacci (The Clowns) — including the San Diego Opera’s (Oct. 31 – Nov. 2) — must grapple with the tension at the opera’s heart: its ...

San Diego Opera kicked off its 2025-26 season on Halloween night, where many audience members at the San Diego Civic Theatre showed up in costume, and horror movie-style drama unfolded onstage in ...

When it comes to challenging operatic roles for tenors, the clown troupe leader Canio in Leoncavallo Ruggero’s beloved 1892 “Pagliacci” is right up there. It requires power-singing, vocal range and ...

The San Diego Opera’s board voted Friday to proceed with plans to shutter the 49-year-old company, making Sunday’s season-ending performance of Massenet’s Don Quixote almost certainly the opera’s last ...