Women in Music

Lisa Hirsch - June 6, 2023

The American music director reflects on her trailblazing career, important mentors, and the value of expanding the canon.

Lou Fancher - June 6, 2023

At the SF International Arts Festival, Romano and friends present a program of original and transcribed music for the traditional instrument.

Tom Jacobs - June 5, 2023

There will be an added poignancy to the San Francisco Symphony’s performances of Adriana Mater this week.

Molly Colin - May 31, 2023

Director Peter Sellars helms the concert version of the opera at the SF Symphony, with Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting.

Janos Gereben - May 30, 2023

The long-awaited premiere of Matthew Welch’s Tomorrow’s Memories, drawn from the writings of a young Filipina immigrant, is set for June.

Lisa Hirsch - May 30, 2023

Julia Wolfe’s new oratorio makes a passionate feminist argument that’s musically and theatrically unrelenting.

Lily O'Brien - May 30, 2023

The Swedish soprano returns to SF Opera to tackle the challenging character of the Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten.

Victoria Looseleaf - May 8, 2023

The singer-songwriter discusses her collaboration with string quartet Brooklyn Rider, celebrating the power of beauty as a political act.

Janos Gereben - May 2, 2023

Classical music’s greatest summer stage will feature more women conductors and composers this year.

Victoria Looseleaf - April 24, 2023

While enjoying the first summit of her career, Stasevska also has the courage to run supplies to her home country of Ukraine.