Livermore Valley Opera's Don Giovanni (Ovation pictured, photograph by author) opened last night at the Bankhead Theater. The opera is cast well and the production is very committed. Robert Herriot's ...

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin (pictured, photograph by Sim Cannety-Clarke) gave a recital full of contrasts at Herbst Theatre last night at SF Performances. His playing is technically superb, very fluid, ...

This is a work in progress, based on my own experiences trying to wrangle tickets. San Francisco Opera: There are 200 standing room tickets for each performance, and 150 of these go on sale at 10 am ...