San Diego Weekend Guide: Oct. 23-25 – Boos and Boheme
It’s the time of year. You’ve got “Thriller” on the brain – hmmm, brains. Whoops,…
With Fingers Crossed, San Diego Opera Makes Plans for Fall Season
In these tenuous times, it’s tough to make plans. Everything personal, political, medical and professional…
Arts Council Awards San Diego Opera $77,000 for Community Programs
The California Arts Council has awarded the San Diego Opera four grants totaling $77,000 to…
Opera Performances Canceled Due to Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
The San Diego Opera announced Tuesday it was canceling several performances of “Aging Magician” at…
Federal Inmates to Channel Shakespeare Via Old Globe Grants from Cal Arts Council
The Old Globe Theatre and the San Diego Opera were awarded nearly $150,000 in combined…
Travel Down a Magic River in ‘Florencia en el Amazonas’ at San Diego Opera
There’s magic in the river, in the shape-shifter and in the music. And through it…
Tales of an Ice Queen: ‘Turandot’ at The San Diego Opera
It’s one part Rumpelstiltskin (‘Guess my name!’), one part Portia (and her riddle-boxes from Shakespeare’s…
Comically Victorian ‘Pirates of Penzance’ Come Ashore at San Diego Opera
Sentimental swashbucklers. Bumbling Bobbies. A bombastic but lily-livered Major General. And a slavish devotion to…
Glamorous, Art Deco ‘La Traviata’ Caps San Diego Opera’s 52nd Season
Poor Violetta. After the glam-life of a famous courtesan in the Parisian demimonde, she finally…
‘Pirates of Penzance’ Will Open San Diego Opera’s 2017-18 Season
Gilbert and Sullivan‘s comic classic “The Pirates of Penzance” will kick off the San Diego…
A Sexed-Up, Slimmed-Down ‘Carmen’ at San Diego Opera
Donna Reed meets David Bowie and Rocky Horror, backed by a ‘70s light show. “The…
What Happens to San Diego Institutions If Trump Guts Federal Arts Funding?
President Donald Trump’s staff is proposing to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, a…
San Diego Weekend Guide: Oct. 21-23
More than 300 artists will exhibit their work at the 44th annual Harvest Festival this…
Kids Steal Show as ‘Opera on Track’ Debuts in Santee
Adelle Jenna Brown, almost 3, and Scarlett Sage Leitner, 2, weren’t officially part of the…