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Houston Grand Opera Captures the Grandeur of Florencia en el Amazonas

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By Jason Victor Serinus
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Houston Grand Opera’s 2019 production of Florencia en el Amazonas. | Credit: Lynn Lane Thirty years after its Houston world premiere, the late Daniel Catán's irresistibly lush, über romantic grand opera, Florencia en el Amazonas, has now received its second complete audio recording. Released by its co-commissioner, Houston Grand Opera, on its own label, this high-resolution recording of the company’s 2019 revival is available as a two-SACD set and in various download formats.
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Colburn Conservatory Partners With Delos to Launch Student Recording Series

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By Michael Zwiebach Verified
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Trio Azura | Courtesy of the Colburn School As music conservatory students graduate to uncertain career paths, conservatories themselves are looking to bolster their industry connections to smooth a way for their students. Colburn Conservatory of Music and Music Academy took a step in that direction this week, announcing on Monday a partnership between the school and Delos, the main U.S. recording label of Outhere Music.
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SF Opera’s Pride Concert Turns Urgent and Exuberant

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By Steven Winn Verified
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Robert Mollicone conducts the SF Opera Orchestra and soloists Reginald Smith, Jr. (left) and Sadie Cheslak, Alexa Frankian, and Thomas Kinch in San Francisco Opera's Pride Concert, June 26, 2026 | Credit: Reneff-Olson The singing was splendid, the costumes deluxe, the lighting rainbow-hued.
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The True Love Story of Leon Theremin and Lavinia Williams Is Now an Opera

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By Janos Gereben
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Leon Theremin Leon Theremin — inventor of the world’s first electronic instrument — has fans around the world, but what of Mrs. Theremin? On July 11, you can get to know her story through a piano workshop presentation of the new opera, Madame Theremin, at the SF Conservatory of Music. Conductor Mary Chun describes the story as one of “race, secret police, women’s rights... timely, yes?” Admission is free, but reservations are required by emailing [email protected].
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A Blooming Collaboration: Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman Release Spring

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By Andrew Gilbert Verified
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Tamir Hendleman and Tierney Sutton | Courtesy of Tierney Sutton As sure as the tilted Earth spins around the sun regulating the carousel of seasons, each new Tierney Sutton album seems to garner a Grammy Award nomination. Since the release of I’m with the Band (2006), nine out of the Los Angeles vocalist’s 10 records have been nominated, mostly in the Best Jazz Vocal category. Her new duo project with ace accompanist Tamir Hendelman, Spring, sounds destined for similar honors.
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The Organ Takes Center Stage at SF Symphony

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By Collin Ziegler
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Stéphane Denève leading the San Francisco Symphony on Thursday, June 25 | Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small The San Francisco Symphony’s concert on Thursday afternoon occasioned a very special guest — one who’s been around for decades but only rarely comes out to play: the enormous, magnificent Ruffatti Concert Organ.
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Amateur Singers, Uncommon Ambition: Ensemble Continuo Takes on Frank Martin

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By Jens Ibsen
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Ensemble Continuo | Credit: Caroline Chen The Bay Area’s choral scene is experiencing a new crop of exciting ensembles. And it’s not just the professionals who get to have all the fun: Ensemble Continuo, a Palo Alto-based choir founded in 2023, has an intergenerational roster of amateur singers ranging from 14 to 65, singing repertoire that punches well above their weight. Continuo’s June 27th concert at The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland exemplified this.
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Two Violins, One Vision: Rising Duo Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu Head to Festival Napa Valley

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By Victoria Looseleaf Verified
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Hina & Fiona | Credit: Drew Altizer While there’s nothing new about violin prodigies, the sisters Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu are causing quite a stir in the classical music world as a performing duo.
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A.R. Rahman Brings His “Symphony of Contrasts” to Davies Hall

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By Janos Gereben
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A.R. Rahman | Credit: Courtesy of SF Symphony When the San Francisco Symphony announced that A.R. Rahman would appear in concert on July 2, the 2,743-seat Davies Hall sold out almost instantly. A limited number of obstructed view seats remain. With Jonathan Taylor Rush as conductor for the concert, Rahman is joined by vocalists and keyboard artists Kevin Doucette, Rohith Jayaraman, Pragathi Guruprasad, and Kiran and Nivi Saishankar. About the almost-complete sell-out: what is Rahman’s magic?
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New York City Ballet Brings Dance Perfection to the Ahmanson

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By Harlow Robinson
| San Francisco Classical Voice Verified
Roman Mejia and New York City Ballet in Tiler Peck’s Concerto for Two Pianos| Credit: Erin Baiano Returning to Los Angeles for the first time since 2004, the fabled New York City Ballet and its orchestra took the city by storm from June 24 to 28, giving seven performances of two programs comprising eight classical and contemporary works.
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