Harvey Steiman

Voices lead the way in Verdi’s Requiem at San Francisco Symphony’s season-ender

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Mozart, Getty: Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano), Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Mario Chang (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 20.6.2025 (HS)

James Gaffigan conducts soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen (left), mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and the SFS in Verdi’s Requiem © Kristen Loken

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Esa-Pekka Salonen says goodbye to San Francisco with a memorable Mahler Symphony No.2

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler, Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’: Heidi Stober (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 13.6.2025. (HS)

Esa Pekka Salonen conducts mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, soprano Heidi Stober, the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus © Kristen Loken

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An impressive 21st-century version of Harvey Milk at San Francisco’s Opera Parallèle

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United StatesUnited States Stewart Wallace, Harvey Milk Reimagined: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Parallèle / Nicole Paiement (conductor). Blue Shield of California Theatre, San Francisco, 31.5.2025. (HS)

Michael Kelly (Harvey Milk) is shot by Christopher Oglesby (Dan White) © Corey Weaver

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