Salome, Sacrilege and the Censor

February 2008

General

Richard Strauss’s Salome, recently seen in a new production at the Royal Opera House, presents a biblical event in sensational terms. JULIAN GRANT examines operatic treatments of stories from the…

San Francisco's new beginnings

January 2008

General

San Francisco David Gockley, San Francisco opera’s newish general director, has defined his career with the commissioning of new works. Over three decades at Houston Grand Opera,…