Month: December 2016

  • Showbiz & the Symphony on New Year’s Eve

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    It’ll be showbiz all the way on Saturday evening as the San Francisco Symphony bids farewell to 2016 and rings in the New Year at Davies Symphony Hall.  Joining conductor Edwin Outwater and the Symphony will be two award-winning stars of Broadway and TV – Jane Krakowski and Tituss Burgess.  In their first-ever full-length concert…

  • Handel’s ‘Messiah’ – seasonal celebration from SF Symphony & Chorus

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    One of the glories of the Christmas tradition is Handel’s magnificent oratorio, Messiah, and this year, the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director Ragnar Bohlin) are led by American conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley in what promises to be another inspirational performance at Davies Symphony Hall. The soloists are soprano Lauren Snouffer, countertenor…

  • ‘The Nutcracker’ – festive cheer from San Francisco Ballet

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    San Francisco Ballet rings in the festive season this weekend with its unique production of Helgi Tomasson’s The Nutcracker. This staging belongs very much to San Francisco, since it was inspired by the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in the City in 1915, an event designed to demonstrate San Francisco’s recovery from the devastation of the…

  • ‘She Loves Me’ – a delightful festive production from the Playhouse

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    The San Francisco Playhouse lights up the festive season with a simply delightful musical – Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick’s She Loves Me. It’s the kind of show that gives you a lovely warm glow, with plenty of laughs, infectious tunes and some marvelous dance routines. No surprise then that it was nominated for six…