She laughed off a challenging opera role. Now she's playing it for the 17th time in San Francisco

Russian soprano Elena Pankratova makes her San Francisco Opera debut in "Elektra," one of the most demanding roles in opera.
The Forward

Why The Nazis Banned This Strauss Opera — Even Though He Collaborated

The composer Richard Strauss has a complicated legacy. Beginning in 1933, Strauss served as the President of the Reichsmusikkammer, the Nazi Reich’s Chamber of Music, a damning collaboration with the ...
BroadwayWorld

San Francisco Opera Presents Strauss and Hofmannsthal's 'Die Frau Ohne Schatten' Next Month

3 OH, MARY! Reveals Tour Dates and Cities For 2026-27 4 OPERATION MINCEMEAT Reveals 2026-27 Tour Dates and Cities San Francisco Opera Presents Strauss and Hofmannsthal's "Die Frau ohne San Francisco ...
The Michigan Daily

Strauss opera brings myth and music to Hill

The University Musical Society will welcome Maestro Semyon Bychkov and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne to the Hill Auditorium on Thursday. Under Bychkov’s direction, the orchestra and performers ...