Every opera fanatic has their own favorite Richard Strauss opera. Most choose Salome or Elektra , both short and intense, while others pre...

We walked to the main drag of Mexico City, Paseo de la Reforma, this morning and were astonished to find that tens of thousands of bicyclis...

World Cup mania in the Americas has been a joy to watch and on Saturday afternoon I went to the outdoor Biergarten in Hayes Valley to cheer...

In the SF Symphony's last subscription concert of their year-long season last Thursday, conductor Stéphane Denève led the orchestra in ...

A free concert by an all-volunteer orchestra pulled off a small miracle at Herbst Theater on Sunday afternoon. Though I usually avoid these...