Ted Pickell – San Diego Story

San Diego Opera’s Brilliant ‘Roméo et Juliette’

By Ken Herman | March 27, 2022 |

San Diego Opera opened its brilliant production of Charles Gounod’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ on Saturday at San Diego Civic Theatre.

Gilbert and Sullivan and ‘Pirates’ Finally Catch Up with San Diego Opera

By Ken Herman | October 15, 2017 |

“The Pirates of Penzance,” San Diego Opera’s first ever Gilbert and Sullivan opera, arrived at Civic Theatre Saturday (October 14)—a kinetic, splashy, gift-wrapped production that left no humorous stone unturned . . .