Jake Heggie's Feel-Good Opera Packs a Lesson by Jeff Dunn Fine singing, a thin adaptation, tune-starved but inoffensive music, and an awkward set characterize San Francisco Opera's third del…
John Adams' Premiere More Ken Burns than Ken Branagh by Jeff Dunn Why do I go to opera? For the same reason that tenor Andrea Bocelli does: "… because opera offers such deep sensations tha…
Rebecca Gilman's Documentary Honesty Hits Home  by Jeff Dunn Are you considering a career in social work? Want to be a hero? Well, you will get a whiff of reality at Rebecca Gilman's harr…
Sarah Ruhl's Vision Resonates in Caroline Clark's Staging by Jeff Dunn Sarah Ruhl's humorous and poignant play seems to be about quaint, yet effective 19th-century sexual vibrators. Later, w…
Jeff Dunn is a Hollywood-born composer and photography judge who's had careers as a National Park ranger, geology professor, IT project manager, and music critic for various publications. Hi…