Elkhanah Pulitzer's riveting "Wozzeck" at West Edge Opera pairs stark staging with potent performances and incisive orchestra ...

Marc-Antoine Charpentier's 1688 opera, "David and Jonathan," receives a splendid new reinterpretation that centers on an ...

West Edge Opera’s presents the world premiere of ‘Dolores’ — and Dolores Huerta herself will be in the audience.

Berkeley-based West Edge Opera has built a memorable brand by making good on its meaningful name. Since 2014 risk-taking and adventure have marked every production and the East Bay organization on the ...

West Edge Opera, the sponsoring entity, lost its use of the historic 16th Street Station in West Oakland and has not finalized a replacement space yet. So buyers of tickets will be informed by ...

Challenged by production costs, complicated site procurement, and a problematical performance space, West Edge Opera Festival 2019 can still be called a success. Programming three shows and getting ...

Now he’s presenting “Breaking the Waves” in its Bay Area premiere as part of West Edge Opera’s 2019 summer season. “I’m having the time of my life directing this piece,” he said in a ...

The West Edge Opera company continues to serve up productions unlike anyone else; its Aug. 4-19 summer festival is no exception -- here's why.

Details: West Edge Festival 2017, Aug. 5-20, Pacific Pipe, 1391 West Grand Ave., Oakland; free shuttles available from West Oakland BART; $49-$96; 510-841-1903; westedgeopera.org.

History: Founded in 1979 by Berkeley professor and amateur singer Richard Goodman, the Berkeley Opera has been a doughty and unpredictable home for new and traditional fare, done imaginatively on ...