Schwabacher Recital Series Gets Underway in March
The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, continues with the second concert of its 41st season on Wednesday, … Read more
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San Francisco Opera Presents “The Future is Now”
San Francisco Opera’s 102nd season continues in November with a variety of performances and events. Along with Georges Bizet’s Carmen (November 13–December 1) and the … Read more
Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin
San Francisco Opera announces the release of Eun Sun Kim: A Journey Into Lohengrin, an hour-long film by San Francisco Opera and Lumahai Productions, the … Read more
San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley Honored
San Francisco Opera General Director Emeritus David Gockley was honored on August 20 with a bas-relief unveiled in the lobby of the War Memorial Opera … Read more
“Tristan und Isolde: Wagner’s Most Subversive Opera?” with Simon Williams
The focus of the Wagner Society of Northern California (WSNC )this fall will be the performances of “Tristan und Isolde” at the San Francisco Opera. … Read more
Author Interview: David Trippett on New Work of Scholarship
Wagner in Context (Cambridge University Press) was released this past spring. Musicologist David Trippett, is the editor who brought this remarkable book to fruition. It … Read more
San Francisco Opera Opens New Season in September
San Francisco Opera’s 102nd season opens September 6 with Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading a weekend of festivities. Opera Ball, co-presented by San Francisco … Read more
Ferry Riders May “Livestream” San Francisco Opera Performance This Month
As noted in an earlier post, George Frideric Handel’s Partenope will be featured in San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season. Director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production was … Read more
Handelians Alert: SF Opera Stages “Partenope”
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season continues June 15 with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production. Last seen on the War … Read more
San Francisco Opera Ends its Season on a Stylish Note
The final production of San Francisco’s Opera’s 2023 Fall Season marked the return Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir d’Amore) at the War Memorial Opera … Read more