Dig Knights of the Holy Grail at New SF Opera Production
Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim is currently conducting Richard Wagner’s Parsifal through November 13. Wagner’s enigmatic final work returns to the War … Read more
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SFO Stages “The Monkey King”
San Francisco Opera is now presenting he world premiere of The Monkey King by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang November 14–30 at the War Memorial Opera House. … Read more
Interview: Sasha Cooke Shares Insights on Her Opera Career
As noted in an earlier post, San Francisco Opera star, and two-time GRAMMY Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke has announced that she will join pianist Myra … Read more
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
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
Museo Italo Americano Celebrates Puccini Anniversary
Museo Italo Americano in San Francisco presents a one-day symposium to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini’s passing with an insightful and enriching event this Saturday. This special … 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