Don Giovanni Kicks Off SF Opera’s Summer Season
San Francisco Opera opens its 2022 Summer Season with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Don Giovanni from June 4–July 2 at the War Memorial Opera House. Director Michael Cavanagh’s … Read more
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Benefit Concert for Ukraine: “Concert of Compassion”
“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway.” – … Read more
SF Opera Nominated for “Webby Awards”
San Francisco Opera’s In Song, an intimate video portrait series produced with Lumahai Productions, is one of five nominees for best “Video Series & Channels: Music” … Read more
Latest Opera Parallèle Production Could Not Be More Timely
As Europe faces a critical threat of war, a new focus has been placed on how refugees from the Ukraine will be assimilated. Against this … Read more
SNAPSHOT Features West Coast Opera Composers This Spring
For the sixth year in a row, West Edge Opera and Earplay chamber music ensemble has announced the lineup for their showcase of new opera works, SNAPSHOT. SNAPSHOT is an … Read more
Immigration Saga: “Sophia’s Forest” to Grace SF Grace Cathedral
OPERA PARALLÈLE PRESENTS Sophia’s Forest Music by Lembit Beecher Libretto by Hannah Moscovitch An immigrant family’s story of hope & the healing power of imagination. … Read more
San Francisco Opera Reaches Centennial Milestone This Season
San Francisco Opera Tad and Dianne Taube General Director Matthew Shilvock and Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim recentlly announced plans for the … Read more
New North Stage Door Episode Now Available For Ferry Riders
Ferry riders seeking a new podcast experience for their waterborne crossings are in luck, as the San Francisco Opera recently released the latest episode of … Read more
Maestro Thomas Conlin Muses on Upcoming Wagner Production
As noted in an earlier post, The Empress Theatre has reopened after two long years as a darkened venue due to the COVID pandemic. On Saturday, … Read more
Interview: Othalie Graham on Wagner in Vallejo
As noted in an earlier post, The Empress Theatre has reopened after two long years as a darkened venue due to the COVID pandemic. On … Read more