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Interview: Othalie Graham on Wagner in Vallejo

December 29, 2021
Othalie Graham photo credit: Devon Cass

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

Categories Classical Music, Interviews, Music, Opera Tags Empress Theatre in Vallejo

Vallejo Center for the Arts Reopens The Empress Theatre

January 3, 2022December 21, 2021
Photo Credit: Deborah Parrish

The Empress Theatre has reopened after two long years as a darkened venue due to the COVID pandemic. On Saturday, January 15, 2022 at 7:30 … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Opera Tags Empress Theatre in Vallejo, Vallejo

Wagner Society Closes Year with Holiday Celebration

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021
Eugene Richards III

The Wagner Society of Northern California recently closed out its year in style with the traditional Holiday Celebration – The Cosima Wagner Birthday/Holiday Celebration. Members … Read more

Categories Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera Tags The Wagner Society

Final Performance of SFO’s “Cosi” Scheduled for This Week

December 2, 2021November 29, 2021
Irene Roberts as Dorabella (Photo by Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

Ferry riders alert: It’s not too late to catch one of the major cultural events of the season. Sung in Italian with English supertitles, the … Read more

Categories Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House

1930’s American Country Club is Perfect Set for SFO’s “Cosi”

November 14, 2021November 13, 2021

San Francisco Opera presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 1790 comedy Così fan tutte from November 21–December 3. Director Michael Cavanagh’s new production, part two of the Company’s Mozart-Da Ponte … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House

At the Ballpark Interview: Event Producer for San Francisco Opera

September 10, 2021September 9, 2021

Jenny Harber is the Event Producer for San Francisco Opera She was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee but has lived all over. She went … Read more

Categories Giants, Opera, San Francisco Opera

Ferry Riders Welcomed Back to The War Memorial Opera House: With Precautions

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021
Eun Sun Kim (Photo by Nikolaj Lund)

Bay Area ferry riders already adjusted to new hygiene and security protocols on their journey into The City, will no doubt welcome the same vigilant … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Ferry, Opera, Oracle Park, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House

Everest — A Graphic Novel Opera

July 8, 2021

The Dallas Opera (TDO) announces the addition of a new film to its streaming platform, thedallasopera.TV, as part of its Originals collection. Available starting July 16, San … Read more

Categories Opera, Opera Parallele

Tosca to Usher in Live Performances at War Memorial Opera House This New Season

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021
Tosca photo by Corey Weaver

While many ferry riders will have appreciated the podcasts and live streams provided by the San Francisco Opera during this pandemic, the company has finally … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Music, Opera, Opera is ON, San Francisco Opera

San Francisco Opera Offers Free Streams of Performances This July

June 18, 2021June 17, 2021
Photo by Corey Weaver

While ferry riders anxiously await the opening of the War Memorial Opera House this fall, San Francisco Opera’s weekly, free opera streams continue in July with … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Music, Opera, Opera is ON, San Francisco Opera
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