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Don Giovanni Kicks Off SF Opera’s Summer Season

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

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

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

San Francisco Opera Guild and Neiman Marcus Stage Fashion Show

April 25, 2022
Carolina Herrera Fall Winter 2022 Collection Photo courtesy of Carolina Herrera New York

San Francisco Opera Guild and Neiman Marcus San Francisco present a luncheon and fashion show of the Carolina Herrera Pre-Fall and Fall Winter 2022 Collections … Read more

Categories Fashion, San Francisco Opera Tags Neiman Marcus, San Francisco Opera Guild

SF Opera Nominated for “Webby Awards”

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022
In Song: Amina Edris (Amina Edris and Amir Awad) Photo: Mostafa Abdel Aty

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

Categories Classical Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera Tags Webby Awards

San Francisco Opera Reaches Centennial Milestone This Season

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022
SFO General Manager (Photo Credit: Sasha Arutyunova)

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

Categories Classical Music, Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera

New North Stage Door Episode Now Available For Ferry Riders

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
SFO Prompter, Circa 1947. Photo Courtesy of San Francisco Opera

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

Categories Classical Music, Opera, San Francisco Opera Tags North Stage Door, Podcasts

Tamara Rojo to Become New San Francisco Ballet Executive Director

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022
Tomara Rojo photo credit: Karolina

San Francisco Ballet today announced the appointment of Tamara Rojo, its first new artistic director in nearly four decades and first woman to lead the internationally-recognized … Read more

Categories Dance, San Francisco Opera

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

The Wagner Society Brings Perspective to Cultural Concerns

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021

The Wagner Society of Northern California recently staged a compelling lecture that was really all about current events. William Berger, author, broadcaster and feature presenter … Read more

Categories Classical Music, Music, San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House Tags The Wagner Society

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
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