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
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“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
Lohengrin Features Innovative Staging By San Francisco Opera
Given the fact that global conflict is escalating of late, it should come as no surprise that producing an opera as bellicose as this Wagner … Read more
San Francisco Opera Stages “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs”
San Francisco Opera’s 101st season continues with the highly anticipated Bay Area premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs opening on Friday, September 22. The San Francisco Opera … Read more
SF Opera’s “In Song” Video Worth Watching
San Francisco Opera’s award-winning In Song video portrait series continues with its eighth episode, In Song: Daniela Mack. Filmed on location in Buenos Aires, Argentina, In Song: Daniela Mack features … Read more