San Francisco Opera Releases ‘Streaming the First Century’

The San Francisco Opera is celebrating its centennial with the release of the first installment of “Streaming the First Century.” The new online hub at sfopera.com/firstcentury will be free for selected historic recordings from the Company’s past, along with rare artist interviews, archival photographs, program articles, oral history excerpts, and newly captured conversations among past and present San Francisco Opera {…}

San Francisco Opera Releases New Installment of Its ‘In Song’ Series Spotlighting Soprano Meigui Zhang

(Photo:  Zane Gan) San Francisco Opera has released “In Song: Meigui Zhang,” the latest installment of its Webby Award-winning “In Song” series. The series presents portraits of artists through song and stories, with past episodes presenting a cross-section of genres—from opera to mariachi. Among the works spotlighted by the fast-rising Zhang, is the Kazakh folk song “A Lovely Rose.” Virtuoso musician {…}

San Francisco Opera Unveils Multidisciplinary ‘Instigators’ Program

On June 9, 2022, San Francisco Opera announced a new, multidisciplinary program titled “Instigators.” The program is designed to guide future directions for the San Francisco. Six artists, or “instigators,” will take part in a number of performances, conversations, and immersive activities throughout the company’s campus. Each instigator will explore a certain avenue of artistic production to ultimately bring new {…}