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San Francisco Opera & SFO Orchestra Come to New 2-Year Agreement

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San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Orchestra, represented by American Federation of Musicians Local 6 have reached a new agreement. The two-year contract, which has a term from August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026, increases wages and enhances retirement packages during each year of the contract, as well as increasing the collaboration between the orchestra and company in {…}

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San Francisco Opera & San Francisco Public Library to Present 3rd Annual ‘The Opera in You Workshop’

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(Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Public Library will continue its “The Opera in You” workshop this summer. Now in its third year, the five-week workshop series, held in person at SFPL’s Potrero Branch and San Francisco Opera’s Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera at the Veterans Building and online, from July through October, {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Change for Upcoming ‘Rigoletto’ Production

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(Photo Credit: Jeffrey Larson) San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for its production of “Rigoletto.” The company announced that Yongzhao Yu will make his company debut as the Duke of Mantua, taking over for Giovanni Sala, who withdrew due to personal reasons. Yu joins a cast starring Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Adela Zaharia. Eun Sun Kim conducts the iconic {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Change for its Pride Concert

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 San Francisco Opera has announced a change for the Pride Concert, which closes the Company’s 2025 Summer Season mainstage presentations on June 27. The company said that due to a scheduling conflict stemming from the extension of a filming project, Monét X Change is unable to be the emcee for San Francisco Opera’s inaugural Pride Concert. As a result, Sapphira {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Bohème’

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The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company said that baritone Lucas Meachem, who is currently performing Marcello, will now sing the role in all remaining performances, replacing Will Liverman, who was scheduled to perform Marcello on June 13, 18, and 21. Liverman has withdrawn from the production for personal {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present Pride Concert Featuring Jamie Barton & Nikola Printz

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San Francisco Opera will celebrate Pride Weekend with a special Pride Concert featuring immersive projections and a post-show dance party on June 27 at the War Memorial Opera House. RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season Four winner and classically trained singer Monét X Change will host the concert, which will be conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and Robert {…}

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San Francisco Opera Guild Teams Up with Neiman Marcus for ‘The Art of Fashion’

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(Photo: Drew Altizer Photography) San Francisco Opera Guild will team up with Neiman Marcus to present “The Art of Fashion.” The runway show and luncheon is set for May 28, 2025 at Neiman Marcus’ San Francisco store and will benefit San Francisco Opera Guild education programs. Chloe King, Director of Fashion & Lifestyle at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, {…}

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Matthew Polenzani Headlines San Francisco Opera’s ‘Idomeneo’

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San Francisco Opera is set to present Mozart’s “Idomeneo” from June 14–25, 2025. Caroline H. Hume Music Director, Eun Sun Kim is set to conduct a production by Lindy Hume. The cast will include American tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role of Idomeneo alongside Daniela Mack as Idamante, Ying Fang as Ilia, Elza van den Heever as Elettra, and tenor {…}