Anthony Roth Costanzo & Ian Bostridge Among Headliners of San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s 2026-27 Season

By David Salazar

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has unveiled its 2026-27 season, which includes collaborations with Opus 3 Artists, Askonas Holt and Pentatone.

The season also marks the 150th anniversary of Askonas Holt, the 25th anniversary of Pentatone and the fifth anniversary of the conservatory’s Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts, the “vertical campus” that opened in 2021.

Here are the classical vocal performances on offer.

Craig Terry leads “Beyond the Aria,” a vocal recital.

Performance Date: Sep. 25, 2026


In the conservatory’s Opera and Musical Theatre program, conductor Louis Lohraseb leads a residency culminating in performances of Puccini’s “Suor Angelica,” directed by Heather Mathews.

Performance Dates:  Nov. 19 & 20, 2026


Anthony Roth Costanzo joins the SFCM Orchestra under Edwin Outwater with the San Francisco Girls Chorus  for Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes” and “Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Also on the program are selections from “Countertenor” and Debussy’s “Nocturnes.”

Performance Date: Feb 13, 2027


Jorge Parodi conducts and Omer Ben Seadia directs Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore.”

Performance Dates:  March 12 & 13, 2027


Then comes Monteverdi’s “L’incoronazione di Poppea.”

Performance Dates:  April 10 & 11, 2027


Tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake give a recital as part of the Global Creative Alliance residency program.

Performance Date: May 4, 2027


Dana Sadava conducts and Heather Matthews directs Jonathan Dove’s “Mansfield Park.”

Performance Dates:  May 6 & 7, 2027

 

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