San Francisco Opera to Bring Back ‘Boheme Out of the Box’ in Spring 2025

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(Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera) San Francisco Opera has announced its 2025 edition of “Bohème Out of the Box.” The annual showcase, which features an abridged rendition of Puccini’s venerated classic, will head to Sausalito on April 26 and 27, San Ramon’s City Center Bishop Ranch on May 1, Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills on May 3 and 4, {…}

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Merola Opera Program & San Francisco Opera Center Present Recital from Schwabacher Recital Series

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The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by the Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, is set to present its second concert on March 19 in the Barbro Osher Recital Hall at San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Bowes Center. The evening will highlight the artistry of four 2024 Merola Opera Program graduates: tenor Michael John Butler, baritone Olivier Zerouali, and {…}

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Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Jamie Barton, Susan Graham, Kang Wang, Brandon Jovanovich & Levy Sekgapane Lead San Francisco Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The San Francisco Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The company is set to present its “Opera Ball,” co-presented with the San Francisco Opera Guild. Performance Date: Sept. 5, 2025 The season opens with Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Eun Sun Kim conducting the work. Amartuvshin Enkhbat leads the cast in the title role alongside Adela Zaharia, Giovanni Sala, J’Nai Bridges, and {…}

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Works & Process to Present San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Monkey King’

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present San Francisco Opera’s “The Monkey King” by Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang with Diane Paulus. The event will be held on March 9, 2025, at the Peter B. Lewis Theater. The evening will go behind the scenes with composer Huang Ruo, librettist David Henry Hwang, and director Diane Paulus as they {…}

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San Francisco Opera Announces World Premiere for 2025-26 Season

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The San Francisco Opera has announced that it will world premiere “The Monkey King” during the 2025-26 season. The company said that the work will be world-premiered in November 2025. It will be a groundbreaking new production that will also reintroduce San Francisco audiences to one of the most iconic heroes in global storytelling: Sun Wukong. The opera will be {…}

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San Francisco Opera Awards Medal to Lori Harrison

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(Credit: Kristen Loken / San Francisco Opera) Head of Properties Lori Harrison has been awarded the San Francisco Opera Medal for her distinguished 32-year career with the company. Harrison commenced her career with the company in 1985 as a production assistant and member of the stage crew before becoming Head of Properties in 1998 following a brief stint in film {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Carmen

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(Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera) Whether Nietzsche actually meant it when he declared Bizet’s “Carmen” to be the perfect opera, or whether it was merely a literary tantrum aimed at his once-beloved Richard Wagner, it matters not. The resounding overture to “Carmen” provides its own argument as to the opera’s justified and beloved place in the canon. Love is a {…}

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San Francisco Opera Guild Honors Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi & Paul Pelosi

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On Nov. 18, the San Francisco Opera Guild held “An Evening on the Stage” gala dinner. The evening celebrated the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Paul Pelosi at the War Memorial Opera House. Both received The Crescendo Award, bestowed by the Guild upon individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary support to the Guild and {…}

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San Francisco Opera Unveils 2025 Adler Fellows Roster

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San Francisco Opera Center has announced its Adler Fellows for 2025. The fellows include sopranos Georgiana Adams (Chicago, Illinois), Caroline Corrales (St. Louis, Missouri), Mary Hoskins (Saratoga Springs, Utah), and Olivia Smith (Penticton, British Columbia, Canada); tenors Thomas Kinch (Cardiff, Wales) and Samuel White (Columbia, South Carolina); baritones Samuel Kidd (Ann Arbor, Michigan) and Olivier Zerouali (Middletown, Delaware); bass-baritone Jongwon Han (Seoul, South Korea) and coaches/pianists Julian Grabarek (Acton, Massachusetts) and Ji Youn Lee (Seoul, South Korea). {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Bring Back ‘Boheme Out of the Box’ in Spring 2025

Merola Opera Program & San Francisco Opera Center Present Recital from Schwabacher Recital Series

Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Jamie Barton, Susan Graham, Kang Wang, Brandon Jovanovich & Levy Sekgapane Lead San Francisco Opera’s 2025-26 Season

Works & Process to Present San Francisco Opera’s ‘The Monkey King’

San Francisco Opera Announces World Premiere for 2025-26 Season

San Francisco Opera Awards Medal to Lori Harrison

San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: Carmen

San Francisco Opera Guild Honors Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi & Paul Pelosi

San Francisco Opera Unveils 2025 Adler Fellows Roster