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San Francisco Opera Presents Two Concerts in December to Conclude its Fall Season

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(Photo credit: Kristen Loken) San Francisco Opera concludes its fall season with concerts by the Adler Fellows and the San Francisco Opera Chorus. “The Future Is Now” features the 2023 Adler Fellows, sopranos Arianna Rodriguez, Mikayla Sager and Olivia Smith, mezzo-sopranos Gabrielle Beteag and Nikola Printz, tenors Victor Cardamone, Edward Graves and Moisés Salazar, bass-baritone Jongwon Han, and pianists Yang {…}

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San Francisco Opera Guild Announces to Present ‘An Evening on the Stage’

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San Francisco Opera Guild is set to present “An Evening on the Stage” gala dinner on Nov. 28 at the War Memorial Opera House. The event will honor Karen J. Kubin and Mary and Bill Poland. The honorees will receive The Crescendo Award, bestowed by the Guild upon individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary support to the Guild and San Francisco {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Review: Omar

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Omar is a man, forcibly taken from his home in West Africa in 1807, and brought through the Middle Passage to America. He is sold into slavery in South Carolina and treated with brutality. He maintains his Muslim faith and eventually while in captivity, writes his autobiography in Arabic. “Omar” is an opera created by MacArthur Fellowship recipient Rhiannon Giddens, {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) The San Francisco Opera is set to present Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” for a six-performance run at the War Memorial Opera House. The opera, which is set to open on Nov. 19, will be directed by Daniel Slater with associate director and choreographer Tim Claydon. The opera will be updated to the Italian Riviera during the 1950s and {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023 Review: Lohengrin

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Richard Wagner fell in love with the story of Lohengrin. How could he not? A handsome knight, with a golden disposition of purity, nobility and generosity. The son of Parsifal. The leader of the Grail. Destined to rescue, save and uplift all who needed rescuing and salvation. With soaring and beauteous romantic melodies, rich choral support, dazzling duets between glorious {…}

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San Francisco Opera to Present ‘Omar’

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(Credit: Cory Weaver) The San Francisco Opera will present the Bay Area premiere of “Omar,” by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels. Director Kaneza Schaal will direct the opera and John Kennedy will conduct the opera with a cast that includes tenor Jamez McCorkle, Taylor Raven, Daniel Okulitch, Brittany Renee, Norman Garrett, Laura Krumm, Rehanna Thelwell, Barry Banks, Edward Graves, Calvin Griffin, and Kenneth Overton. “Omar” is inspired by the true {…}

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San Francisco Opera Center Unveils 2024 Adler Fellows

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San Francisco Opera Center has announced the 11 Adler Fellows for 2024. First-year participants of the 2024 San Francisco Opera Adler Fellowship are sopranos Georgiana Adams (Chicago, Illinois), Caroline Corrales (St. Louis, Missouri), tenor Thomas Kinch (Cardiff, Wales), baritone Samuel Kidd (Ann Arbor, Michigan), bass-baritone James McCarthy (Pleasantville, New York), and coach/pianist Julian Grabarek (Acton, Massachusetts). They are joined by returning {…}

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San Francisco Opera 2023-24 Review: ‘The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs’

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Steve Jobs forever changed the world of communications. The opera, “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” composed by Mason Bates with libretto by Mark Campbell, opened at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House and brought the story of how Jobs gave birth to the computer with panache. Although the opera’s premiere occurred in Santa Fe in 2017, and was the {…}

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Simon O’Neill Headlines San Francisco Opera’s ‘Lohengrin’

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The San Francisco Opera is set to present Wagner’s “Lohengrin” in director David Alden’s production. The opera will be presented from Oct. 15 to Nov. 1 and will be conducted by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts. The cast will include tenor Simon O’Neill, soprano Julie Adams, baritone Brian Mulligan, bass Kristinn Sigmundsson, and, mezzo-soprano Judit Kutasi. The {…}